Antonie Pieter Bons
| Geslacht: | Man | |
| Vader: | Dirk Bons | |
| Moeder: | Johanna Bak | |
| Geboren: | 11 Juni 1921 | Krimpen aan de Lek |
| Overleden: | 11 Apr 1945 | Zijpe |
| Aantekeningen: | Bons Anthonie (1921 - 1945 ) Personal Information Last Name: Bons First Name: Anthonie Pieter Date of Birth: 11/06/1921 Date of death: 11/04/1945 Rescuer's fate: murdered Cause of Death: EXECUTION Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Profession: STUDENT Organization/ Religious order: LO - Landelijke Organisatie Place during the war: Amsterdam, Noordholland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Amsterdam, Noordholland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Other File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/3102) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 05/02/1985 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands Rescued Persons Waldinger, Israel, Leo Rescue Story Bons, Dirk & Anthonie Pieter & Jacobus Pieter The members of the Bons family were all involved with the LO-LKP, which was engaged in perilous activities such as assisting the escape of British airmen after they were shot down. They were also involved in helping hide Jews. Afraid of being turned in, the Bonses left home for a while and hid with friends. One of these friends was the Eigenraam* family, where they met Israel Leo Waldinger. Dirk and his son Jacobus Pieter made friends with the Jewish fugitive and stayed in touch even after the Bonses returned home. Later, Dirk helped Waldinger find different places to hide after he was forced to leave the Eigenraam house. But hiding in the homes of active underground members could not be a permanent solution because of the constant fear of being discovered by the Germans on account of the arms and underground bulletins distributed from there. Waldinger therefore wandered from place to place like a hunted animal. During the whole period of his hiding out in 1944 and until he was arrested, Dirk worried about Waldinger and kept an eye on him. He encouraged him in times of crisis and eventually found him a hiding place with the Willemsen family, where he stayed until the end of the war. By that time, Dirk himself was being pursued by the Germans and could not stay at home. Unfortunately, Dirk and his son Anthonie were betrayed when their group was found by the Gestapo during a secret meeting on March 26, 1945, a short time before the liberation. They were arrested, executed on April 11, 1945, and buried at Overveen. The son, Jacobus, who was not taking part in the meeting, survived unharmed. On February 5, 1985, Yad Vashem recognized Dirk Bons and his sons, Anthonie and Jacobus Pieter Bons, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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