Crew list of Ships hit by U-boats


Jacobus Lambertus van der Drift

Merchant Navy. Dutch

Born  3 Mar 1908Ouder-Amstel

Roster information listed for Jacobus Lambertus van der Drift


ShipTypeRank / roleAttacked onBoat
TajandoenMotor merchantChief Cook7 Dec 1939U-47
MadoeraMotor merchantCook24 Feb 1943U-653

Personal information

He was taken prisoner by U-753 three days after Madoera was torpedoed, landed at La Pallice on 10 March 1943 and taken to the camp Marlag und Milag Nord (POW No. 1058). Suffering from a duodeum ulcer he was released from captivity after an operation in 1944.


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