Naam | Jeanne Louise (Non) MacLeod | |
Geboren | 30 jan 1921 | Velp, Rheden, Gelderland, Nederland ![]() |
Geslacht | Vrouwelijk | |
5 jul 1939 | Clivialaan, Heemstede, Noord-Holland, Nederland ![]() |
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Clivialaan te Heemstede in 1993 |
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ca. 1942 | Westzaan, Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Nederland ![]() |
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1946 | Heemstede, Noord-Holland, Nederland ![]() |
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A Southland airman's grave in Arnhem and a broken gold ring are the links in a strong friendship that has grown up between a young Dutch woman and an Invercargill woman. By an odd coincidence they have the same family name. The Invercargill woman is Mrs. H Finlayson; daughter of the late Mr and Mrs. A McLeod of Hedgehope, and the Dutch girl is Non McLeod, a schoolteacher. The Southland airman was Mrs. Finlayson's brother Ian Douglas McLeod, who joined the R.N.Z.A.F. from Hedgehope during the war and was shot down in the invasion of Arnhem in 1944. On his 21st birthday his sister, Mrs. Finlayson, gave him a gold ring, which he took overseas with himA Southland airman's grave in Arnhem and a broken gold ring are the links in a strong friendship that has grown up between a young Dutch woman and an Invercargill woman. By an odd coincidence they have the same family name. The Invercargill woman is Mrs. H Finlayson; daughter of the late Mr and Mrs. A McLeod of Hedgehope, and the Dutch girl is Non McLeod, a schoolteacher. The Southland airman was Mrs. Finlayson's brother Ian Douglas McLeod, who joined the R.N.Z.A.F. from Hedgehope during the war and was shot down in the invasion of Arnhem in 1944. On his 21st birthday his sister, Mrs. Finlayson, gave him a gold ring, which he took overseas with him | ||
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After the battle Ian was posted missing, believed killed. And two years later a letter came to Mrs. McLeod. This was the letter:
I imagine your surprise when you receive this letter from a Dutch girl of the same name as yours. My name is Non McLeod and I am 25 years old, working here as a teacher in a little place called Westzaan. My mother lives in Heemstede and now I am with her during the holidays. My father died in 1927. He was an officer in the army of the Dutch East Indies. (LINK to Aad's site about the Dutch East Indies) You'll know little more from my dear little country than the fact that your son, the Flying officer I D McLeod fought and gave his life to liberate it. Be sure my people will never forget the soldiers of the allied forces. We'll always be grateful for what they did for us. We had such a hard time during the years of German occupation, But I don't write this letter to tell you that. Please listen to my story. |
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1952 | Eelde, Tynaarlo, Drenthe, Nederland ![]() |
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Lerares op een school voor kinderen met leer-en opvoedingsproblemen | ||
vóór 1980 | Ifftemalaan 45, Leek, Westerkwartier, Groningen, Nederland ![]() |
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Overleden | 30 jul 2000 | Roden, Noordenveld, Drenthe, Nederland ![]() |
Patriarch & Matriarch![]() |
John Brienen MacLeod, geb. 11 feb 1825, Kampen, Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland ![]() ![]() ![]() Grietje Meijer, geb. 5 dec 1891, Warffum, Het Hogeland, Groningen, Nederland ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Persoon-ID | I20213 | Spinder |
Laatst gewijzigd op | 29 jul 2020 |
Vader | KNIL-kapitein Rudolf (John) MacLeod, geb. 1 mrt 1856, Heukelum, West Betuwe, Gelderland, Nederland ![]() ![]() Andere partners; Margaretha Geertruida (Gretha, Grietje) "Mata Hari" Zelle getr. 11 jul 1895; Elizabeth Martina Christina van der Mast getr. 22 nov 1907 | |
Moeder | Grietje Meijer, geb. 5 dec 1891, Warffum, Het Hogeland, Groningen, Nederland ![]() ![]() | |
Getrouwd | 3 okt 1917 | Rheden, Gelderland, Nederland ![]() |
Foto's | ![]() | Grietje Meijer Non MacLeod en Rudolf MacLeod |
Documenten | ![]() | Foto en geveilde memorabilia met Grietje Meijer Non MacLeod en Rudolf MacLeod |
Gezins-ID | F5438 | Gezinsblad | Familiekaart |
Gezin | Dirk Hendrik van Mourik, geb. 21 apr 1921, Schiedam, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland ![]() ![]() | |||
Getrouwd | 1 nov 1950 | Heemstede, Noord-Holland, Nederland ![]() |
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Laatst gewijzigd op | 29 jul 2020 | |||
Gezins-ID | F7068 | Gezinsblad | Familiekaart |
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Foto's | ![]() | Jeanne Louise MacLeod |