De Koning and Underwood in Sale

[Nouchke]

I am trying to trace any information about a Willem De Koning a Dutch National born December 1918,

In 1943 he married Florence Hardman formerly Hennerley Bucklow 8a 595
Florence has  since died, but the couple had two children:
Removed in Sept Quarter 1944 ALT 14A/29
Removed in December Quarter 1951 ALT/29A/30

Florende married again in 1957, but no death found for Willem.

More name and dates removed

I am searching on behalf of a descendant of Willem De Koning who is trying to find out where Willem disappeared to and if he is dead(very Likely) but no death registration found

Willem was being trained as an SOE operative from 1941, but dropped out of training in 1943.  There are some papers at the National Archives about his time working for SOE but these are closed for 72 years until 2019..

Does anybody have any knowledge about Willem's descendants who may be able to shed light on what happened to Willem?  I have checked Electoral Registers, Social Media and current phone book with no luck

De Koning is quite rare in this country, but very common in the Netherlands, so some family knowledge may help with further clues.

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[rosie99]

Florences second marriage should state whether she was a widow or divorced

[trish1120]

Death Reg;   

United States Social Security Death Index

William DEKONING
Surname   Dekoning
Birth Date   19 Dec 1918****
State    New York
Event Date    Jul 1979
Age 61

Sorry may be a William Callahan Dekoning so not yours!

[ele002]

Sorry, ignore this.

Slip of the finger, your honour.

[Possumtops]

Hi, I'm busy doing some reserch of the Dutch section of SOE and came upon your post. I have a copy of Willem Koning's National Archives file should you want a copy. The impression I have gained is that he was treated very unfairly.

Cheers,

Brian Lomas *

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[Harald Porschen]

Hi, are you still looking for the Death of Willem (de) Koning?

He died on 14.06.1945 in Alkmaar/Noord-Holland. You'll find it on https://www.openarch.nl/nha:476e1d72-cf93-4753-919b-5e4d9a169634.

Willem was a great-grandson of my ancestors (https://gw.geneanet.org/hporschen_w?lang=de&p=kornelius&n=koning&oc=0&type=tree)

I would love to hear more about his relationship to Florence Hardman und his work at the Special Op's.

many greetings
Harald Porschen

[chempat]

The opening post claims a second child born in 1951, which does not fit with his death in 1945, unless a presumption of father's surname.

[Harald Porschen]

Yes. I read about the second Child. But i guess we have to check birthcertificat first. Whats nit so clear to me is the Name of his Wife "Hardman or maidenname Hennerley". Does it mean the marriage with willem de Koning was here second marriage?