Amsterdam, – Extern kommando Haaren,
Reached the age of 48 years
Occupation: Sales representative
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Document from Maurits's Vught file listing his cause of death as "lung tuberculosis" (photo source: arolsen-archives.org).
Maurits's index card from the Jewish Council card file in Amsterdam (photo source: arolsen-archives.org). After the war the information office of the Netherlands Red Cross (NLRC) created a file for Maurits under dossier number 29,567?, which contained all the information known at that time about him and his persecution. The NLRC assigned dossier numbers 72,039? to his son Hans and 120,366? to his son Robert. Also noted were the names of Maurits's family members, their dates of birth, and Maurits's death on 4 April 1943 in Vught concentration camp.
Maurits's listing in the Roll of Honor.
Maurits van Messel's name appears in the Roll of Honor, a government-maintained list of 18,000 individuals who sacrificed their lives for the good of the Netherlands. It is located in the entrance to the House of Representatives of the States General.
29 February 1940 report of stolen items from van Messel's car, which was parked outside his residence at J.W. Brouwerplein 18, Amsterdam
Maurits Charles van Messel Bron: NIOD Amsterdam, collectie foto's Erelijst van Gevallenen
J.W. Brouwersplein 18 huis, Amsterdam Visit location page