The fallen resistance people in Limburg

Hendrik A.C. Meulensteen

Maastrichtse Gevelstenen

Hendrik Meulensteen was a shipping agent. His sons and a daughter sailed on barges. He and his wife ran her parents’ boatmen’s pub at Franschensingel. The regulars’ table or the back room soon became a regular meeting place for the Group Dresen. [1]
Of course, Meulensteen knew reliable boatsmen for clandestine cargo to Belgium. In and around the house he hid weapons and explosives stolen from the ENCI limestone open pit. Meulensteen also gathered military intelligence.
Source and further information: Biography on struikelsteentjes-maastricht.nl and brabantsegesneuvelden.nl. [2][3]
Arrested on December 2, 1941 as a result of betrayal by Tom Engeln’s companion. For more details see there.
There is a Stolperstein (stumbling stone) for him in front of the house Fransensingel 65, corner Fransensingel/Boschstraat, Maastricht. [4]
This person is listed in the “Erelijst 1940-1945” (Honor Roll of the Dutch Parliament). [6]

Footnotes

1. Dr. F. Cammaert, Het Verborgen Front – Geschiedenis van de georganiseerde illegaliteit in de provincie Limburg tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Doctorale scriptie 1994, Groningen
   2. De eerste militair-civiele verzetsformaties §II: De groep-Dresen, II.1. De militaire tak, pp.96 ff.
2. struikelsteentjes-maastricht.nl, biografie Hendrik Meulensteen
3. brabantsegesneuvelden.nl Hendrik Meulensteen
4. Struikelsteentje (Stolperstein) Fransensingel 65 • struikelsteentjes-maastricht.nl • OpenStreetMap
5. monument.vriendenkringneuengamme.nl Hendrik Meulensteen
6. Erelijst 1940-1945
7. Oorlogsgravenstichting.nl
8. https://forum.mestreechonline.nl/forum/mestreech-maastricht/geschiedenis-maastricht/tweede-wereldoorlog-en-bevrijding/1223-verzetsstrijders-maastricht?p=8177#post8177