Louis van Gelderen was a son of Abraham van Gelderen and Mietje Zilverberg. He married 5 August 1942 to Grietje Polak, a daughter of Mozes Polak and Schoontje Koster.
When his mother died on 19 April 1931, his father remarried on 7 December 1932 in Amsterdam to Saartje van Gelder. His father passed away in October 1939.
Louis had four sisters who have survived the war. His other siblings, Betje, Rebekka, Godard and Samuel have been killed during the Holocaust.
City Archive of Amsterdam, archive card of Abraham van Gelderen and Grietje Polak.
Louis van Gelderen was assigned to work at Camp Moerdijk from Vught. He requested to be deported to Westerbork to join his wife there.
J. de Moei, Joodse kinderen in het kamp Vught (Vught 1999) 66
This person is commemorated on a memorial in Zeist. More information on this memorial can be found (in Dutch) on the website of the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei.