Date of birth:

September 25th, 1910 (Harderwijk, The Netherlands)

Date of death:

July 23rd, 1986 (Harderwijk, The Netherlands)

Service number:

10.09.25.009

Nationality:

Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

Promotions:
- 21-10-1927 voluntary commission in sea duties as Marine 3rd Class,
- 30-06-1929 promoted to Marine 2nd Class,
- 01-08-1930 promoted to Marinie 1st Class.

Career:
- 17-09-1928 recruit training completed,
- 29-01-1929 posted aboard Hr. Ms. "Vlissingen",
- 19-04-1930 arrival in the Dutch East Indies,
- 30-08-1930 posted aboard Hr. Ms. "Java"
- 02-09-1930 left Indonesia for Australia and Nieuw Zealand
- 21-11-1930 return to the Dutch East Indies,
- 01-01-1931 posted aboard Hr. Ms. "Sumatra",
- 29-06-1932 departed aboard MV "Johan van Oldenbarnevelt",
- 27-07-1932 arrival in the Netherlands,
- 01-04-1936 posted aboard Hr. Ms. "Willemsoord",
- 15-04-1936 transferred to the Department of the Marines in Rotterdam,
- 04-09-1936 left the Netherlands aboard MV. "Colombia"
- 20-09-1936 arrival in Curaçao,
- 06-10-1938 left Curaçao aboard MV Costa Rica",
- 29-10-1938 arrival in the Netherlands,
- 08-12-1939 stationed in Hoek van Holland,
- 18-05-1940 transferred to the Marinedepot in The Hague,
- 15-07-1940 honourably discharged following demobilisation,
- 13-05-1943 prisoner of war in Germany,
- 11-08-1944 escape from imprisonment and in hiding,
- 26-04-1945 arrival in Belgium and posted to Naval Party 1732,
- 03-05-1945 transferred to Naval Party 3003 in Aalst,
- 07-05-1945 reported back to the Netherlands,
- 26-05-1945 posted to Naval Party 3003 in Bergen op Zoom,
- 16-06-1945 transferred to Naval Party 3010 Tilburg,
- 01-08-1945 transferred to Naval Party 3012 Tilburg,
- 16-06-1946 honourably discharged from naval duties after having been declared unfit for active service.

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