Verbeeten, Jacques Theodorus Hubertus

Date of birth:: November 5th, 1916 (Tongelre, The Netherlands)
Date of death:: February 14th, 1946 (Bangka, NOI)
Buried on:: Dutch War Cemetery Pandu
Plot: II. Grave: 31.
Nationality:: Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

Biography

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Bronzen Kruis (BK)

Period:: Indonesian War of Independence (1945-1949)
Rank:: Hulp-aalmoezenier
Awarded on:: April 22nd, 1948

Recommendation:
He has distinguished himself in combat against the enemy as reserve chaplain on February 14, 1946 when during an attack on an enemy position on a hill between the Kampongs of Petaling and Tjingkongabang (Bangka) some of our men were injured; he courageously went forward under heavy enemy fire, although he had been warned to wait, administered the last rites to these injured men and in performing this humane task, he sustained fatal injuries.

Royal decree no. 77 (posthumously awarded)

Sources

- Oorlogsgravenstichting
- Onderscheidingen aan Nederlanders voor de Politionele Acties 1945-1951