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Geraedts, Hermanus Peter Johannes

Date of birth:
February 14th, 1921 (Swalmen, the Netherlands)
Date of death:
October 13th, 1945 (Perth/West Australia, Australia)
Buried on:
Dutch War Cemetery Perth
Plot: M. Row: C. Grave: 2.
Nationality:
Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Hermanus Pieter Johannes Gereadts served in June 1944 as Stoker 1e Klasse aan boord van motortorpedoboot Hr. Ms. MTB 321 in Dover. In 1945 he was killed in a motorcycle accident in Australia.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Stoker der 2e klasse
Awarded on:
September 2nd, 1943
For preparing and executing a plan to escape from occupied territory of the Netherlands and after many difficulties reaching England.

No. 572
Royal Decree No. 8
Kruis van Verdienste (KV)

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