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Rappard, ridder van, Jacques

Date of birth:
July 1st, 1904 (Klaten/Midden-Java, Dutch Indies)
Date of death:
September 21st, 1944 (Bay of Manilla)
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

Jacques Ridder van Rappard, born July 1, 1904 in Klaten (Central Java). Employé sugar plantation. Infantry soldier at the Landstorm Solo, was taken prisoner of war on 8 March 1942 in Bandoeng (West Java). Died in the torpedo of the POW transport ship Toyofuku Maru in Manila Bay (Philippines) on 21 September 1944. Father of 1 son and 1 daughter.

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Sources

  • - Lou Heynens