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Mendes da Costa, Wilhelmina

Date of birth:
August 6th, 1893 (Kediri/Java, Dutch East Indies)
Date of death:
May 14th, 1981 (The Hague/Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands)
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

Wilhelmina Mendes da Costa was born on August 6th, 1893 as the daughter to Paul Isaac Christiaan Mendes da Costa, Sr. (October 16th, 1853 - March 6th, 1913) and Louisa Charlotta Landegent (July 1st, 1864 - November 28th, 1927). She was married to Jacob Jan de Rijke (April 26th, 1891 - 1937).

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 23rd, 1950

Royal Decree No. 46
Verzetsster Oost-Azië 1942-1945 (VOA)

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