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Zijp, Pieter

Date of birth:
July 24th, 1910 (Madioen/Oost-Java, Dutch Indies)
Date of death:
March 1st, 1942 (Indian Ocean o/b m.s. Toradja)
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

Third mate ms Toradja. Seaman's grave.

The MS Toradja left Tjilatjap for Australia on February 27, 1942. Already on March 1, the ship was intercepted by Japanese torpedo boat hunters, shot at and sunk. This resulted in a dozen deaths, including Zijp, and several seriously injured.

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