Lieutenant Commander of the 2nd Class
Van Rij was placed on board the minelayer Hr.Ms. Prince of Orange, stationed in Tarakan (NE-Borneo). During an attempted breakout on January 12, 1942, the ship was sunk by Japanese artillery fire from the Japanese destroyer Yamakaze and patrol boat 38 south of Boenjoe Island. The entire crew died.
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