Date of birth:

July 16th, 1913 (Rotterdam/South Holland, Netherlands)

Date of death:

January 12th, 1942 (South-east of Bunyu island, Dutch East Indies)

Nationality:

Dutch

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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• - POLDERMAN, K. & RUITER, H. DE, IN MEMORIAM, VOK, Amsterdam, 2020.
  - Eliza Jan van Rij | Oorlogsgravenstichting
  

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