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Potjewijd, Harm

Date of birth:
September 14th, 1915 (Amsterdam/North Holland, Netherlands)
Date of death:
September 13th, 1943 (Kuie, Thailand)
Buried on:
Commonwealth War Cemetery Kanchanaburi
Row: 3C. Grave: 58.
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

Potjewijd was called up for military service and served as an Infantry soldier with the KNIL. He was taken prisoner of war by the Japanese and transported to Thailand, where he died in Kuie on September 13, 1943. Potjewijd was buried at Kanchanaburi War Cemetery.

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