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Dalmijn, Wijnand Frans Léon

Date of birth:
August 30th, 1919 (Purworedjo/Central Java, Dutch East Indies)
Date of death:
February 27th, 1942 (Java Sea)
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

Lieutenant-at-sea of ​​the 3rd class Royal Navy

After obtaining his BS diploma in 1938, Dalmijn left for Den Helder for officer training at the Royal Institute for the Navy.
Dalmijn was killed on 27 February 1942 during the Battle of the Java Sea on board the cruiser Hr.Ms. De Ruyter, the flagship of Karel Doorman.
Seaman's grave.

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