Zijll de Jong, van, Theodoor Johan Arnold

Date of birth:: March 31st, 1836 (Velp/Gelderland, the Netherlands)
Date of death:: May 28th, 1917 (The Hague/South Holland, the Netherlands)
Nationality:: Dutch

Biography

1851: Cadet Officer
July 21, 1855: 2nd Lieutenant
May 26, 1858: 1st Lieutenant
July 29, 1865: Captain
January 14, 1874: Major
March 22, 1878: Lieutenant Colonel
July 30, 1887: Major General
July 13, 1889: Lieutenant General

13 July 1889-1893: Commander of the Dutch East Indies Army
1893: Honorable discharge from military service

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Eervolle Vermelding (EV)

Rank:: Kapitein
Awarded on:: September 2nd, 1870

Ridder vierde klasse der Militaire Willems Orde (MWO.4)

Rank:: Majoor der Artillerie
Awarded on:: April 4th, 1875

Royal decree no. 22

Ridder vierde klasse der Militaire Willems Orde (MWO.4)

Eresabel

Rank:: Majoor der Artillerie
Awarded on:: November 12th, 1875

"regarding the military operations against Aceh, and especially during the period between mid-August 1874 and the end of February 1875."

Royal decree no. 18

Serial number 28