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Visscher, Willem

Date of birth:
April 3rd, 1911 (Deventer, the Netherlands)
Date of death:
October 18th, 1940 (Arnhem, the Netherlands)
Buried on:
Dutch War Cemetery Grebbeberg
Row: 10. Grave: 46.
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

Died of his wounds in the Diaconessenziekenhuis in Arnhem. Was buried until May 28th 1979 on the Algemene Begraafplaats Diepenveen at Deventer and was reburied at the Grebbeberg graveyard.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Dienstplichtig Sergeant (Enlisted Sergeant)
Unit:
Kazemat 32 / M.C.-III-19 R.I. (Machinegeweer Compagnie / IIIe Bataljon / 19e Regiment Infanterie)
Awarded on:
May 6th, 1946

Royal Decree Nr.9, dated May 6th, 1946.
Awarded posthumously.
Bronzen Kruis (BK)

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