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Waal, de, Simon

Date of birth:
April 20th, 1896 (Breda/Noord-Brabant, Netherlands)
Date of death:
April 1st, 1970 ('s-Gravenhagen/Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

Simon de Waal was born on April 20th, 1896. He married Martina Johanna Gillissen (born at Vlissingen) in Amsterdam on January 10th, 1918.

Promotions:
October 1st, 1915: Onderofficier;
September 25th, 1917: 2e Luitenant der KNIL;
March 11th, 1919: 1e Luitenant der KNIL;
?: Kapitein;
November 1938: Majoor;
?: Luitenant-Kolonel;
?: Kolonel;
May 21st, 1946: tijdelijk (temporary) Generaal-Majoor der KNIL;
January 24th, 1949: Generaal-Majoor der KNIL.

Career:
August 1917: 26e Bataljon Landweer Infanterie (L.W.I.);
July 1920: sick leave the Netherlands;
August 3rd, 1922: Legerplaatst Harskamp;
? - October 1923: Normaalschietschool Den Haag;
1924: Nederlands-Indië;
?: Hogere Krijgsschool, Den Haag;
May 21st, 1928 - June 1st, 1929: Normaalschietschool Den Haag;
June 3rd-8th, 1928: Legerkamp Harskamp;
September 16th-21st, 1928: Militaire Gasschool Utrecht;
?: Nederlands-Indië;
November 1st, 1932: Commandant 1e Garnizoensbataljon Celebes en Menado;
November 1st, 1939: leave in the Netherlands;
1941: Troepencommandant Garnizoen Tarakan (7e Infanteriebrigade KNIL);
1942 - 1945: Japanese POW;
June 1st, 1946: Territoriaal Commandant West-Java;
1947: Territoriaal Commandant Centraal-Java;
1947: Commandant B-Divisie;
April 1952: plaatsvervangend lid Kapittel der Militaire Willemsorde;
1955: lid Kapittel der Militaire Willemsorde.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generaal-Majoor (Major-General)
Unit:
Commandant, Troepencommando Tarakan, Koninklijk Nederlandsch-Indisch Leger (KNIL)
Awarded on:
December 27th, 1948
Dutch language citation available.

Royal decree no.19, 27-12-1948
Presented on September 13th, 1949 at the Naval Harbor in Rotterdam.
Ridder vierde klasse der Militaire Willems Orde (MWO.4)

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