Date of birth:

May 12th, 1906 (Meester Cornelis, Dutch East Indies)

Date of death:

March 4th, 1942 (Killed near Surabaja, Dutch East Indies)

Nationality:

Dutch

Carel Well Groeneveld was taken in the Koninklijke Indische Marine (Royal Dutch-Indies Navy) as Adelborst for Naval duties. He was promoted to Luitenant ter Zee der derde klasse on 1st September 1927, with effective date of 16th August 1927. His promotion to Luitenant ter Zee der eerste klasse followed on 11th February 1939. He was reported missing on 4th March 1942. He probably died during the destruction of the Torpedo-works at Surabaja.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Luitenant Ter Zee 1ste Klasse.

Unit:

Kommandant, Hr. Ms. K XIV, Koninklijke Marine

Awarded on:

January 15th, 1942

Citation: For:
"As Commander of our Submarine K 14 on 23rd December 1941 near Api straight, under difficult navigationary and dangerous circumstances, having sunk three Japanese troop transportships and an Japanese tanker, which ships were part of a convoy containing five ships, what was protected by a cruiser and two destroyers."

Royal Decree No. 4 dated 15th January 1942.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Markus Muller
• - Maalderink P.G.H., De Militaire Willemsorde sedert 1940, Sijthoff Pers, 1982, ISBN 90 70682 02 8
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