Date of birth:

March 17th, 1917 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)

Date of death:

August 31st, 2008 (Oranjehof/Gauteng, South Africa)

Service number:

13350, Koninklijke Marine

Nationality:

Dutch

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Stoker-olieman

Unit:

"Hr.Ms. Piet Hein"

Awarded on:

November 19th, 1942

Received for his part in the seabattle in the Lombok Straight on February 19th, 1942.

Royal Decree No. 7, dated November 19th, 1942.

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