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Bax, Johannes Stephanus
Bax, Johannes Stephanus
Date of birth:
March 14th, 1902 (Utrecht, the Netherlands)
Date of death:
April 3rd, 1967 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
Nationality:
Dutch
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Bronzen Leeuw (BL)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Luitenant ter zee der 1e klasse (Lieutenant-Commander)
Unit:
Hr. Ms. Floris
,
Koninklijke Marine
Awarded on:
March 9th, 1944
Awarded for action in the Mediterranean between July 1943 and February 1944.
Royal Decree No. 4.
Officier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.4x)
Oorlogsherinneringskruis (OHK)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
awarded with 4 clasps
Ereteken voor Orde en Vrede
Period:
Indonesian War of Independence (1945-1949)
Ereteken voor Langdurige Dienst als Officier
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
XXV
Inhuldigingsmedaille 1948
Vaardigheidsmedaille van het Nederlands Olympisch Comité
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
Photo 1: Pauline van Till
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MEIJER, H.G., Bronzen Leeuw, Bronzen Kruis, De Bataafsche Leeuw, Amsterdam, 1990
.
Photo