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Megen, van, Joseph Hubertus "Sef"
Megen, van, Joseph Hubertus "Sef"
Date of birth:
December 9th, 1916 (Leunen-Venray, the Netherlands)
Date of death:
April 5th, 1945 (Dohnsen/Hannover, Germany)
Buried on:
Dutch Field of Honour Loenen
Plot: E. Grave: 1459.
Nationality:
Dutch
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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 10th, 1953
For being the leader of a resistance organisation in Broekhuizen (Limburg) from 1940 until August 1943.
Royal Decree No. 54.
Awarded posthumously.
Verzetsherdenkingskruis (VHK)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded posthumously.
Sources
Photo 1:
Oorlogsgravenstichting
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CAMMAERT, F, Het verborgen front. Geschiedenis van de georganiseerde illegaliteit in de provincie Limburg tijdens, 1994
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HEUVEL, C.C. VAN DEN e.a., Verzetsherdenkingskruis, Samsom Uitgeverij, 1985
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RIESSEN, H. & VAN AERDE, R., Het Grote Gebod: Gedenkboek van het verzet in LO en LKP, Kok, Kampen, 1989
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Megen, J.H. van | Onderscheidingen | Defensie.nl
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Joseph Hubertus van Megen
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