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Daalen, van, Willem Hendrik Johan Everhardus

Date of birth:
September 6th, 1914 (Batavia/Java, Dutch East Indies)
Date of death:
August 25th, 1942 (Sario/Menado, Dutch East Indies)
Buried on:
Dutch War Cemetery Menteng Pulo
Nationality:
Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Willem van Daalen died during torture as prisoner in Japanese imprisonment.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Eerste Luitenant der Infanterie (1st Lieutenant of Infantry)
Unit:
Koninklijk Nederlandsch-Indisch Leger
Awarded on:
January 27th, 1947

Awarded posthumously.
Royal Decree No.75, dated January 27th, 1947.
Bronzen Leeuw (BL)

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