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Rijke, Reinier

Date of birth:
May 1st, 1911 (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Date of death:
May 10th, 1940 (Katwijk (ZH), The Netherlands)
Buried on:
Dutch War Cemetery Valkenburg
Nationality:
Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Korporaal (Corporal)
Unit:
2-III-2 Regiment Artillerie, Wapen der Artillerie
Recommendation:
Participating in a patrol near Katwijk aan Zee on May 10, 1940, having displayed much courage in combat against a superior enemy during which he was killed.


Posthumously awarded (Royal Decree no. 6) dated 6 May 1946
Bronzen Kruis (BK)

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