Fock, Bernard Cornelis

Date of birth:: August 20th, 1911 (Haarlem, the Netherlands)
Date of death:: March 3rd, 1942 (Bandoeng, Dutch Indies)
Buried on:: Dutch War Cemetery Kembang Kuning
Plot: KDH. Row: C. Grave: 19.
Nationality:: Dutch

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Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Luitenant ter zee der 1e klasse (Lieutenant-Commander)
Unit:: Hr. Ms. Van Nes (1930), Koninklijke Marine

"As Commanding Officer of Our Destroyer "Van Nes" has demonstrated courage, high morale, vigour, perseverance, very good leadership qualities and skilful manoeuvring during the air attacks of Japanese bombers and dive-bombers on February 16 (note: should be 17) 1942 on his ship in the Java Sea, which attacks lasted more than two hours and with which his ship at the end received a series of direct hits during a combined attack of several groups of airplanes from diverse directions, which attack could not be avoided and from which his ship sank immediately and he lost his life."

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