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Elten, van, Johannes Henricus

Date of birth:
January 11th, 1916 (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Date of death:
May 10th, 1940 (Dubbeldam, The Netherlands)
Buried on:
Dutch War Graves General Cemetery Crooswijk
Plot: P. Row: 2. Grave: 63 A.
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Dienstplichtig Soldaat (Enlisted Private)
Unit:
1-III, 14e Regiment Artillerie, Wapen der Artillerie
Awarded on:
May 6th, 1946
"He distinguished himself by brave action against the enemy in a reconnaissance against battery positions, for which he volunteered; he died in the ensuing fight with enemy Fallschirmjagers near the Schenkeldijk on 10 May 1940."


Posthumously awarded
Bronzen Kruis (BK)

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