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Bontjer, Harmannus Henderikus

Date of birth:
August 3rd, 1915 (Odoorn, The Netherlands)
Date of death:
February 20th, 1944 (Barnet/Hertfordshire, United Kingdom)
Buried on:
Dutch War Cemetery Mill Hill
Plot: B. Row: 7. Grave: 2.
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Sergeant der Koninklijke Marechaussee
Unit:
Bewakingsdetachement Maidenhead, Wapen der Koninklijke Marechaussee
Awarded on:
May 25th, 1944
"Devotion to duty and courage during an air raid on Sunday, February 20, 1944 by enemy planes on the property, in which We Were Garrisoned, during which a heavy bomb struck and exploded a few meters from this property, causing Bontjer to be killed instantly."

Royal Decree no. 1 (posthumously awarded)
Bronzen Kruis (BK)

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