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Born, August Antoon Maria

Date of birth:
August 28th, 1920 (Den Haag, The Netherlands)
Date of death:
February 12th, 1946 (Batavia)
Buried on:
Dutch War Cemetery Kembang Kuning
Plot: C. Grave: 138.
Nationality:
Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Enlisted: 1 May 1944.

1 May 1944: Corporal (Marines)
14 February 1946: 1st Lieutenant (Marines) - posthumously

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Aspirant-reserve officier
Unit:
Korps Mariniers
Awarded on:
August 31st, 1944
"To prepare and execute the plan for escape from the occupied Netherlands to reach England after many difficulties."
Kruis van Verdienste (KV)

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