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Rietbergen, Cornelis Stephanus Theodorus

Date of birth:
April 13th, 1889 (Vlissingen, the Netherlands)
Date of death:
February 28th, 1941 (s.s. Amstelland, Irish Sea)
Buried on:
Dutch War Cemetery Mill Hill
Plot: A. Row: 13. Grave: 8.
Nationality:
Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Cornelis Stephanus Theodorus Rietbergen was the skipper of the s.s. Amstelland when the ship was attacked by German aircraft in the Irish Sea on February 26th, 1941. The ship was on route from Falmouth to Buenos Aires and sunk on February 28th, killing Captain Rietbergen.

s.s. Amstelland

The s.s. Amstelland

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Kapitein (Captain)
Unit:
s.s. Amstelland, Nederlandse Koopvaardij
Awarded with clasp "OORLOGSDIENST-KOOPVAARDIJ 1940-1945"
Oorlogsherinneringskruis (OHK)

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