Date of birth:

July 16th, 1894 (Panteh Perak/Sumatra, Dutch East Indies)

Date of death:

August 23rd, 1967

Nationality:

Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

Promotions:
May 11th, 1912: Korporaal titulair;
July 12th, 1912: Korporaal;
May 24th, 1913: Sergeant titulair;
July 12th, 1913: Sergeant;
July 28th, 1914: 2e Luitenant;
April 5th, 1917: 1e Luitenant;
August 28th, 1927: Kapitein;
July 31st, 1935: Majoor;
June 30th, 1937: Luitenant-kolonel;
?: Kolonel;
1941: Generaal-majoor.

Career:
September 13th, 1909: Cadettenschool;
October 2nd, 1911: Koninklijke Militaire Academie;
January 26th, 1917: to Dutch East Indies on board the s.s. Vondel;
April 13th, 1917: 13e Bataljon;
May 31st, 1918: Garnizoensbatterij Borneo;
July 28th, 1920: 13e Bataljon;
September 26th, 1921: Hogere Krijgsschool;
February 1st, 1922: Kader Bandoeng;
February 1st, 1922 - July 31st, 1922: 2e Opnemings-Brigade;
January 27th, 1922 - December 26th, 1925: the Netherlands;
January 30th, 1926: Dutch East Indies;
December 24th, 1925: Staf 2e Divisie;
January 28th,1930: Generale Staf;
1935: Commandant, 6. Regiment;
1940: VIIe Afdeeling A, Generale Staf, Departement van Oorlog, Bandoeng;
1941: Lid, Permanente Militaire Spoorwegcommissie, Bandoeng;
October 13th, 1941 - 9 maart 1942: Chef van de Generale Staf, Koninklijk Nederlandsch-Indisch Leger;
1942 - 1945: POW.

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