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Taets van Amerongen, Jan Willem

Date of birth:
April 21st, 1897 (Oegstgeest, The Netherlands)
Date of death:
September 18th, 1944 (Ind. Ocean near Benkoelen a/b Junyo Maru)
Nationality:
Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Jan Willem A. baron Taets van Amerongen, born April 21, 1897 in Oegstgeest. Civil servant. Soldier in the infantry of the K.N.I.L., captured in Bandoeng (West Java), and lost his life in the sinking of the Junyo Maru on 18 September 1944.

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Sources

  • - Lou Heynens