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Jacobs, André Léon Louis

Date of birth:
December 9th, 1913 (Etterbeek, Belgium)
Date of death:
May 19th, 1940 (Maastricht/Limburg, Netherlands)
Buried on:
Belgian War Graves General Cemetery Maastricht
Grave: MIL_7842.
Service number:
131/85406
Nationality:
Belgian

Biography

Sergeant
2nd Carabiniers, 4 Bn., 13 Company

Died in hospital from injuries sustained during the defense of the Albert Canal near the Veldwezelt Bridge, Belgium. This fell intact into German hands.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Sergeant
Croix de Guerre 1940
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Sergeant
Ridder in de Orde van Leopold II

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