Date of birth:

September 28th, 1928 (Breda/North Brabant, Netherlands)

Date of death:

February 3rd, 1949 (Near Tjisalak/Java, Dutch Indies)

Buried on:

Dutch War Cemetery Menteng Pulo
Grave: VI191.

Nationality:

Dutch

Sld Ekl.2-41 RVA.

Gerardus was born on 28 September 1928 in Breda and lived in The Hague. As a conscript, he reported for duty with the Royal Netherlands Army and was assigned as a soldier to the 2-41 Field Artillery Regiment.
Due to the outbreak of violence during the Indonesian struggle for independence, he was sent to the Dutch East Indies to help restore peace and Dutch authority. In the autumn of 1948, Gerardus travelled with his unit to the East, where he was assigned to the Soebang operational area as part of the 2nd Infantry Brigade.
On 3 February 1949, he was killed in action near Tsjisalak while fulfilling his military service. Gerardus was 20 years old and is buried at the Dutch military cemetery Menteng Pulo in Jakarta.

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