Kuiper, Johannes
- Date of birth:
- August 8th, 1904 (Zuidwolde, the Netherlands)
- Date of death:
- May 13th, 1940 (Achterberg, the Netherlands)
- Buried on:
- Dutch War Cemetery Grebbeberg
Row: 4. Grave: 33. - Nationality:
- Dutch
Biography
His remains was recovered by farmers from the Hoogesteeg in Achterberg, the Netherlands and brought to the graveyard on the Grebbeberg on May 17th 1940.
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Bronzen Kruis (BK)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Dienstplichtig Soldaat (Enlisted Private)
- Unit:
- Machinegeweer Compagnie, IIIe Bataljon, 19e Regiment Infanterie, Koninklijke Landmacht
- Awarded on:
- May 6th, 1946
Royal Decree No. 9, dated May 6th, 1946.
Awarded posthumously.
Sources
- Photo 1: André Reijniers
- - MEIJER, H.G., Bronzen Leeuw, Bronzen Kruis, De Bataafsche Leeuw, Amsterdam, 1990.
- De Slag om de Grebbeberg in mei 1940
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