Date of birth:

May 31st, 1910 (Oosterhout, the Netherlands)

Date of death:

December 1st, 1944 (Prison Apeldoorn, the Netherlands)

Buried on:

Dutch War Graves General Cemetery Driebergen
Grave: 092.

Nationality:

Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Res. 1e luitenant der artillerie (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)

Unit:

Landelijke Knokploegen (LKP), Nederlands Verzet

Awarded on:

November 24th, 1950

Royal Decree No. 9. Posthumously awarded.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Res. 1e luitenant der artillerie (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)

Unit:

Landelijke Knokploegen (LKP), Nederlands Verzet

"As the leader of an active armed resistance group, Lieutenant van Bijnen organized sabotage against the Germans all over Holland. He always took part in the most dangerous missions, during one of which he was wounded, taken prisoner and subsequently executed by the Germans."

Posthumously awarded

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• - MAALDERINK P.G.H., De Militaire Willemsorde sedert 1940, Sijthof Pers, 1982.
  - Dapperheidsonderscheidingen aan Nederlanders voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog
  

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Koning Willem III-kazerne

Apeldoorn - Gelderland

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