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Adriaansen, Josephus "Sjef"

    Date of birth:
    June 9th, 1919 (Woensdrecht/Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands)
    Date of death:
    August 8th, 1944 (Konzentrationslager Herzogenbusch-Vught/Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands)
    Buried on:
    Ash Pits Wells Camp Vught
    Nationality:
    Dutch

    Biography

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Dienstplichtig Sergeant (Enlisted Sergeant)
    Awarded on:
    September 2nd, 1943

    Royal decree no. 12
    Kruis van Verdienste (KV)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Dpl. wachtmeester (Enlisted Sergeant)
    Unit:
    Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI), Imperial General Staff, War Office, British Government
    Awarded on:
    May 2nd, 1953
    Recommendation:
    He has distinguished himself in the face of the enemy as an agent of a secret intelligence agency which dispatched him to enemey held territory over the years 1940 to 1945 where he had to fullfill life threatening duties under extremely difficult conditions that ultimately led to his death by enemy counter action.

    Awarded posthumously.
    Royal Decree No. 33.
    Bronzen Kruis (BK)

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