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Sterkenburg, Joseph Johan Matthijs

Date of birth:
March 9th, 1900 (The Hague, Netherlands)
Date of death:
August 5th, 1943 (Augusta, Italy)
Buried on:
Commonwealth War Cemetery Syracuse
Plot: VII. Row: B. Grave: 16.
Nationality:
Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Rank: Kapitein-Luitenant-ter-Zee. Commander of the Hr.Ms. Soemba. He was severely wounded by shrapnel when the bridge of his ship was struck by a shell. He died on the road to the field hospital.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

Posthumously awarded: KB 9-3-44/4. With honours. Replaced the Bronze cross.
Bronzen Leeuw (BL)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

"KRIJG TER ZEE 1940-1944"
Oorlogsherinneringskruis (OHK)

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