Grisnigt, Reijer Abraham

Date of birth:: January 26th, 1923 (Rotterdam, the Netherlands)
Date of death:: January 11th, 2019 (Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands)
Nationality:: Dutch

Biography

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Kruis van Verdienste (KV)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Dienstplichtig Soldaat (Enlisted Private)
Awarded on:: February 25th, 1943

For planning and executing a plan to escape occupied Holland and after encountering many difficulties, reaching Great Britain.

Royal Decree Number 11.

Bronzen Leeuw (BL)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Sergeant-titulair
Unit:: Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI), Imperial General Staff, War Office, British Government
Awarded on:: August 30th, 1948

Citation:
"Distinctly distinguished himself by performing exceptionally courageous and tactful actions in the battle against the enemy by, after being dropped as a radio operator in a parachute in occupied territory on 20 September 1943, sending a large number of messages by radio to England. Furthermore, despite the fact that he was well aware that the enemy was probably on the trail of his transmitter, he continued to forward messages with great effort until he was overrun by the enemy on 2 February and taken to a concentration camp in Germany."

Royal Decree number 9 dated 30 August, 1948.

King's Medal for courage in the cause of Freedom

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:: Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI), Imperial General Staff, War Office, British Government
Awarded on:: October 23rd, 1948