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Belt, van den, Jan Willem
Belt, van den, Jan Willem
Date of birth:
August 14th, 1913 (Willemstad/Curaçao, Dutch Antilles)
Date of death:
January 12th, 1942 (Tarakan/North Kalimantan, Dutch East Indies)
Buried on:
Dutch War Cemetery Leuwigajah
Nationality:
Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)
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Bronzen Leeuw (BL)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Eerste Luitenant der Genie (1st Lieutenant of Engineers)
Unit:
sectie Genie
,
Troepencommando Tarakan
,
Koninklijk Nederlandsch-Indisch Leger (KNIL)
Royal Decree no. 63 (posthumously).
Sources
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ERIK MÜLLER, De Bronzen Leeuw
.
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Jan Willem van den Belt | Erelijst van Gevallenen 1940-1945
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Jan Willem van den Belt | Oorlogsgravenstichting
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