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Gerharz, Johannes

Date of birth:
November 10th, 1905 (Batavia, NOI)
Date of death:
January 3rd, 1945 (Raha, eil. Moena)
Buried on:
Dutch War Cemetery Candi
Plot: D. Grave: 137.
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Kapitein der Artillerie
Unit:
Wapen der Artillerie, Koninklijk Nederlandsch-Indisch Leger (KNIL)
Awarded on:
May 23rd, 1950
"Translated Japanese newspapers on Ambon during his internment period and was personally responsible for spreading these newspapers."

Posthumously awarded
Verzetsster Oost-Azië 1942-1945 (VOA)

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