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Bout, Jan Johannes

Date of birth:
November 27th, 1917 (Sint Maartensdijk, the Netherlands)
Date of death:
November 9th, 1944 (Hainan, China)
Buried on:
Commonwealth War Cemetery Sai Wan
Plot: 10. Row: C. Grave: 10.
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

Jan Johannes Bout was executed by Japanese in Hainan as punishment for trying to escape. He was POW and Sergeant with Infantry.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
2018

Awarded posthumously
Mobilisatie-Oorlogskruis (MOK)

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