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Snijders, Cornelis Jacobus
- Date of birth:
- September 29th, 1852 (Nieuwe-Tonge, the Netherlands)
- Date of death:
- May 26th, 1939 (Hilversum, the Netherlands)
- Nationality:
- Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)
Biography
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Ridder vierde klasse der Militaire Willems Orde (MWO.4)
- Period:
- Atjeh-war (1873-1914)
- Rank:
- 2e Luitenant (Second Lieutenant)
- Awarded on:
- November 12th, 1875
Royal decree no 18
- Awarded on:
- 1887
XLV
- Rank:
- Kapitein (Captain)
- Awarded on:
- August 31st, 1894
- Rank:
- Luitenant-generaal (Lieutenant-general)
- Awarded on:
- March 11th, 1914
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Generaal (General)
- Awarded on:
- November 13th, 1919
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Generaal (General)
- Awarded on:
- November 13th, 1919
Grootkruis in de Kroonorde
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Generaal (General)
- Awarded on:
- February 1923
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Generaal (General)
- Awarded on:
- 1925
- Period:
- Atjeh-war (1873-1914)
Sanct Olavs Orden Commander
With swords
Kungliga Svärdsorden - Commander
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Generaal (General)
Ordinul Corona Romaneii Officer
Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro - Cavaliere
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Generaal (General)
Roter Adlerorden I. Klasse
Sources
- Photo 1: Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain)
- - Van den Berg, D. (1945) Cornelis Jacobus Snijders (1852-1939). Een leven in dienst van zijn land en zijn volk.
- Borstster voor de orde van de Rode adelaar van Pruisen … - collectie - Nationaal Militair Museum
- Leeuwarder courant 27-05-1939
- onderscheidingen.nl
- De Sumatra post 20-11-1935
- Het vaderland 31-08-1894
- Bataviaasch nieuwsblad 12-03-1914
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