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Sumatra Railway

 

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Sergeant

Soest, Jacob van

Born:-

4 September 1917 in Leerdam

 

Nationality:-

Dutch

 

 

Netherland Army

Gi III  Bandoeng

 

 

Captured:-

1942/03/08, Tjimahi

 

 

Died

Death:-

1945/05/27

 

Age:-

27

 

Cemetery:-

Christian Cemetery, 4 kilometers from Pekanbaru, Sumatra

 

Grave Number:-

44

 

 

 

Loved Ones:-

Son of Cornelis Albertus and Maria Teuntje Soest

 

 

 

Memorial:-

Leuwigajah, Cimahi

 

Plaque:-

V 763

 

 

 

Notes:-

Occupation Regular Soldier. Transferred 14 May 1944. Fell ill on 20 January 1945. Died of enteritis at 10:00 AM on 27 May 1945 (JA286 P67).

 

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