DE JONG, Albertus
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Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
10 Commando
Service:
Army
Number:
8046
Died :
Thursday, June 14, 1945
Died on war service
Cemetery/Memorial:
Private Albertus De Jong, 2 Troop (Dutch) No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando, died when his jeep crashed into a ditch at Apeldoorn, a town in the centre of Holland.
- September/October 1944 recruited in the South of Holland when that was liberated to form what became known as The First Reinforcement consisting of 72 men.
- November 1944 to January 1945 successfully completed his training at the Commando Basic Training Centre, Achnacarry, during which he and another Dutchman came fifth in the Sturgess Cup Competition.
- Joined No 2 Dutch troop in operations at Hollands Diep, a large waterway in the South of Holland, and later at Recklinghausen, Germany.
Sources
CWGC.
[Image and service details] Jack Bakker, Dutch Commando Museum.
Primary Roll of Honour:
Photo of Commando in Gallery:
Yes
Photo of grave in Gallery:
Yes
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