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Lieutenant Colonel N L W van Straten, Officer Commanding Netherlands East Indies Forces in Australia, decorating Sergeant Major (Sgt Maj) Hendrikus (Henry) Gerardus Petrus van Haren and other members of the NEI forces, with honours conferred on them by her Majesty Queen Wilhelmina, for gallantry during the Japanese invasion of the Netherlands East Indies. Sgt Maj van Haren fought with Sparrow Force in Timor for ten months. He, and 190 other Dutch and Australian soldiers were evacuated by the NEI Destroyer, Tjerk Hiddis, on 10 December 1942 and returned to Darwin.
AUSTRALIA. 1943. LIEUTENANT COLONEL N.L.W. VAN STRATEN OFFICER COMMANDING NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES FORCES IN AUSTRALIA, DECORATING MEMBERS OF THE N.E.I. FORCES WITH HONOURS CONFERRED ON THEM BY HER MAJ
AUSTRALIA. 1943. OFFICIAL GROUP AT AN INVESTITURE OF DECORATIONS ON MEMBERS OF THE NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (N.E.I.) FORCES CONFERRED ON THEM BY HER MAJESTY QUEEN WILHELMINA FOR GALLANTRY DURING THE JA
AUSTRALIA. 1943. OFFICIAL GROUP AT AN INVESTITURE OF DECORATIONS ON MEMBERS OF THE NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (N.E.I.) FORCES CONFERRED ON THEM BY HER MAJESTY QUEEN WILHELMINA FOR GALLANTRY DURING THE JA
AUSTRALIA. 1943. MEMBERS OF THE NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES FORCES DRAWN UP TO RECEIVE DECORATIONS FOR GALLANTRY FROM THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE N.E.I. FORCES IN AUSTRALIA, LIEUTENANT COLONEL N.L.W. VA
A crowd of local people parade down a Balikpapan, Netherlands East Indies (NEI), street to celebrate Queen Wilhelmina of Holland's Birthday, the liberation of the island from Japanese occupation and t
AUSTRALIA. 1943. LIEUTENANT COLONEL N.L.W. VAN STRATEN, COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (N.E.I.) FORCES IN AUSTRALIA RECEIVES CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE NETHERLANDS MINISTER TO AUSTRAL
