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Esquire Willem Boreel
May 23rd 1895, Martapoera (Borneo)			† September 27th 1977, Bennekom
Ranks				Decorations
Adelborst	year 1913			ON.4	Date ?
Ltz. III	1916, 9 Oct			J
Ltz. II	1918, 9 Oct			OHK.1
Ltz. I	1927, 1 Sep			XXV
Kapt.ltz.	1939, 1 Feb			Mk
Kaptz.	1942, 16 Aug			OBE.3
Retirement	1946, 1 Apr			LM. 3
				LMA. 4
				SB. 1
Submarine Commands Hr.Ms. "O 3"   1923, 12 October - 1923, 14 December
Chronology 1923, 12 October - 1923, 14 December   Cdt. Hr.Ms. "O 3" 1940, 17 May - 1941, 16 October   Chief Naval Staff, London 1942, 19 September - 1943, 12 February   Stationed on board British aircraft carrier H.M.S. "Furious"  Participated in the landings at Oran, Algeria (part of operation Torch) 1943, 22 July - 1944, 10 January   Senior Naval Officer in Suriname 1944, 10 January - 1944, 10 April   Military Commander Curaçao (N.W.I.)  and Senior Naval Officer Curaçao 1944, 10 April - 1945, 14 May   Senior Naval Officer Suriname 1945, 14 May - 1945, 14 October   Military Commander Curaçao (N.W.I.)  and Senior Naval Officer Curaçao
Civilian career 1946, 1 April - ? Gen. Manager Ned. Vereniging v. Vreemdelingenverkeer (National tourist board), 's-Gravenhage
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Notes Nickname: ? Cousin of Esquire G.S Boreel (#474) and G.F.A. Kolf (#1603) Has a degree in military science

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