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Eugène Edouard Bernard Lacomblé
October 26th 1896, Arnhem			† February 27th 1942, in the battle of the ' Java Sea'
Ranks				Decorations
Adelborst	year 1914			MWO	?
Ltz. III	1917, 16 Nov			OHK. 2
Ltz. II	1919, 16 Nov			XX
Ltz. I	1928, 14 Dec			Mk
Kapt.ltz.	1940, 1 Feb
Killed in action	1942, 27 Feb
Submarine Commands Hr.Ms. "K VII"   1923, 23 October - 1923, 31 October Hr.Ms. "K VII"   1923, 8 November - 1923, 27 November
Chronology 1923, 23 October - 1923, 31 October   Cdt. Hr.Ms. "K VII" 1923, 8 November - 1923, 27 November   Cdt. Hr.Ms. "K VII" 1941, 18 August - 1942, 27 February   Cdt. cruiser Hr.Ms. "De Ruyter" Killed in the Battle of the Java Sea. He 'choose' to stay on board when the cruiser sank.
Civilian career -
Related books and films Documentary film: The Battle of the Java Sea (Part of the Archive of War series)  from Odusseia Documentaries/AVRO Television
Related pages Off-site: Hr.Ms. De Ruyter history Off-site: The battle of the Java Sea
Notes Nickname: "Lacki" (pronounced -'laki') Father of Robert G. Lacomblé (San José, CA, USA).

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