Republished with permission. Chapter 6 of the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf of the book click here.
Adriaan van de Graaf was born in Papendrecht, South Holland, on 4 March 1927. He was the eldest son of Gerrit van de Graaf (1903–1987) and Jacoba Verweij (1908–1963). Before emigrating, Adriaan lived at 5 Read more
This article was written by Rob Dijksman (Hulsberg, The Netherlands) and is published here with his permission. The memorial wall at the VC Corner Cemetery in the village of Fromelles in northern France bears 1,299 Read more
Introduction Broome, on the remote north-western coast of Western Australia, occupies a particularly important place in the shared wartime history of Australia, the Netherlands and the former Netherlands East Indies (NEI). During the opening months Read more