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Thank you for the information Michael, very welcome. Here is his DSO in the Gazette:

Knight of the Bath (1804) Knight of the Garter (4 March 1813) Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (1815) Peninsular Cross medal with nine bars for all campaigns Waterloo Medal Knight of the Golden Fleece (1812, Spain) Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Hanover (1816 Hanover) Grandcross of the Military Order of William (1815, Holland )

Thanks Erik, wow 60 awards! Meeting this man and hearing him tell how he earned his Bronze Cross was what started my interest in Dutch Awards. This Ribbon was the first Dutch item I got!

Thank you for making the list complete, Didn't he also wear the bundesverdienstkreuz ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogra_Regiment I believe your right about the regiment. He told me about the Tiger in the badge!

Medals, Orders and Decorations from J. G. Brouwer Dutch / Knight in the Order of Oranje Nassau Dutch / Bronze Cross Dutch / War Remembrance Cross with clasp War on land 1940 - 1945 Dutch / Resistance Memorial Cross Dutch / Cross of Order and Peace with 4 clasps 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, Dutch / Remembrance medal UN peace operations Dutch / Officers long service Cross for XXV years of service Dutch / Army Medal Dutch / Four day march cross with crown Dutch / Medal of the Dutch Olympic Comity Dutch / Air Raid Protection Dutch / Badge of the National Union for Harmonic Physical Education 2nd grade Dutch / Cross of Merit of the Union of Brothers-in-Arms Dutch / Wounded Cross Dutch / Badge of the Interior Forces ( Binnenlandse Strijdkrachten ) UN / United Nations Truce Supervision Organization Medal CEAC France / Membership Cross CEAC Germany / Membership Cross GB / Lieutenant in the Royal Victorian Order GB / Member British Empire Poland / Polish Cross of Merit in silver Maybe Erik Muller can fill in the unknown medals!

Small but nice. This is a small ribbon from the Dutch bravery award the Bronze Cross and the British Royal Victorian Order. I received this from a close friend from the Dutch Veteran who use to wear this. The name of the veteran is Jacobus ( Jack ) Gerardus Brouwer. Jack was a resistance fighter during wwII, fought in the Dutch east Indies and did also a lot for the relationship between Holland, Germany and Great Britain. He died in 2005, just a few months after I met him on Nederweert cemetery. Col. Georgie Dee, Reverend Glynn Williams and Jack Brouwer in front of the grave of Henry Eric Harden VC Royal Army Medical Corps I will try to post a list of his awards latere on.

Found this scan in my archive. If I remember correctly these are suppossed to be from Goering. Now in a private British collection.

Thats really nice Thank you for the translation Gerd!

A German veteran gave me this book after a memorial service I helped organize. I can read German but I am having troubles with his handwriting. Can anyone help me? I took at my name and the name of the veteran.....

A few months ago I was in Shrewsbury as a guest off the Light Infantry. I talked to a lot of veterans there. I wasn't able to remember all of there names. One of them was a DSO, MBE winner who served as an officer in the 17th Dogra ( Jogra ? ) regiment in the Dutch East Indies. After the war he served in the KSLI. He also told me about on of his forefathers. A Vice Admiral in the Royal Navy, Who could this man be? I believe his name sounded like Delmee Murray. This is what he wrote in a book for me:

There weren't that many Orders available in those days....

The last person is very heard to find. Does anyone know what his rank / status is ?

Didn't he receive a Dutch Knight Order?

Thanks Mike, your right. So know only this man remains. I have searched the newspapers archives for hours without a result!

Hi Mike, I think that it is indeed the Grandofficer star from the Belgian Order of the Crown. http://users.skynet.be/hendrik/ Commandeur en groot-officier translates as Commander and Grandofficer but mistakes in the grades of higher foreign awards are often made in old dutch newspapers.

Found Mister G. General Tonnet. Al the awards match. Only he has a 4th class in the Order of the Lion and the Sun. But that could be a mistake. He also has a Belgium Grandcross. Order of the Crown.

Thanks Mike, that's great. I will see if I can find a match in the newspaper archives!

Thanks for the info. I have seen the Cross with GD inside ? worn by person 1 before. But I can't remember where.

Your Right about the Lion and the Sun Jacky, the first person ( B ) is also wearing this decoration. Are you sure about the Order of the Sword from Sweden? The Grandcross doesn't look te same .... Any ideas about the unknown neckdecoration from person B?

Thank you Eric, I am amazed by the information you are able to find time and time again! Thanks. You must have a large library 2 to go! B http://i8.tinypic.com/482g32w.jpg Grandofficer in the Order of the Oakencrown from Luxembourg ( upper neckdecoration and right breastbadge ) Waldeck - Milit?r-Verdienstorden, Kreuz 1. Klasse 3th class in the Order of the Lion and the Sun of Persia Knight 4th class in the Military Order of William from the Netherlands Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion from the Netherlands Dutch officiers long service Cross Dutch Cross for important war operations with two clasp ( one could be "ATJEH 1873-1874" because of the Atjeh medal ) Dutch Atjeh medal G http://i4.tinypic.com/2rh9q3c.jpg Commander 2nd class in the Order of the Sword from Sweden Unknown breastbadge Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion from the Netherlands Officier the Order of Oranje Nassau with Swords from the Netherlands Dutch Cross for important war operations with clasp Dutch officiers long service Cross 5th class in the Order of the Lion and the Sun of Persia

What kind of foreign awards are Hoogenhuyze and Froger wearing? Froger: Legion d'Honneur ? Hoogenhuyze: Italian order ? Austrian Red Cross ?

Eric, in the newspaper archives these persons are often named together: Luitenant-Kolonel W. Froger, Majoor J.A.G. van Andel and Kapitein Baron van Ittersum Could this be the missing Kapitein ?

Not the Balkan war but something I just ran in to. Maybe nice to get your interesting topic back in the list. Het vaderland 6 februari 1941 Avondblad C http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs512&d=07071&f=ambulance.jpg

Great! Some info: