Ribbon Bronze Cross / Royal Victorian Order

[Herr General]

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.

Edited February 21, 2007 by Herr General

[Herr General]

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!

Edited February 21, 2007 by Herr General

[ErikMuller]

Unknown/LM = Dutch/Army Medal

Unknown/HLO.2 = Dutch/Badge of the National Union for Harmonic Physical Education 2nd grade

Unknown/KBVW = Dutch/Cross of Merit of the Union of Brothers-in-Arms

Unknown/PKZ.2 = Poland/Polish Cross of Merit in silver

[Herr General]

Unknown/LM = Dutch/Army Medal

Unknown/HLO.2 = Dutch/Badge of the National Union for Harmonic Physical Education 2nd grade

Unknown/KBVW = Dutch/Cross of Merit of the Union of Brothers-in-Arms

Unknown/PKZ.2 = Poland/Polish Cross of Merit in silver

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

[ErikMuller]

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

Yes he did, he held the Cross of Merit 1st class. He also had a list of semi-official and unofficial medals I don't mention on my site. I will post you the article Henny Meijer wrote on him in the weekend. This article gives a full list of all 60 honours he received

[Herr General]

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!

[Jacky]

If my memory serves me correct,

I have seen this paper too, and yes, I must have it elsewere!!

Got them from Henny Meijer.

But the other man, the colonel on the left?? Who's he?

And what's his medal bar??

Kind regards

Jacky