Family tree Van der Brugge » Arend Hendrik van der Pijl (1895-1945)

Personal data Arend Hendrik van der Pijl 

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Household of Arend Hendrik van der Pijl

He is married to Martina Frederica Kornelia van der Vlies.

They got married on November 23, 1919 at Schiedam, Nederland, he was 24 years old.Source 4


Notes about Arend Hendrik van der Pijl

Arend wordt geboren op 25 maart 1895 in Breda en woont in Medan op Sumatra. Op 8 december 1941, een dag na de aanval op Pearl Harbor, verklaart de Nederlandse regering vanuit Londen Japan de oorlog. De Japanners grijpen dit aan om Nederlands-Indië direct binnen te vallen. Vanwege zijn natuurlijke oliebronnen en geostrategische ligging is de verovering van de Nederlandse kolonie voor de Japanners een van de belangrijkste doelen om Oost-Azië te overheersen. Tegen deze achtergrond meldt Arend zich voor militaire dienst bij het KNIL en wordt als reserve 1e luitenant ingezet bij de verdediging van de kolonie.

Na een veldtocht van drie maanden hebben de Japanners de belangrijkste strategische punten in de archipel ingenomen. Op 8 maart 1942 capituleert het KNIL op Java; Arend wordt op 17 maart krijgsgevangen genomen en samen met duizenden andere Nederlandse militairen afgevoerd naar de kampen. Het is niet bekend of Arend als dwangarbeider is ingezet aan de Birma-spoorlijn, of dat hij doorgezonden is naar de kampen op Japan, om daar in de mijnen te werken.

Arend maakt de Japanse capitulatie op 15 augustus 1945 nog mee, maar tegen die tijd is hij als gevolg van jarenlange mishandeling, ziekte, uitputting en ondervoeding in krijgsgevangenschap ernstig verzwakt geraakt. Na zijn bevrijding wordt hij gerepatrieerd en staat op het punt terug te keren naar Nederlands-Indië, waar twee dagen na de Japanse capitulatie de Indonesische onafhankelijkheidsstrijd is losgebarsten. Daar zou hij opnieuw ingezet worden voor militaire dienst, maar uiteindelijk komt het voor Arend niet zo ver. Op 21 september 1945 overlijdt hij in Singapore aan de gevolgen van jarenlange ontberingen in de kampen. Hij is 50 jaar geworden en vindt zijn laatste rustplaats op het Nederlands ereveld Leuwigajah in Cimahi.


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Arend Hendrik van der Pijl

Arend Hendrik van der Pijl
1895-1945

1919

Martina Frederica Kornelia van der Vlies
1892-1945


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Sources

  1. Brabantse gesneuvelden https://brabantsegesneuvelden.nl/persoon/arend-van-der-pijl-breda-1895
  2. Breda BG1895 akte 196
  3. Oorlogsgravenstichting
  4. Nationaal archief Den Haag huw Schiedam docnr 293

Historical events

Birthday March 25, 1895

  • The temperature on March 25, 1895 was about 5.7 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1895: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • April 3 » The trial in the libel case brought by Oscar Wilde begins, eventually resulting in his imprisonment on charges of homosexuality.
    • April 6 » Oscar Wilde is arrested in the Cadogan Hotel, London, after losing a libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry.
    • April 17 » The Treaty of Shimonoseki between China and Japan is signed. This marks the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, and the defeated Qing Empire is forced to renounce its claims on Korea and to concede the southern portion of the Fengtien province, Taiwan and the Pescadores Islands to Japan.
    • May 7 » In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector—a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day.
    • June 28 » The United States Court of Private Land Claims rules James Reavis’s claim to Barony of Arizona is "wholly fictitious and fraudulent."
    • November 27 » At the Swedish–Norwegian Club in Paris, Alfred Nobel signs his last will and testament, setting aside his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after he dies.

Day of marriage November 23, 1919

  • The temperature on November 23, 1919 was between 6.5 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1919: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
    • January 7 » Montenegrin guerrilla fighters rebel against the planned annexation of Montenegro by Serbia, but fail.
    • February 14 » The Polish–Soviet War begins.
    • May 19 » Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lands at Samsun on the Anatolian Black Sea coast, initiating what is later termed the Turkish War of Independence.
    • June 2 » Anarchists simultaneously set off bombs in eight separate U.S. cities.
    • October 7 » KLM, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, is founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name.
    • December 3 » After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, including two collapses causing 89 deaths, the Quebec Bridge opens to traffic.

Day of death September 21, 1945

  • The temperature on September 21, 1945 was between 13.0 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 10.9 mm of rain during 4.8 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
    • January 5 » The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland.
    • February 14 » World War II: Navigational error leads to the mistaken bombing of Prague, Czechoslovakia by an American squadron of B-17s assisting in the Soviet's Vistula–Oder Offensive.
    • April 1 » World War II: The Tenth United States Army attacks the Thirty-Second Japanese Army on Okinawa.
    • April 29 » World War II: The Surrender of Caserta is signed by the commander of German forces in Italy.
    • August 16 » The National Representatives' Congress, the precursor of the current National Assembly of Vietnam, convenes in Sơn Dương.
    • October 30 » Jackie Robinson of the Kansas City Monarchs signs a contract for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking the baseball color line.


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