My father was in the KNIL from the age of 20-28. He was born in Soerabaya in 1922. The KNIL was the Koninlijk Nederlands Indisch Leger - the Royal Dutch East Indies Army.
My father passed away recently, on February 21, 2014,in Victorville, California. It was his and my mother's 64th wedding anniversary.
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My father was very proud of this bridge and would often look at the photographs. He called this "de Meesterwerk van de 2de Genie" -
(the masterpiece of the second army unit)
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In prepation for building the bridge, land had to be cleared on both sides.
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The team that worked on building the Bailey Bridge
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