Walburg Marius de Vries, RNN
| Born | 13 Feb 1901 | Den Haag, Netherlands | |
| Died | 25 Mar 1942 | (41) | Tandjoeng Karang (Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies) (As Japanese POW) |
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Warship Commands listed for Walburg Marius de Vries, RNN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HNMS Evertsen (EV) | luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) | Destroyer | 1 Dec 1941 | 1 Mar 1942 |
Career information
Died while a prisoner of warEvents related to this officer
Destroyer HNMS Evertsen (EV)
14 Feb 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HrMs Evertsen (Lt.Cdr. W.M. de Vries, RNN) scuttled the stranded Dutch merchant vessel Tidore (872 GRT, built 1930) with gunfire.
On 5 February, this merchant vessel, while en-route from Soerabaja to Koepang (Timor), had been attacked by nine Japanese bombers. While evading the attacks the ship grounded on Sumbawa Island and could not get off or be salved.
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