Dutch orders, medals, decorations and medalsets

[Hermann]

This set belonged to Lieutenant-Colonel Gerben Sonderman, a friend of Prince Bernhard.  He was a pre WW2 flyer, very active in the resistance in WW2 and a test pilot with Fokker after WW2. He died in the US in Hagerstown,  Maryland on October 20, 1955 during a demonstration flight with a Fokker S.14 plane. 

 

After WW2 he was an Adjudant of Queen Juliana and accompanied the Royal couple during some state visits, hence the array of foreign decorations.

 

His medals now reside in the National Military Museum of the Netherlands in Soesterberg.

 

Herman

[Hermann]

A really nice set, still unidentified, but with an Inauguration medal of Queen Wilhelmina  (1898), a Royal Commemorative medal of her marriage to Prince Henry in 1901 and a German Kriegsdenkmunze of the war between Germany and France of 1870. The other two are a Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion and an Officers service cross.

 

A really rare set. I love it.

 

Regards 

Herman 

 

 

[Hermann]

A Dutch modern group with a Defence Department Merit medal.

[Hermann]

Another recent group with a House Order of Orange.

 

[Preppy Picker]

Thank you for posting such interesting Dutch medals. Fascinating medal bars.

[easterneagle87]

TOTALLY Great medal groupings / bars in posts #53 & #54!! What I really love are the US medals that were awarded and included! Nice to see we appreciate, take the time and recognize the service of other nations personnel to our armed forces. 

[Page-Hendryx]

I saved this image a couple years ago, but can't recall where I found it...

 

 

[Hermann]

Thanks Page-Hendryx,  your set was worn by a Dutch Marine Corps NCO who saw service in the First Gulf War and with the UN in Cambodia in 1993-94.

He participated 8 times in the Nijmegen four days marching event. Has the Bronze Faithfull service medal (12 years service for military below the rank of 2nd Lieutenant) and the Marine Operation medal.

 

A very nice group dated around 1995 to 2000.

 

Regards

Herman 

easterneagle87, you will love this one.

 

 

[Hermann]

How about this one?

 

 

[Hermann]

The set of a Dutch senior NCO from 2022.

 

 

[easterneagle87]

On 7/13/2022 at 12:15 PM, Hermann said:

Thanks Page-Hendryx,  your set was worn by a Dutch Marine Corps NCO who saw service in the First Gulf War and with the UN in Cambodia in 1993-94.

He participated 8 times in the Nijmegen four days marching event. Has the Bronze Faithfull service medal (12 years service for military below the rank of 2nd Lieutenant) and the Marine Operation medal.

 

A very nice group dated around 1995 to 2000.

 

Regards

Herman 

easterneagle87, you will love this one.

 

 

 

So cool!

[Hermann]

The Dutch are serving with UNTSO  from 1956 till today. All decades can be found with a lot of campaigns in the sets: WW2, Dutch East Indies, Korea, New Guinea, Lebanon, Bosnia, the Sinai and Afghanistan.

 

Regards 

Herman 

[Hermann]

A new one. Major-General Cornelis van der Kun.

 

 

[Hermann]

Major-General van den Berg, Royal Dutch Indies Army.

 

 

[Hermann]

Another group which shows Netherlands Indies service. This set is from an engineer of the Royal Dutch Navy, as can be seen by the ribbon of the officers cross. 
 

If you see it, post it in this topic.

 

Regards

Herman

 

The set below is unidentified, but a very nice example from around 1925 - 1930.

 

Regards

Herman

[Hermann]

A NCO who served for at least 36 years including WW1 and in WW2.

[Hermann]

A Dutch KNIL officer who fought at Lombok in 1894. The center Medal is the Lombok Cross, Made of bronze of captured enemy canons.

 

[Hermann]

A modern group to an Army NCO who served in Bosnia in 1995 and later in Afghanistan.