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My grandfather was born on 19 April 1912 in Wlingi, Dutch East Indies. [1]
He is the son of Petrus Johannes Dagevos and Susanna Florentina (Coert) Dagevos. [2]
He had 3 siblings and 5 half siblings.
His first marriage was with my grandmother Corrie Erna (Spruit) Djaruman.
Together they had a daughter and three sons. 1. Melanie (Dagevos) Baeten. 2. My father, Richard Dagevos. 3. Ed Dagevos. 4. Lewis Frans.
In 1939 he was mentioned in a newspaper article where he organised an evening for I.E.V. (Indo Europees Verbond) [3]with the well-known band "Mixed Melodians". Note: I wonder if this was my grandfather, it also could have been his brother. [4]
They moved to Surabaya in 1941, Njamploengan g. 1/12. "G" is short for "gang" or "steeg" (corridor or alley). See announcement in “De Indische Courant”. [5]
Note: Njamploengan → Jl. Nyamplungan (genoemd naar de boomsoort ‘nyamplung‘ — de straat stond ook bekend als Pegiriandijk West, als westelijke oever van het riviertje Kali Pegirian) Njamploengan I t/m XI → Jl. Nyamplungan I t/m XI (genummerde zijstraatjes van Njamploengan, met de nummering van zuid naar noord — de straatjes bestaan alle elf nog, en er is nu ook een twaalfde steegje). [6]
My grandfather served with the Royal Dutch Marine in Soerabaja and was captured on 9 March 1942 by the Japanese during World War II at the age of 29 years old, see image Japanese internment card. He was a prisoner of war in Camp 17 8 15. [7]
In 1943 he was transferred from Java camp 1944 to Thai camp 22058. See image.
He was forced to work to construct the Burma railway line to connect Bangkok and Moulmein. Among the Allied POWs (prisoners of war) were some 30,000 British, 13,000 Australians, 18,000 Dutch, and 700 Americans. The railway was built along the river Kwai. Many men died here. Of diseases, malnutrition and cruel forms of punishment and torture inflicted by the Japanese. [8]
A television interview with Felix Bakker on 4 May 2013, survivor of the war and also forced to work at the Burma railway line can be found here. [9]
His internment card showed the address of his wife, C. Dagevos-Spruit on Plosokerepstreet 21 in Blitar. The I.E.V. was situated on Plosokerepstreet 21, see announcement of their monthly meeting of their club in the newspaper. [10]. My father told me that this building was rented out by his father to the I.E.V.
During the war, my grandmother was informed that her husband had passed away. My grandmother remarried and when my grandfather returned from the war, he was told that his wife remarried. They divorced.
After Edo came back from World War II, on 30 August 1945 he was transferred to the Allied Forces in Bangkok, he was recruited (I assume in 1946) to fight for the cause in Dutch East Indies where Indonesia announced the republic on 17 August 1945. On 27 December 1949 The Netherlands announced the transfer of sovereignty over the colony of the Dutch East Indies (excluding Western New Guinea) by the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Indonesia in December 1949.
His second marriage was with Madeline (Lapré) Dagevos. She is the grandmother I know my whole life. They married in 1947. On 21 October 1947 they thanked family and friends for their assistance and interest in their marriage. See image Thank you announcement marriage E. Dagevos - Lapré. [11]
In 1950 Edo advertised furniture in the newspaper under Th.C. Dagevos from their home at Embong Kenongo, 49. Pieces were amongst other: cane seats, a piano with stool, radio with 12 lp's, girl's child bicycle.
When my grandfather, his second wife and his three sons from his first marriage returned to The Netherlands in 1954, life wasn’t easy but they never complained. Upon arrival from Dutch East Indies in the harbour of Amsterdam in 1954 [17], they were forced to stay in barracks in Doorwerth.
After that they moved to the Huissensestraat and later to Presikhaaf. [12]
Together with his second wife they got one son, Roel Dagevos.
Warehouse keeper. [13] Military. Bookkeeper. Treasurer I.E.V.J.B. in Blitar, Dutch East Indies. [14]
Head Administration MOB camp in Harskamp, Gelderland. I remember that his children and grandchildren celebrated his farewell here.
My grandfather’s name is mentioned in the National Archives. This archive relates to the remuneration of naval personnel (World War II). The documents thus concern, among other things, the settlement of monies paid after the invasion, payment to spouses of soldiers who are prisoners of war in Japan, benefits from the Zeemanspot and correspondence with authorities (National Support Fund, Central Bureau for Care of War Victims). [15]
My grandfather’s name is also registered in files regarding his nationality. [16]
In 1977 Eduard Theodorus Cornelis was knighted [18] in the silver order of Orange-Nassau. [17]
My grandfather passed away on 13 September 1984 in Arnhem.
He is buried at Moscowa cemetery in Arnhem. His mother-in-law (from his second marriage) Susanna Eliza (Hunter) Lapré (1899-1970) is also buried here. See image tombstone.
On the website nationaalarchief.nl I asked if I could get information about my grandfather. I received information that it is only public and open when visiting the study hall in The Hague. Dagevos-21 13:58, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
On 10 June 2021 I left a message on the website duizenddagenindie.wordpress.com about an article on the Gadjah Merah. [19]
Both Huibert Dagevos (1933-2004) and Ton Krajenbrink informed that Edo has worked in the copper mines in Japan. Ton Krajenbrink informed that’s how he met Edo. However, my father Richard Dagevos strongly denied this. From another son, Roel Dagevos, I was given the Japanese internment card in which only the camps in Java and Thailand are mentioned. Both Bram Dagevos and Carolina Dagevos Millin are still investigating this information. By now I know this information is incorrect. My grandfather has never been in Japan.
No more information on delpher.nl Dagevos-21 09:33, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
I phoned Mr Teppema in April and May 2019 and he informed me that he visited many many Dagevos families to let them tell their family story. That is how the extensive family tree was made by him.
Mr Teppema is also family of Dagevos by Helena Maria Dagevos, great great grandmother of him.
Memory written by Carolina Dagevos Millin
We often went to my grandparents Summer house in Voorthuizen where my Dad and my Granddad made satay.
I can still see myself swinging in the car tyre which was hanging in the tree in the garden of the Summer house.
My grandfather was a gentle man who loved flowers and plants.
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Categories: World War II POW Japanese Camp, Dutch East Indies
I found an article in "Soerabaijasch handelsblad" of 4 March 1938 in which E. Dagevos is mentioned as new treasurer of IEV. I expect E. Dagevos is my grandfather.
The link to the article [1]