Herman
Dirk
Tielman
Born about in Kupang, Timur, Hindia Belanda
Ancestors 
Son of Willem Adriaan Tielman
and Louise (Wakkarij) Tielman
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Flora Lorine Hess
— married
28 Feb 1935 in Soerabaja, Hindia Belanda
Father of
Reggy Tielman, Ponthon Tielman, Andy Tielman, Herman Lawrence Tielman and Janette Loraine Tielman
Died
at about age 74
in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Biographie
Het verhaal van The Tielman Brothers begon in Soerabaya, waar vier broertjes Tielman in 1946 gingen musiceren. Hun vader Herman Tielman (KNIL militair) was de grote inspirator en mentor van The Timor Rhythm Brothers, bestaande uit Reggy (gitaar, banjo), Andy (gitaar), Ponthon (contrabas) en Loulou Tielman (drums). (2)
Biography
The story of THE TIELMAN BROTHERS begin in Surabaya, where the 4 little brothers Tielman and little sister Jane started performing together in 1945 folk songs and traditional dances.
Birth
Herman Dirk Tielman was born in 1904.He was the son of Willem Adriaan Tielman and Louisa Wakkarij [1]
Military Service
Father Herman a captain and later quartermaster in the KNIL (Royal Dutch Indonesian Army) and he had stayed in a Japanese concentration camp. He owned a house in Surabaya and started to play music together with his friends. Herman Tielman was a gifted all round musician and he was the one that supplied Reggy, Ponthon, Andy, Loulou and Jane with their rich musical luggage. (1)
Ancestry
In the mid 1700s, a native woman from Kupang married a Tielman.
An interesting note in the book: Lords of the Land, Lords of the Sea: Conflict and Adaptation in Early Colonial Timor 1600-1800 By Hans Hägerdal Pp267-68 notes a possible connection to the "Tielman family of the late colonial period, members of which held high positions in the Kupang administration."
The lady was baptised as Helena of Batavia. (see image)
Sources
- ↑ other:Interneringskaarten 0, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland. Akte Min. van Binnenl. Zaken: Stamboekgegevens KNIL-militairen met Japanse Interneringskaarten 1942-1996 Nationaal Archief accessed via OpenArch Permalink
(1)https://www.last.fm/music/The+Tielman+Brothers/+wiki
(2) https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tielman_Brothers
(3) https://www.geni.com/people/Herman-Tielman/6000000011088257636
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Categories: Kupang, Indonesia | Surabaya | Dutch East Indies | Nederlands Indië | Nederlands Oost Indië | Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger | Prisoners of War, Netherlands, World War II
Herman Dirk Tielman and Flora Laurine Hess were married 28 February 1935 in Soerabaja, according to roosjeroos. Search Hess and 1935.
Herman Dirk died on 14 May 1979