Armoured jeep and wagon in action south-east of Solo [Three soldiers, two of whom are officers sitting in the body of a heavily armed armoured jeep. On display is radio equipment Annotation: The officer without helmet with mustache is jonkheer (then still reserve rider) Marinus de Jonge (later professional colonel KL). He was the commander of the 4th Squadron Armoured Cars KL (Hussars van Boreel). The helmet officer is Captain KNIL (Dick) de Wit. Captain De Wit was commander of the 6th Eskadron Vechtwagens (KL) during this period. Captain De Wit was employed during the war on the Burma


Armoured jeep and wagon in action south-east of Solo [Three soldiers, two of whom are officers sitting in the body of a heavily armed armoured jeep. On display is radio equipment Annotation: The officer without helmet with mustache is jonkheer (then still reserve rider) Marinus de Jonge (later professional colonel KL). He was the commander of the 4th Squadron Armoured Cars KL (Hussars van Boreel). The helmet officer is Captain KNIL (Dick) de Wit. Captain De Wit was commander of the 6th Eskadron Vechtwagens (KL) during this period. Captain De Wit was employed during the war on the Burma Railway and was awarded with the Resistance East Asia after his performance in Japanese captivity. Date: March 28, 1949 Location: Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Solo


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