NIEUWKERK, Willem J
Born 23 February 1920
Origin Gravenzande, Netherlands
First settled in Manning WA
Original Occupation Army
Occupation in Australia Contractor
JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT
Departure Port Amsterdam
Arrival Year 1951
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In Dutch Army at 18, in WW2 at 20 in Indonesia, POW in Changi and Burma Railway. Arrived with £10. Concrete tanks and chicken farming are now synonymous with the Nieuwkerk name.
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