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Petrus Wijtse Winkel
Born
Petrus Wijtse Winkel

(1909-06-13)June 13, 1909
Leeuwarden, Friesland
NationalityDutch
Other namesTangan Dingin (Malay) "Goldhand"[1]
EducationIndologie
Alma materUtrecht University
OccupationCivil servant
Years active1928–1950
Known forSaving many shipwrecked Britons in 1942
SpouseDetty Winkel-Ronner (1918–2008)
ChildrenIngrid (b. 1956)
AwardsKing's Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom (1949)
Decoration of Honour for Order and Peace (1949)
Resistance Remembrance Cross (1985)

Petrus Wijtse Winkel (born 13 June 1909)[2][3] is a Dutch centenarian and former civil servant in the Netherlands East Indies. Father Jan Petrus Winkel was a detective with the municipal police in Leeuwarden, mother Ymkje Welbedagt was a homemaker. Petrus has a younger brother (b. 1911) and sister (1914–2004). He was called up for conscription in 1928[4] and went to Java and joined the colonial government. A few years later he returned to the Netherlands to study law at Utrecht University. Winkel went back to the Dutch Indies in 1937, this time accompanied by his younger brother Wijtse, an artist. During his career from 1930 to 1950, Winkel held several government positions including that of assistent-resident of Nias. He is credited with saving the lives of many Britons in 1941. A UK vessel commanded by one Captain Bird sank in battle with a Japanese navy ship and thus shipwrecked the crew. Winkel saved the crew and by giving them his boat, allowed them to escape to British India.[5] In 1942 Winkel was deported to a civilian internment camp in the jungle of Borneo. He barely surivived the lack of food in the disease-ridden camp. After the war he returned to his fatherland, got married and a daughter. His actions earned him the King's Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom, a British medal given to "foreign civilians who had furthered the British cause in the Second World War, especially in aiding the escape of Commonwealth personnel", in 1949. He also received two Dutch medals, the Decoration of Honour for Order and Peace (in 1949) and the Resistance Remembrance Cross (in 1985). Winkel currently lives in an elderly home in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. He recently celebrated his 100th birthday.[3][6]Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).[7][8][9][1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Winkel redde drenkelingen op 'vergeten' Batoe-eilanden". Friesch Dagblad (in Dutch). 26 April 1985. p. 25. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ "Burgerlijke stand". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). Archief Leeuwarder Courant. 21 June 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 2009-06-20. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ a b "Burgemeester Crone bezoekt 100-jarige meneer Winkel" (in Dutch). Municipality of Leeuwarden. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  4. ^ "Loting voor den dienstplicht". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). Archief Leeuwarder Courant. 1 August 1928. p. 3. Retrieved 2009-06-20. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  5. ^ van Heekeren, Cornelis (1983). Batavia seint: Berlijn. 's-Gravenhage: Nijgh & Van Ditmar. pp. 181–184. ISBN 978-9023655725. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  6. ^ van Eldert, Bart (11 April 1985). "Een Odyssee in Oud-Indië". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). Archief Leeuwarder Courant. p. 13. Retrieved 2009-06-20. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  7. ^ "Onthulling van Indisch monument in Den Haag door koningin Beatrix gaf extra accent aan dit gebeuren". Terdege (in Dutch). 14 September 1988. pp. 36–37. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  8. ^ Willink, Marieke (12 February 2001). "Oudste Leeuwarder is nog 'krasse knar'". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). Archief Leeuwarder Courant. p. 12. Retrieved 2009-06-20. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  9. ^ "Peters Wietzes Winkel was nog even in Indië". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). Archief Leeuwarder Courant. 30 August 2001. p. 18. Retrieved 2009-06-20. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
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