Amazing!!!!! Inget film the bridge of River Kuai bikinan U.S. Ceritera dr. Wassel menolong penderita korban perang Jepang di Jawa Tengah. Beliau melarikan dan mengungsikan penderita lewat Cilacap.
Sudah beberapa tahun seorang dr. Belanda namanya dr. Pieter van der Meulen berusaha menelusuri dan mencari jazad ayahnya adalah seorang dokter juga bekas kepala rumah sakit Panti Rapih Jogja. Waktu jaman Jepang kena internir dan dimasukkan kamp di perbatasan Birma dan Thailand dilemba River of Kwai. Dr Pieter merupakan kawan baik dengan Kepala Rumah Sakit Panti Rapih yang sedang menjabat dr. Arif Haliman adalah adiknya mBah(Hubby). Berkat kemajuan technology tanpa di-sangka2 dr.Arif dapat surat dari Mrs. Marijke yang berdomisili di Nederland dan lahir di Panti Rapih ditahun 1938 dibidani oleh dr. W. van der Meulen. Mrs. Maryke dapat berita yang mengharukan ini lewat surat temanya dr. Jane Schaefer yang telah mengujungi dan menyaksikan kuburan dr. W. van der Meulen dibantu oleh dokter lokal Thailand, ditemukan data2 beliau dan meninggalnya kena cholera.
Amazing dari surat menyurat tanpa diduga bisa menemukan kuburan orang yang telah meninggal di camp Jepang di River Kuai pada perbatasan Birma dan Thailand. Tentunya berita yang mengharukan ini diteruskan pada anaknya adalah seorang dokter di Seattle USA.
Surat pada Dr. Arif Haliman dari Mrs. Marijke Phlippeau-van Buchem
Dear Dr. Arif Haliman, On September 23 2005 I visited your hospital because I was born there in 1938. You received my husband and me so very cordially. You showed us your hospital and pointed out the old, but restored parts and the, at that time almost finished few addition. On top of it all you showed me the register of my birth year in which it said that Dr. van der Meulen delivered me on 10-9-38. His son was and still is your friend, you told me.
This is the reason I am forwarding you this e-mail. Dear friends of mine offered to look for his grave or marker while in Thailand. And they were very lucky to find the marker, as you will read in their letter.
I would also like to forward this letter to Dr. van der Meulen's son in the US. Would you be able to send it to me?
I wish you well, Dr.Haliman,
=nbsp; =nbsp; Respectfully, Marijke Phlippeau-van =uchem
Begin forwarded message:
Email dari dr. Jane Schaefer kepada Mrs. Marijke:
From: =/b>Jane Schaefer <janeschaefer@hotmail.com><=font>
Date: January 29, 2008 10:02:15 AM =ST
To: <van.buchem@comcast.net>, =lt;research@tbrconline.com>, =lt;j.mj.williams@verizon.net>=, <paulschaefer60@hotmail.com&=t;, <janerschaefer@comcast.net>=
Cc: Judith Klevans <jklevans21@comcast.net>, Garry Klevans <lklevans22@comcast.net>, David Weddington <pastordavidnaucc@aol.com><=font>
Subject: Marijke - we found Dr Willem van der Meulen's gravestone
Dear Marijke & Evert,
We are having a wonderful visit to Thailand with dear friends. Dr. Wiwat Suasa-ard & family,Director, Kasetsart Univ's National Biocontrol Lab outside Bangkok, took us to set out some =raps for Paul to catch more moths which proved fruitful, and then to see sights in the area up towards the River Kwai & Myanmar border.
We just had an incredible visit today in Thailand to the Hellfire Pass Memorial Museum & to the Thailand-Burma Railway Centre in Kanchanaburi & to the cemetary near the River Kwai, where 200,000 died during the WWII. 90,000 died from this region of Thailand, Burma, Malaysia et al and 110,000 from western countries like UK,AU Holland, and USA. We have come to learn that all the US losses have since been repatriated to national cemeteries in the US.
Marijke, thanks for having us check on the Doctor who delivered you into this world in Indonesia. At first, the staff searched the computerized data for "Dr. van der Meulen" and we found there were 8 different van der Meulens who were (1) both in the military and (2) who actually died in the Thai-Burma Railway. Also, there was no suggestion of a medical doctor status. We thought there was no match without having a first name or date of birth. Then Paul was directed to see the research director at the Centre, Derek Lawson, and we settled on the oldest and apparently highest ranking officer. We were lucky in that this individual was in the very cemetary right across the street from the little museum in Kanchanburi.
We went to the actual gravesite and eureeka, there was "DR W. van der MEULEN'". The rest of the gravemarker states "Off. U. Gez. 2 = KL. M.G. D. (last row) 24.4.1899 =.7.1943". From the computer records his given name was =Willem". We have taken some pictures of the gravesite just for you.
Additionally, the computer records, state that his Rank was Officier van Gezondheid, de Klaase; his Unit was Militaire Geneeskundige Dienst, K.N.I.L.; Work area (as POW) Railway; again Date of Death =/7/1943; Place of Death was Kinsaiyok Main Camp; First buried at Kinsaiyok Dutch Cemetery, Grave No. V; Cause of Death was Cholera; Age: 44 years; Next of Kin was waren; Cemetery(Now): Kanchanaburi; Grave No. =.D.12 and it is here we have pictured.
It was amazing to be there camp; to see how many who were honored there!!!! Nearby, we stopped at the now famious Bridge over the River Kwai but which was not in fact part of history but 90 created by Hollywood. In the film, the many horrors were not depicted that had happened in real life. We will remember being where & honoring them for the hardships they went through.
With much love, Jane & Paul
Jane Schaefer, 4 Dare Drive, Elkton, MD =1921
410-398-4590 &nisp;JaneSchaefer@hotmail.com
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