Author: ECOY, C.C. VAN DE & A.D. BOS (LIEUTENANT DUTCH ARMED FORCES), [COMPILERS],
Title: I-3 R.I. Kabbelende Golven. Scrapbook I Bat. Zeeland] - 3 Regiment Infantry. [Indonesia 1945-1950].
Description: S.I., C.C. van de Ecoy/A.D. Bos, [circa], 1951. Small 8°. Original private clothbacked marbled boards album. Title in ink on f.e.p., rubbing of Batallion crest on verso. 19 unnumbered lvs.First lve. with a portrait taken from a dutch newspaper, captioned in ink, of Major C.J.H. Luessen, one of Batallion commanders, 6 original monochrome photographs, various dimensions, captioned in ink on 6 lvs., including some coloured Batallion crests, 25 occasionally illustrated press clippings on 7 lvs. of which some loosely inserted and rather large, copy of a farewell cable by Bernhard, Prince of Orange and Nassau to troops embarking for Indonesia on 1 leave, circular by Army commander November 1946 alerting dutch troops of the end of the Poeasa on Java on 1 lve., 6 lvs. with technical annotations about military broadcasting. Dutch language Scrapbook compiled by two members of I. Bat. [Zeeland], 3rd. Regiment Infantry, dutch expeditionary forces in post-war Indonesia during the first phase of the dutch-indonesian armed dispute, by which newspaper information and photographs is supplied about formation, transport to Indonesia and service. Very interesting and rather unusual scripbook.

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