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  1. Prologue
  2. Father, what I remember from when I was young.
    1. Father with his cod liver oil.?
    2. Vader, he had a viool
    3. Vader, he loved fishing
    4. Vader and the Gravin
  3. The early years. Born at home in the Schoterbosstraat Rotterdam.
    1. Schoterboschstraat. Yes 31, more!
    2. Schoterboschstraat. Yes 32, even more!
    3. Schoterboschstraat. Yes 33, even more!
  4. We moved from the Schoterboschstraat to the Vriendenlaan.
  5. After the 14th of May 1940 bombardment
    of Rotterdam.
  6. Mother Day May 1940
  7. My schooling, memories don't always tell a true story!
  8. Schiekade 135 Rotterdam
    1. And this may be the second page!
  9. About Friends.
    1. Friends, aan de Noordsingel 'kleuterschool'
    2. Visits to the Eye Hospital.
  10. At the Heemraadsingel.
    1. The Dutch Swing College Band
  11. My time in Germany as a prisoner WW2.
  12. How I got there.
  13. The escape and then getting caught.
  14. Diary page about 'Krankenhaus Maria Hilf'
  15. 'My Unknown Soldier'.
  16. Patiënt im 'Krankenhaus Maria Hilf' Bensberg Germany.
  17. Changing jobs and more!!!
  18. Migrating
    1. The first morning in the camp.
    2. The traumatische tijd van Marta
    3. De eerste mijlpaal.
    4. De baan.
    5. De verandering
    6. Verhuizen
    7. Thuis!
    8. De volgende jaren.
  19. Building our HOME in Kellyville.
  20. The Old Red Rattler.
  21. Empty last Page 21! (for the moment)


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My imprisonment WW2 in Germany.

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