Information About Antoine Christiaan (Kobus) Grivel

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Lived in:

• Padang, Sumatra
• Fort de Kock, Sumatra
• Bangkinang, Sumatra
• Magelang, Java
• Djambi, Sumatra
• Palembang, Sumatra
• Surabaya, Java
• Makassar, Celebes

After an illness, Antoine retired in 1924 and the family came to Netherlands.

Marriage Antoine Grivel and Miep Nijkamp, ​​1908. Photo from Caroline O’Breen.

Antoine was born in the Dutch East Indies. It is not clear when he went to The Netherlands, but he went to study in Leiden, just like all four of his brothers. He married the daughter of his landlady: Maria Agatha Nijkamp. After his studies, Antoine went with Maria to the Dutch East Indies. (Source: work by Mette.)

From the service card of Antoine Grivel of the KNIL:

• February 25, 1908: appointed Officer of Health, 2nd Class at the personnel of the Medical Service of the Army of the Dutch East Indies Royal Decree No. 35 of February 25, 1908 and “a la suite” by the Colonial Reserve.
• Departed for the East Indies with the steamship “Sindoro” on April 25, 1908, Embarked in Rotterdam. Arrived in the Indies on 28 May 1908.

• Posted to the Regional and Local Medical Service from Sumatra’s West Coast Hospital at Padang. Order of the Chef on the Medical Service, 1908.
• Transferred to the hospital at Fort de Kock, March 26, 1910.
• Transferred to Bangkinang Hospital, April 27, 1914.
• Transferred at the Regional and Local Medical Service in the 2nd Military Department on Java, hospital in Magelang, April 25 1914.
• Appointed Health Officer 1st Class by Government decision, February 28, 1916.
• Transferred at the hospital in Djambi, January 27, 1917.
• Transferred to Palembang, August 5, 1918.
• Campaigns made, wounds received, excellent deeds, special transactions and rewards received:
  • 1908 military operations in Central Sumatra. 1909 ditto. 1910 ditto.
  • The 21 and November 1923 the distinguishing mark for long-term residents Dutch service awarded as officer.
• Because of long service, he went to Europe for a year with provision that regarding the eventual retention of the right to promotion during his absence from the Dutch East Indies on leave or on behalf of services in the interest of the Colonies, a further decision will be made and that this decision will enter into force ten days before departure of the ship from Tandjong Priok, government decree dated October 27, 1920. Departed there by s.s. “Patria” November 27, 1920. The six-month leave granted extended, decision dated August 23, 1921.
• Appointed as Supervising Officer of Health 2nd Class, government decree December 30, 1921.
• From leave returned per s.s. “Goentoer” the 26th of May 1922.
• Posted at the Regional and Local Medical Service in the 3rd Military Department on Java in Surabaya; decision of the Army Commander VI, April 24, 1922.
• With withdrawal of his placement in Surabaya placed at den Regional and Local Medical Service on Celebes and Manado at Makassar; Order of the Army Commander VI, May 21, 1922.
• With effect from June 2, 1924 on request due to completed military service honorably and while retaining the right to a pension from Her Majesty’s military service dismissed. Government Decree dated January 22, 1924.
• Granted a pension of fl. 5040 year, decision of den Army Commander VI dated June 7, 1924.
• Departed for Europe by s.s. “Goentoer” September 3, 1924 of Batavia.

Elly, Miep, Janneke, and Antoine.

See also Officer of Health (Wikipedia) (in Dutch) for more information about what the position of Health Officer entailed.