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Henri Baaij

Henri Baaij

Dutch footballer

Henri Baaij (or Baay; 19 September 1900 – 31 May 1943) was a Dutch footballer who played for HFC Haarlem. He was part of the Netherlands national team, playing two matches in 1921.[1]

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Baaij served as a soldaat in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army during the Second World War.[2] He died aged 42 as a prisoner on the Burma Railway on 31 May 1943 and is buried at Kanchanaburi War Cemetery.[2][3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Henri Baaij". eufootball.info. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Casualty Details: Henri Baaij". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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    "Henri Baaij". Oorlogsgravenstichting. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  4. [4]
    "De oorlogsslachtoffers in het voetbal van 31 mei". Voetbalmonument (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 August 2021.


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