Five Brothers and a War
The Double Wedding
Only a few weeks after the conclusion of the major war crimes trials, with the executions of October 16, the double wedding of Leen, Piet, Rita and Henny took place in Den Haag.
The double wedding took place on November 29, 1946, precisely one year before the death of Leendert. From left, Leen, Rita, Piet and Henny. Standing behind Piet is Kees Sonneveld.
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With the lack of housing, Leen decided to move in with Rita and the Benders on the Riƫnzistraat while Piet and Henny took over the middle floor of the Margrietstraat 20 house. Then Leen and Rita were transferred to Indonesia for Leen to take a leadership role at the Bruynzeel operations in and around Sampit on the Indonesian sector of the island of Borneo. This occurred in the first half of 1948. Piet and Henny stayed until the late 1950s.
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