“Field post card – Dordrecht, high water Wolwevershaven – date unknown
“To
Conscript Sergeant
G. van Houwelingen
14th Depot Battalion, 2nd Company
Cortheiligers Barracks
Bergen op Zoom
Holland.
from.
…………
Lady. Clara Elizabeth”
(Gerrit van Houwelingen was born on 15 July 1912 in Dordrecht. His parents were Anthonie van Houwelingen and Adriana Teuntje van Asperen. On 20 June 1932, Gerrit, as an ordinary conscript of the 1932 draft from Dordrecht, was assigned to the 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd training company. He was selected for non‑commissioned officer training. On 6 September 1933 he became a sergeant. On 25 May 1940 he was granted extended leave.)
