Alexander Nicolaas Cornelius Severus van Buren

1854–1941 (age 87)

Biography

Alexander Nicolaas Cornelius Severus van Buren spent a lifetime in disciplined service, rising through the ranks of the Dutch military as Europe changed around him. His steadiness and leadership, rooted in duty to his country, left a calm certainty for the comrades he guided and the citizens he defended.

He rests in The Hague General Cemetery, a quiet witness to the long life of a devoted military officer whose experience stretched from the late 19th century into an era of profound upheaval.

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