Willem Bosch

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Dr. Willem Bosch born in Amsterdam on April 26, 1798, died in Arnhem on May 19, 1874.

Bosch made extraordinary contributions to the development of medicine in the Dutch East Indies. On his proposal, the Dokter-djawa-School was established in 1851, with P. Bleeker as the first director. This school would later develop into STOVIA (School for the Training of Native Physicians) and eventually become the Medical School in Batavia in 1928.

Among Bosch’s notable works are the still valuable "On the Indian Thrush (Aphthae orientales)" (Amsterdam, 1837) and "De dysenteria tropica, along with a brief investigation into the question : Does man have the physical capacity to leave his native land and live in any climate? Refuted by mortality statistics in the East Indies" (The Hague, 1844).

Bosch participated in the following military operations: the Palembang expedition in 1821, the Java War of 1827-29, and the West Sumatra War from 1831 to June 1835. He was awarded the octagonal bronze medal for the Java War of 1825-30.

Career

As a surgeon serving on the private ship ‘Willemina,’ he was appointed as a 3rd class surgeon in the Dutch East Indies army on November 17, 1818, and promoted to 2nd class surgeon on August 24, 1821. After returning from a two-year leave in Europe, he was promoted to major surgeon on May 31, 1833, and on February 15, 1838, became a 2nd class director officer of health. On January 8, 1840, he departed on sick leave to Europe and was pensioned on October 1, 1841. He was promoted on December 29, 1842, to the titular rank of 1st class director officer of health. On December 22, 1844, he was reinstated in active service and on May 12, 1845, was appointed chief of the Medical Service in the Dutch East Indies, a position he assumed on September 17 of that year. He remained in this role continuously until he repatriated on January 27, 1854, due to health reasons and was pensioned for the second time on June 15, 1856.

Appointments to various positions and ranks, transfer to other corps, with which ship and from where departed and arrived, periods of inactivity, pensions or discharge, and death :

  1. 17 Nov 1818: 3rd class surgeon, decision G.G. No. 6
  2. 24 Aug 1821: 2nd class surgeon, decision G.G. No. 4
  3. 20 Feb 1824: Departed on leave for two years to the Netherlands with the ship Aurora
  4. 3 May 1826: Returned from leave with the ship Rotterdams Welvaren
  5. 31 May 1833: Major surgeon by decision No. 2
  6. 15 Feb 1838: Supervising Officer of Health, 2nd class, in the 2nd Large Military Division, decision G.G. No. 1
  7. 20 Nov 1839: Granted a health leave allowance of 3000 guilders per year by decision of the Governor-General No. 1
  8. 8 Jan 1840: Departed for the Netherlands with the ship Canton
  9. 1 Oct 1841: Pensioned by Royal Decree dated 28 Sep 1841 No. 62, with a pension of 1400 guilders per year, plus an increase of 1200 guilders to take effect on
  10. 29 Dec 1842: As a token of approval for his services, granted the titular rank of 1st class supervising officer of health, with permission to wear the uniform of the military medical service in the East Indies; Royal Decree No. 79 dated
  11. 22 Dec 1844: Appointed 1st class supervising officer of health in the military medical service in the East Indies, with the stipulation that his seniority will be counted from 29 December 1842, the date of his titular appointment; Royal Decree No. 71, dated
  12. 12 May 1845: Appointed chief of the medical service by decision of the Governor-General No. 3, dated
  13. 17 Sept 1845: Arrived from the Netherlands with the ship Hendrika
  14. 5 Dec 1853: Granted two years' leave to the Netherlands for health recovery; decision of the Governor-General No. 1, dated
  15. 18 Jan 1854: Departed in that direction with the ship Coortgene
  16. 15 Jun 1856: Honorably discharged from His Majesty's military service at his request, and awarded a pension of 2000 guilders per year; Royal Decree No. 65

Campaigns undertaken, wounds received, outstanding deeds, special actions, and rewards received :

  1. Awarded the octagonal bronze medal for the Java War of 1825-1830.
  2. Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion by Royal Decree dated 26 August 1833, No. 30.
  3. Palembang Expedition of 1821.
  4. War on Java in 1827, 1828, and 1829.
  5. War on Sumatra's West Coast from 1831 to June 1835.

References

  1. P.J. Blok, P.C. Molhuysen (1937) "Nieuw Nederlandsch biografisch woordenboek. Deel 10"
  2. Nationaal Archief "Excerpt from the Service Record of Bosch, Willem"
  3. Stamboek Offic. Ned. Ind. Leger (Department of War, Bandung)
  4. G.F. van Dommelen, History of the Military Medical Service in the Netherlands including that of the Navy and Overseas Possessions (Nijmegen, 1837)
  5. von Römer, Historical Sketches (Batavia, 1921).
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