M.W.O. (Militaire Willems-Orde) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Highest Dutch military honour; 43 Knights M.W.O.
Description
Highest Dutch military honour; 43 Knights M.W.O. awarded to marechaussée men in 40 years. Lamster earned the knighthood 4th class in 1898 as 1st lieutenant.
Significance
The term M.W.O. (Militaire Willems-Orde) is recorded by Jongejan as part of the cultural, administrative, or institutional vocabulary of Aceh.
See Also
Source
Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. 413.