From: www.verzettimor1942.nl: We think Javanese Sgt. Van Ligton as mentioned by Des and sergeant Van Linken as mentioned by Arnold is the KNIL (Royal Dutch-Indies Army) conscript sergeant Edu(ard) van Ligten, born 13 January 1916 in Probolinggo, Java. His friend and also sergeant Paul de Vrijer wrote down his Timor Guerrilla-story in Stabelan, Periodiek van de Stichting Vriendenkring oud KNIL artilleristen 11e jaargang nr. 3 van 15 december 1984, nr. 4 van 15 februari 1985, nr. 5 van 15 april 1985 en nr. 6 van 15 juni 1985, blz 31 (Periodical of KNIL artillerymen). Peter, the son of Paul, stated that the evacuated European conscript soldier 100215 van Ligten is not Eduard van Ligten, but another van Ligten.
Paul spoke with Edu for he last time on the wharf in Dilly, about 2 days before the Japanese landed nearby Dilly.
Before the KNIL toke over Tilomar in April 1942 Paul recieved several greetings from Edu.
In the Dagboek Nederlandsche troepen te Timor (Diary Dutch troops in Timor) on 5 July 1942 it says: Incoming messages: L.A. 27 about van Ligten.
In October-November 1942 Paul was working under Captain Broadhurst, Lieutenant Frank Holland and Sergeant telegrapher Smith, East of Kalikai at the Lautem and Mata Bia plateau. The chefe de posto over there spoke French and told Paul that “ Edouard”, after he met him, traveled to the East and then went to the Island of Kisar. Edu later returned to Timor with an aggregate. When Edu left again he told the chefe de posto he would try go by sail proa/prahu to Java.
Eduard van Ligten is mentioned in the register of the Dutch War Grave Foundation (https://oorlogsgravenstichting.nl/personen/94622/eduard-van-ligten), but unfortunately his place of death remains unknown.