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Menu Home Upfront Now Up Books Towns Structures People Firms Lexicon VAN DER LOO, Simon Antonie Born: 1917 02 13 Died: ?? Contractor Born in Oegstgeest, the Netherlands. Trained in the building industry. Arrived in South Africa in 1935. In 1937 he settled in Bloemfontein, thereafter moving to Pretoria. In 1942 he joined the Princess Irene Brigade. He returned to Pretoria setting up a contracting business, as well as serving as director of companies. He retired from his business practices in at the age of 70. References Ploeger, Jan. 1994. Nederlanders in Transvaal 1850-1950. Pretoria: Van Schaik. pp 128