Herman Michel was born on 28 August 1887 in the Valkenburgerstraat 180 in Amsterdam as the 3rd child of Friedrich Michel and Lena Reiwit. He had become a tailor by trade. On 17 December 1906, Herman Michel was called up to be examined for the National Militia, and he was “enlisted” on that date.
On 14 March 1907, he was summoned to be conscripted and assigned to the 10th Infantry Regiment, but – a…