The eldest of the nine children of Salomon Duitz and Elisabeth Duizend was Louis, who was born on 1 January 1902 in The Hague. His father was head of a school there and during their stay in The Hague, Louis had another sister Alida in 1903 and another one, Louise, in 1904. Early August 1905, his parents returned to Amsterdam with Louis and his two sisters.
Between 6 and 10 June 1922, Louis was enl…