Herdenkingsmonument "Den Olm" Waregem

War memorials are inaugurated in 2020 at the cemeteries in Waregem and its districts. The memorial plaques in natural stone contain 1,720 names from both World Wars.

The plates have names and a date of birth and death. Those who want more information about the persons themselves can find it on the website www.waregem.be.

As part of the 100th anniversary of the First World War, a memorial monument was inaugurated on 10 November 2014 at every Waregem cemetery.

At the top: "Waregem De Olm Cemetery"
1914-1918 1940-1945
Never war again"
Below are the names of the deceased buried on "De Olm" who played a specific role in the First and/or Second World War, with an indication of the year of birth and death.

The last memorial plaque reads at the bottom:
"At the going down of the sun
and in the morning
We will remember them.",
from "For the Fallen" by Robert Laurence Binyon, 1914"

The lists were drawn up by the registry office, based on information from the funeral records, the city archives, the patriotic associations, the local history circle and the next of kin.
This eventually resulted in a list of more than 1800 names of fallen, veterans, civilian victims, resistance fighters, civilian workers, deportees and refusers.

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Source

• Text: Frederic Seyns & Marie-Christine Vinck
• Photos: Frederic Seyns (1), Marie-Christine Vinck (2, 3, 4, 5)