Belgian War Grave Gontrode
The churchyard of Gontrode contains a Belgian burial of the Second World War. It’s the grave of MEERSSCHAUT Edgard, fallen at Nieuwkerke on 24 May 1940.
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Source
- Text: Luc Van Waeyenberge
- Photos: Luc van Waeyenberge (1), Marie-Christine Vinck (2, 3)
Nearby
Museum
Point of interest
- Former German Airfield Gontrode - Gontrode (Merelbeke -Melle)
- Halve Maanroute – information board 4, Battle of Gijzenzele - Gijzenzele
- Halve Maanroute – information board 2, Battle of Gijzenzele - Gijzenzele
Monument
- Commemorative Plate War Victims Gontrode - Gontrode (Merelbeke-Melle)
- War Memorial Landskouter - Landskouter (Oosterzele)
- War Memorial Gijzenzele - Gijzenzele (Oosterzele)
Cemetery
- Belgian Graves Veterans Gontrode - Gontrode (Merelbeke-Melle)
- Belgian Graves Veterans Landskouter - Landskouter (Oosterzele)
- Commonwealth War Grave Gijzenzele - Gijzenzele (Oosterzele)
Remembrance Stone
- Stumbling Stone Jacques Eggermontstraat 59 - Gent
- Stumbling Stone Monterreystraat 63 - Gent
- Stumbling Stone Kortrijksesteenweg 890 - Gent
Fortification
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