Memorial Captain Jean-Marie Jonet Nieuwpoort

In the military camp of Lombardsijde there are nine monuments that pay tribute to regiments of the Belgian army and their fallen men.
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Belgium started closing its barracks in West Germany. After their move, some regiments were housed in Lombardsijde, where most were later disbanded. The monuments in the camp are the last reminders of a piece of Belgian military history.
There is a memorial to Captain Jean Marie Jonet in the camp. He was an artillery officer in the Belgian army. He was killed in action in Kojak-Kol on July 7, 1952 during the Korean War.
He is buried in the cemetery of Sint-Jans-Molenbeek.
His name is also mentioned among the Belgian victims on the wall of the Korean War in Seoul.

The barracks of the 62A in Essentho (BSD) "Quarters Captain Jean-Marie Jonet" was named after him. After the closure of the barracks in Germany, this memorial was brought to Lombardsijde.

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Source

• Text: Jhonny Bastiaensen
• Photos: Jhonny Bastiaensen
• Jean Louis Peeters