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Belgian War Graves Jandrain

The churchyard in Jandrain contains the graves of military victims of the First and the Second World War.
First Word War: MOTTE Jules Joseph, Diksmuide 26 June 1918
Second World War : DENIS Fernand, Tienen 13 May 1940; TOLLENAERS Richard, Wingene 27 May 1940.

There are also the graves of civilian victims of the Second World War.
It concerns DROSSAERT Albert, who was convicted of helping Allied airmen and executed in Schaarbeek on 15 August 1942.
There is the collective grave of HOBIN Eugène and DETHIER Jules, resistance fighters, who were executed by the Germans in Merdrop on 6 September 1944.

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Source

  • Text: Luc Van Waeyenberge
  • Photos: Luc Van Waeyenberge

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