Memorialgrave Cemetery Petit-Rechain

In the Petit-Rechain cemetery there is a grave monument commemorating the victims from both World Wars coming from Petit-Rechain. The monument is trimmed with four 150 mm shells with a cast iron chain between them.

To the side of the monument is the honorific where the veterans are buried and commemorated.

1914-1918

BAGUETTE, no details known

BASTIN, probably BASTIN Mathieu from Grand-Rechain, age 22, soldier with the 8th line regiment (part of the Régiment de Fortresse de Liège), killed near Marche-les-Dames on August 23, 1914.

MATHONET François, age 29, from Petit-Rechain, soldier with the 6th regiment Jagers on foot, died from the effects of probably the Spanish Flu on October 15, 1918 at the military hospital 'Porte de Gravelines' in Calais (France). Then buried at Calais in the Pas-de-Calais military cemetery, Carré Militaire Belge.

NICOLET Nicolas, age 25, from Petit-Rechain, soldier in the 4th Line Regiment, died from the effects of a bullet in the side on Oct. 24, 1915 at Noordschote.

RAMET Thomas, age 29, from Petit-Rechain, brigadier at Fort Evegnée-Tignée at Evegnée. Died of an accident in the hospital of Anfeld an der Leine (Germany) on December 6, 1916. Possibly buried here

SECHEHAYE Paul, age 21, from Peti-Rechain, war volunteer, corporal in the 1st Regiment Jagers on foot, died at Nice (France) on August 20, 1918.

WARNOTTE Nicolas, age 28, from Petit-Rechain, soldier in the 14th Line Regiment, died while swimming at Parchim (Germany) on July 14, 1917

WISSELET, no details known
REYNGENS, no details known
BENSELIN, no details known
LIÉGEOIS, no details known

LECHANTEUR Charles, age 30, from Saint-André, soldier with the 34th Line Regiment, died at Wenzendorf (Germany) on October 30, 1918.


1940-1945

BEBRONNE François, age 24, from Petit-Rechain, soldier with the Regiment de Fortresse de Liège (R.F.L.) at Fort Battice, died from a lightning strike on May 21, 1940 at bloc I, seated behind the cannon he was killed by the impact on May 21, 1940.

These are four resisters of the Armée Secret, as evidenced also by the bronze plaque with the emblem of the AS on the grave.

ALLAERTS, probably this is ALLERTS Jean, age 37, born in Verviers, soldier/resistant with the Armée Secret, died on December 2, 1944 in concentration camp Gross-Rosen (Germany now Poland), rests in a mass grave.

MOLLERS, probably MOLLERS Jean, age 32, from Lambermont, resistent with the Armée Secret, executed on June 21, 1943 near the Citadelle in Liège. Arrested together with XHAYET Lambert on December 15, 1942.

XHAYET, probably XHAYET Lambert, age 36, from Wegnez, resistance fighter with the Armée Secret, executed on June 21, 1943 at the Citadelle in Liège.

JEAN, no details known

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Source

• Text: Ed Lewandowski
• Photos: Joost Verheijden (1, 2, 4, 5, 6), Ed Lewandowski (3)
• wardeadregister.be
• bel-memorial.org