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Monument Executed Camp de Casteau

Monument in memory of 7 executed resistance fighters. They were arrested by the German occupier and sentenced to death on charges of espionage. They were executed on 2 March 1916 near Casteau at Masnuy-Saint-Jean.
BALTHAZAR Alfred, Halle
DE RIDDER Théophile, Brussel
GHISLAIN Alfred, Hornu
JACMIN Jean Baptiste, Halle
POLLET Arthur, Manage
ROELS Léonce, Zottegem
VAN DEN BOSSCHE Désiré, Zottegem

The bronze statue of the monument is stolen.

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Source

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

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