Memorial First World War Alsemberg

During the move to a new building at the end of 2019, a unique war poster was found in the basement of an old school building, dated October 26, 1919.
Presumably only one copy was printed by the Brussels printing house Vromant & Cie. After being folded for years, the poster was in a very bad condition.
The college of aldermen had the poster restored by a professional workshop, so that it looks almost like new. The frame is given a place of honor in the school.

"Municipality of Alsemberg", underneath a winged knight figure with sword.
"O my people, I will open your graves
and I will bring you into the land of Israel" (Ezekiel 37:12)

Below the six names in 2 columns:
Left:
Fr. VANDENPLAS: born in Alsemberg, the 3rd Harvest 1891,
soldier with the 2nd Gidsenregiment, + at Budingen, the 18th Harvest 1914.
Jan-Baptist VANDENBOSC : born in Alsemberg, the 28th of November 1892,
soldier with the 2nd Grenadiers, + October 21-26, 1914.
Geer.-J. DENEYER: born in Alsemberg, 1st September 1893,
soldier with the 1st Line Regiment, + at la Panne, 17th Sept.1915.

Right:
Eug. BERGMANS: born in Alsemberg, the 29th of May 1881,
guard of the Gendarmerie, + at Lampernisse , the 22nd Sept. 1915.
Jozef WIELEMANS: born in Sint-Gen.-Rhode, the 16th of July 1893,
soldier with the 1st Hunters on foot, + at Nieuwpoort, the 25th Sept. 1915.
J.-Bapt. WOUTERS: born in Alsemberg, 3rd March 1893,
soldier with the 16th Linieregiment, + at Schipdonk, the 24th Oct. 1918.

Bottom right "On behalf of the grateful population of Alsemberg" with the names of the then municipal council below.
On the left are the coats of arms of 4 Flemish provinces, on the right of 4 Walloon provinces.

Source : Het Nieuwsblad 12 Nov. 2021

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• Text: Marie-Christine Vinck
• Photos: Marie-Christine Vinck