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Commemorative Plates War Victims Willancourt

Commemorative plates at Willancourt to remember the military and the civilian victims of the First and the Second World War.
Inscriptions on the monument (translation):
"TO OUR HEROES 1914 - 1918 / FALLEN ON THE FIELD OF HONOR / DIED IN DEPORTATION"
"TO OUR HEROES 1940 - 1945 / FALLEN ON THE FIELD OF HONOR"
First World War
LAMBERT Cyprien, Sergeant 8th Line, fallen in Jonkershove on 18 October 1918
FRANCOIS Gaston, deported civilian
LABILE Emile, deported civilian
Second World War
BAILLEUX Fernand, soldier Chasseurs Ardennais, fallen in Oostduinkerke on 17 May 1940
GODART Gilbert, soldier Chasseurs Ardennais, fallen in Vinkt on 27 May 1940

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Source

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

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