War Memorial Braibant

The war memorial, opposite the St. Vincentius Church, is very sober, without symbolic decoration. It contains the names of the heroes and civilian victims of both world wars.

There is also a plaque with thoughts that the sixth grade students wrote down in 2010.

Left memorial plaque:
"Braibant
To his heroes - To his martyrs

The Hepcee Charles – captain pilot
Maudoux Camille – Secret Army resistance
Paquet Ovide and his wife Martin Jeanne – political prisoners
Romnee Zenobe – constable

Victims of the exodus: Henin Auguste – Lejoint Amand – Laloux Clarisse and husband Marchal François – Jacques Marie.

Grateful to its fighters, resisters, political prisoners and prisoners of war."

Right memorial plaque:
"Tribute to our heroes
Omer Misson
1st Hunter on Horseback
Died from the consequences of the war.

Deportees: the Beaudart brothers – Ernest Joseph Jules – Dernelle Zenobe – Demarcin Isidore – Etienne Joseph – Frippiat Georges and Moise – Furnemont Joseph – Guilmin Ernest – Hamblenne Martin – Laforet Jules (father) and Jules (son) – Lurkin Joseph – Misson Alfred – Marchal Maurice – Pire Louis – Panonchy Ignace – Rodric Arthur – Romnee Zenobe – Scheer Arsène.

Fighters: Jaumain Désiré (doctor) – Focant Félix (sergeant) – Marloye Pierre (guard) – Warnon Désiré – Gourdin Henri (brigadier) – Dessy Ernest – Warnon Fernand – Misson Joseph (soldier) – Léonard Charles – Ronvaut Edouard – Vandurme Joseph – Hamblenne Florent – Guilmin Jules – Belot Martin."

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Marie-Christine Vinck