Memorial Cemetry Houtain-Saint-Siméon

The cemetery of Houtain-Saint-Siméon contains a memorial plaque of the veterans of World War I for their fallen brothers in arms.

Commemorated are;

LEPOT Andriën,age 34, soldier with the 1st lineregiment, killed on December 11th, 1915 in an explosion at the Gonfreville-l'Orcher munitions factory in France. his body was never recovered.

GUINOTTE Jacques, age 23, soldier in the artillery of the garrison regiment of la Position Fortifiée de Liège, died as a result of illness (pneumonia) on March 11th, 1917.

TROQUET Nestor, age 21, private of the 12th lineregiment, died of wounds sustained on October 17th, 1918.

FRENAY Joseph, age 21, private with the 4th regiment Hunters on foot, died as a result of contracted illness, at the Cabourg hospital in Adinkerke (West Flanders) on October 23rd, 1918.

TILQUIN Dieudonné, age 30, private with the 18th lineregiment, died on October 23rd, 1918 of wounds (to the chest) sustained in combat.

See also the Houtain-Saint-Siméon war memorial where they are also commemorated.

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Source

• Text: Ed Lewandowski
• Photos: Ed Lewandowski