Belgian War Grave Pesche
At the municipal cemetery of Pesche lies the war grave of SIMON Maurice, born in Pesche on 24 January 1919.
He was a soldier with the 21st Genie 1st Comp. During retreat from Piringen in Zutendaal attacked from the air by the German Luftwaffe and died on 11 May 1940.
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- Text: TracesOfWar
- Photos: Marie-Christine Vinck
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