Memorial Saint Walburge

Near the Saint-Walburge church in the Saint-Walburge district of Liège is the memorial to the fallen soldiers from this district.

Initially, only the fallen of the 1st World War were commemorated. After the 2nd World War, panels were added on the left and right sides for the fallen in this war.

Fallen in the 1st World War

ALFANUS Octave, age 20, soldier in the 14th line regiment, died of wounds sustained by a bullet in his thigh on November 5, 1914 (4 days before his 21st birthday) at the kriegslazaret in Torhout.

BERINGER Fernand, 23 years old, soldier in the 11th line regiment, killed in action at Wespelaar on September 12, 1914.

BOELEN Ernest, 34 years old, sergeant with the 2nd artillery regiment, died of wounds sustained to the upper chest on March 17, 1917 in the military hospital at Hoogstade

BOSCH Hubert, no details known

BREMER Ernest, no details known

BROUWERS Fernand, age 40, chaplain with the 12th Line Regiment, executed August 9, 1915 in the Gefangenlazaret of Osnabrück (D).

BRUSKIN Joseph, age 24, soldier in the artillery of Fort Evegnée, died of disease (typhoid fever) in the Camp Plazaret of Hameln (D) on January 14, 1918.

CALOMME Georges, no details known

COLLINGS Hadelin, age 29, soldier with the 23rd linieregiment, died as a result of wounds received in World War I, on September 19, 1919.

DANNEVOYE Joseph, age 24, sergeant with the 12th line regiment, died of wounds (paralysis) at Leicester hospital (GB) on November 9, 1914.

DAVID François, no details known

DEHAES Guillaume, age 31, soldier with the 8th line regiment, killed (leg and part of arm torn off in shell blast) on August 22, 1914 at Boninne.

DELARGE Felix, age 24, soldier in the Engineers, died of wounds received in Brussels in the Ambulance on June 2, 1916.

DELVA Jean, no details known

DESMOTTES Leon, age 40, Sergeant Major 1st class with the 14th linieregiment, executed in Hasselt on December 16, 1916.

DE ZUTTER Joseph, no details known

DISPAS Victor, age 32, corporal in the auxiliary troops of the engineering, died as a result of contracted disease (lung disease, probably Spanish flu) in the military hospital of Guemps (F) on October 4, 1918

DISTER Adzuste, age 40, soldier with the 14th line regiment, died as a result of wounds caused by schrapnell (shrapnel) in the Feldlazaret at Bonheiden (D) on October 8, 1914.

DUCHENE Raymond, age 28, soldier in the 14th linieregiment, died at Giroussens (F) on October 1, 1918.

DUPONT Isidore, age 36, adjutant of the 3rd linieregiment, killed by shrapnel at Lichtervelde on October 16, 1918, more than 3 weeks before the armistice !

FRANCKET Louis, age 19, soldier with the 1st caribiniers regiment, missing near Pervijze since October 22, 1914.

FRIN Eugene, no details known

GAUSSET Emile, no details known

GODEFROID Arthur, age 39, captain in the 12th line regiment, killed at Rocourt (Liege) on August 6, 1914 (the 2nd day of the 1st war for Belgium).

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Source

• Text: Ed Lewandowski
• Photos: Ed Lewandowski