War Memorial Visé

Rue Basse, 4600 Visé

Belgium Liège Visé

This monument commemorates the residents of Visé who died or went missing in World War I and World War II.

Also located in the monument is an urn from Dachau.

On the back of the monument the names of the soldiers and civilian victims of Visé from both World Wars are listed.

Died for the fatherland

Officers
CLERDENT Stéphane, age 21, Lieutenant, 3rd combined artillery brigade, killed at Kaaskerke (West Flanders) on October 24th, 1914. He is still missing/or buried as unknown.

NCO's
BOUKO Auguste*, age 50, Guardsman 1st class in the National Guard (Military Police), killed in action near Visé on August 4th, 1914. He is buried at Robermont cemetery in Liège. Grave P163-14-1

GILSON Guillaume, age 22, Sergeant with the 14th lineregiment, killed in action in Flanders on October 20th, 1916. He is buried at the cemetery of Lorette in Visé.

THILL Jean*, age 30, Guardsman 1st class in the National Guard (Militairy Police), killed in action near Visé on August 4th, 1614. He is buried at the cemetery of Lorette in Visé.

CARDINAELS Henri, age 34, Corporal in the 11th lineregiment, died on November 2nd, 1918 in the military hospital of Maastricht (NL) from the effects of Spanish flu. He is buried at the cemetery on Tongersestraat in Maastricht.

CLOSSET Jacques, age 40, Corporal with the 16th artillery regiment, telegraph service, killed by shrapnel on July 25th, 1918 at Lampernisse (West Flanders). He is buried at the Lorette cemetery in Visé.

MARTIN Georges, age 27, Corporal with the 2nd grenadier regiment, died November 17th, 1917 in the field hospital of Hoogstade (West Flanders) due to wounds received at Diksmuide. He is buried on the cemetery of Lorette in Visé.

EVRARD Adolphe, age 23, Private of the 7th linieregiment, killed on September 29th, 1914 at Sint-Katelijne-Waver (Antwerp). He is buried on the cemetery of Lorette in Visé.

MAULUS Louis, age 23, soldier in the 12th line regiment, killed on August 4th, 1914 on the left Meuseover, Devant-le-Pont at Quai du Hallage. He is buried at the Lorette cemetery near Visé. Private Maulus is honored separately on the monument near the bridge of Visé, where he fell. He and Private Van Gastel were the first two infantrymen of the 12th lineRegiment to die in the 1st World War. He is remembered in the city of Antwerp as the first fallen soldier of Antwerp. He is also remembered on a memorial stone for fallen soldiers from Antwerp, in St. Paul's Church at Antwerp.

VAN GASTEL Prosper, age 22, soldier with the 12th lineregiment,killed on August 4th, 1914 the left Meuse Cross, Devant-le-Pont at the Quai du Hallage. He is buried at the Lorette cemetery in Visé. Private Van Gastel is honored separately on the monument near the bridge of Visé, where he fell. He and soldier Maulus were the first two infantrymen of the 12th lineregiment to die in World War I.

MILET Henry, age 21, soldier in the 1st regiment carbiniers, killed on August 25th, 1914 at Mechelen. he is buried at the cemetery of Lorette in Visé.

TIBAUX Theodule, age 24, soldier (stretcher bearer) with the 15th Line Regiment, died of wounds received at Zonnebeke (West Flanders) on October 20th, 1918,

PIRON Pierre, killed during the 1st World War. No further details known.

ROUJOB Charles, age 28, war volunteer, soldier in the 3rd regiment hunters on foot, killed on July 20th, 1915 at Kaaskerke (West Flanders), he is buried at the cemetery of Lorette in Visé.

SAUVAGE Leonard, age 21 years old, soldier in the 12th lineregiment, died of wounds in the hospital of Rosendael (France) on November 2nd, 1914, he is buried the military cemetery of Dunkirk, grave 2-16.

MUNIKEN Antoine, age 29, soldier (musician) with the 12th line regiment, killed August 5th, 1914 at Herstal during the fighting around the city of Liège, he was a member of the wind orchastre Sainte Cecile of Visé. He is buried in the cemetery of Rhees-Herstal where he is also remembered on the memorial.

NELISSEN Leon, age 22, enlisted at the age of 18 as a war volunteer on November 20th, 1914, soldier in the 1st regiment carabiniers, died on October 2nd, 1918 in the field hospital of Beveren-aan-de-IJzer (West-Flanders) as a result of wounds received in Paschendaele on September 29th, 1918, after having served for four years!, he is buried on the cemetery of Lorette in Visé.

PAULUS Joseph, age 24, soldier at the fort of Barchon, died as a result of illness in the hospital of Maastricht (NL) on September 15th, 1915, he is buried on the cemetery of Lorette in Visé.

*Waitress Bouko and Thill are honored separately on a monument near the Visé post office.

Two civilian victims are commemorated with the military for having died for the fatherland when they wanted to join the Belgian army

DELCOURT Léon,was between the ages of 14 and 18, died trying to swim across the Meuse River to join the Belgian Army.

QUADEN Marcel, age 19 or 20, died while attempting to cross the "death wire" that ran along the Belgian-Dutch border. This death wire was under electrical high voltage and had been specially installed by the Germans to prevent Belgians from escaping through the Netherlands and rejoining the Belgian army. He is buried at the Lorette cemetery in Visé.

Died in German captivity, Martyrs
DODEMONT Urbain, age 75, died in Munster (D) on August 3rd, 1914.

BIDO Alphonse, age unknown, died in Munster (D) on November 24th, 1914

DOUIN Joseph, age unknown, died in Celle (D) on June 9th, 1915

JOWAT Eugène, age unknown, died in Celle (D) on May 14th, 1915

LABEYE Eugene, age unknown, died in Munster (D) on October 1th, 1914

LAMBRICHT Jean, age unknown, died in Munster (D) on October 1th, 1914

VILOUR Theodore, age unknown, died in Munster (D) on November 16th, 1914

Civilian victims
BOULANGER Bernard, age 47, killed as a result of war at Visé in 1914

BOULANGER Laurent, age 36, hanged on the road from Moelingen to Berneau in August 1914

BROUHA Jean, age 66, killed as a result of warfare at Visé in August 1914.

CHARLIER Jean, age 60, shot on August 4th, 1914 just after visiting his wife at the hospice in Visé.

FRENAY François, age 51, from Roclenge, shot on August 4th, 1914 when he had ridden his bicycle to Visé out of curiosity. He did not obey an order to stop, after which he was shot.

GEURTEN Pierre, age 67, from Eijsden (NL), living in Visé, when the Germans surrounded the Ferme du Temple (Lorette, Visé) on August 5th, 1914, he wanted to leave it, but was shot without reason.

KINABELE Louis, age 31, hairdresser, killed as a result of war in Visé on August 4th, 1914.

LECARME Octave, age 49, living in Visé, killed by the Germans at Beneau on August 5th, 1914.

RION Leonard, age 36, butcher, he was taken away from Visé by the Germans on August 4, 1914 and killed by the Germans on August 6th, 1914 at Berneau.

LEROY Louis, age 52, shot by the Germans on August 4th, 1914 on the Rue des Récollets, after their frantic attempts to cross the bridge failed.

PEINTE Hubert, age 48, killed during the war in Visé on August 4th, 1914.

PUTS André, age 66, from Mesch (NL), executed in Visé on August 4th, 1914. He is also remembered on the stèle at the Visé railway station because he worked for the railroadcompany and also on the stele on the old town hall of Moelingen.

PINCKAERS Léon, age 25, killed during the war in Visé in 1914

VANHOORENBEKE Grégoire, age 23, truck driver, was shot while he was fishing in the river Berwinne in August 1914.

Tortured by the Germans
BOHET Jean, age 21, was shot while he was fishing in the Berwinne River in August 1914.

BROUHA Pierre, age 33, killed during acts of war in Visé in August 1914.

BROUHA Jean, age 38, shot in front of his house on Rue de la Fontaine while coming to the aid of his just shot father Joseph on August 4th 1914

BROUHA Joseph, beermerchant, killed in front of his home on Rue de la Fontaine on August 4th, 1914. One of his trucks had been used in a barricade on this street, which was enough reason for the Germans to shoot him dead without mercy. His son Jean, who wanted to help him was also shot.

CANABELLE Antoine, age 59, killed during acts of war in Visé in August 1914.

COSME Henri, age 49, merchant, was killed in the hospice after first being tortured.

COSME Maurice, age 18, he was forced by the Germans with his hands tied behind his back to walk ahead of the Germans in the attack on Fort Barchon. He was later found dead in a trench in front of the fort, the body battered and hit by several bullets.

ERNOUX Jean, age unknown, taken away by the Germans and shot. His body is still missing.

LEROY Michel, age unknown, lived as a hermit near the chapel of Lorette (Visé) was shot by the Germans on August 5th, 1914 and was hanged near the road from Moelingen to Berneau.

JOB François, age 64, railroad employee, shot by the Germans with his son Henri on August 5th, 1914

JOB Henri, age 24, like his father François an employee of the railroads, and also together with his father shot by the Germans on August 5th, 1914

LEERS Jean, age 49, head guard, killed by the Germans on August 5th, 1914.

LEERS François, age 83, after being taken hostage by the Germans, he was hanged with two other men on August 7th or 8th, 1914, on the road from Moelingen to Berneau. Their bodies were found on Augugust 9th.

DUCHESNE Désire, age unknown, killed during the acts of war in Visé during World War I.

MICHIELS Victor, age 48, killed during the acts of war in Visé in August 1914.

HALKIN Pierre, age unknown, shot by the Germans on August 4th, 1914 at the Ferme du Temple in Visé.

ROUJOB Henri, age 39, mortally wounded when his house in Visé was set on fire by German soldiers who where sheltering. Died August 15th, 1914 at Maastricht from the effects of the wounds received.

LECARME Jean, age 24, traindriver with the Belgian railroads, shot by the Germans at Berneau on Aug. 5, 1914.

MAQUET Jean, 48, butcher, shot on August 4th, 1914 while trying to recover the bodies of the two soldiers Maulus and Van Gastel killed at the Visé bridge. He is separately honored and remembered at this 147169.

PINCKAERS Constant, age 23, brother of the perished Léon Pinckaers, killed during acts of war August 1914 at Visé.

VANDERLINDEN Léonard, age unknown, killed during acts of war at Berneau in August 1914.

TYCHON Lambert, age 50, perished during acts of war at Visé August 4th, 1914.

TYCHON Louis, no details known.

VINCENT Leon, 40, killed while fishing in the small river Berwinne at Visé in August 1914.

WISIMUS Jean, age 74, he died at the Hospice juist one day before his 75th birthday after suffering a gunshot wound from German fire. His coffin was waiting for burial in the hospice garden, but disappeared without a trace and was never recovered.