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War Memorial Bleid

War Memorial at Bleid to commemorate the military and the civilian victims of the First and the Second World War.

The text on the monument: "THE VILLAGE OF BLEID / TO ITS GLORIOUS CHILDREN".

First World War:
DECOLLE Lucien, soldier 8th Artillery Regiment, died in captivity in Giezen (D) on July 26, 1918
DERLET Joseph, soldier 14th Line, killed in Seraing on August 5, 1914
BRICE Paul, HERBIN Alfred, EPPE Jean-Pierre, NAHANT Alfred, THIRY Célénie, shot by German soldiers on August 22, 1914.

WWII:
HABAY Rémy, sub-lieutenant, died in captivity in Prenslau (D) on April 12, 1945
HABAY Jean (1919-1940), resistance fighter

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Source

  • Text: Luc Van Waeyenberge
  • Photos: Luc van Waeyenberge (1), Marie-Christine Vinck (2, 3, 4)

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