Remembrance Wall Steenberg Erpe-Mere
On 11 November 2015, a memorial wall was unveiled at the municipal administrative center Steenberg with photos of fallen soldiers and former combatants from Erpe-Mere in the First World War.
An estimated 682 boys moved from the 8 villages of Erpe-Mere to the front.
72 of them were killed on the battlefield or died of wounds or disease. Others survived the war in captivity. The survivors returned home: the ex-combatants.
100 years later, the Heemkundige Kring took the initiative to take these boys out of oblivion and give them a face again. The initial 220 photos were later supplemented with 50 new soldiers.
Source: Erpe-Mere web news
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- Text: Marie-Christine Vinck
- Photos: Marie-Christine Vinck
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