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War Memorial - Holy Heart Statue Forzée

Monument (1920) to the victims of the First World War.
On top of a base of rough stones is a statue of the Sacred Heart.

Underneath a memorial stone with at the top the coat of arms of Belgium with 2 Belgian flags and the slogan "Unity makes power",
"1914 - Recognition of the Sacred Heart - 1918".

Below the text
"In the glorious memory of
DELHAISSE G.
Died for the fatherland on August 23, 1914.

"Glory to our soldiers (3 names)
and to our Reverend Abbot Nicolas "(15 years of forced labor).

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Source

  • Text: Marie-Christine Vinck
  • Photos: Marie-Christine Vinck

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