War Memorial Tellin

The memorial to the victims of the First and Second World War stands in front of the church of Tellin.

At the top is a bust of King Knight Albert I and below a cross between palm branches.
On the column:
"To his glorious children, fallen for the fatherland
The municipality of Tellin
Grateful
1914 - 1918 "
Underneath a relief of a lion slaying the eagle.

Below the relief are 2 more plates:
Glory to all our heroes, glory to all our martyrs
glory to all who have made Belgium immortal.
It is for her that they died bravely
let us live as they died to remain worthy of her "
Including 6 names from 1914-1918 with mention of place and date of death.

The plate below shows the war 1940-1945:
7 names with place and date of death
"Prisoners of war 1940-1945 died in captivity"
3 names from 1940-1945 with place and date of death
"Fighters 1914-1918 shot on the national shooting range (Tir national)"
2 names from 1940-1945 with place and date of death.

The Tir National was a shooting range and military training complex in Schaerbeek (Brussels) where civilians, prisoners and resistance fighters were executed during the 2 world wars.

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Source

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