Belgian War Graves Flénu

The cemetery in Flénu contains a crypt with military and civilian victims of the First and Second World War.
First World War
CAPRON Oscar, Private Genie, Lampernisse 17 July 1916; DEQUENNE Alphonse, Private Artillery, Calais (F) 3 November 1918; DESCAMPS Constant, Private 9th Line, Merkem 1 March 1918; DESCAMPS Emile, Sergeant 9th Line, Stuivekenskerke 27 December 1915; GANDIBLEUX Arthur, soldier 18th Line, Aalter 22 October 1918; LALLEMAND Noël, soldier 6th Line, Rumbeke 14 October 1918; LEBIS Henri, soldier 20th Line, Diksmuide 28 September 1918; LHOST Michel, soldier 2nd Line, Neerlinter 18 August 1914; LIBERT Gustave, soldier 21st Line, Calais (F) 11 November 1918; LORETTE Joseph, soldier 6th Line, Amersfoort (N) 9 February 1916; MALHERBE Georges, soldier 9th Line, Aarschot 18 September 1914; PASSELECQ Jules, Corporal Genie, Calais (F) 15 May 1918
Second World War
BROUWEZ Auguste, resistance fighter, executed at Mons on 10 February 1943; CAUDRON Gustave, resistance fighter, executed at Schaerbeek on 17 February 1943; DESPRETZ, executed at Jemappes on 3 September 1944; FRANCOIS Fernand, executed at Jemappes on 3 September 1944; GOBERT Achille, resistance fighter, Executed at Breendonk on 13 January 1943; NICAISE Adolphe, executed at Quaregnon on 3 September 1944; RAMOND Alfred, executed at Quevaucamps on 11 June 1944; RIFAUT Fernand, soldier, died on ordered service at Marche-en-Famenne on 21 February 1945; ROSSIGNOL Charles, executed at Mons on 2 July 1944

The cemetery also contains the graves of GALLEZ Leopold, Bruges 4 June 1940 and TILTE Henri, Ertvelde 10 May 1940.

There is a collective grave of civilian victims of the First World War, DUPONT Alexandre and DRUART Elise. Text on the gravestone (translation) "KILLED AT LA BOUVERIE / VICTIMS OF GERMAN ATTROCITIES / ON 21 AUGUST 1914.

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Source

• Text: Luc Van Waeyenberge
• Photos: Luc Van Waeyenberge