Belgian War Graves Meix-devant-Virton

The cemetery in Meix-devant-Virton contains the graves of military and civilian victims of the First and the Second World War.

First World War
Soldiers
THIRY Auguste, soldier 10th Line, killed in Lampernisse on 31 October 1914
There is a memorial plaque for GARDIEN Arthur, sergent 1ste Line Regiment, killed in Ramskapelle on 30 September 1914. He is buried at the Belgian Military Cemetery in Steenkerke
Civilians
WAVREILLE Urbain, died in deportation at the age of 18 in Ekrath-Dusseldorf (G)
FAGNY Edouard, died in deportation in Stenay (F) on 10 July 1916.

Second World War
Soldiers
BON Raymond, soldier 4th Chasseurs Ardennais, died as prisoner of war in Vienna (Austria) on 12 July 1940
PELTGEN Paul , soldier 5th Chasseurs Ardennais, fell in Deinze on 30 May 1940
PELTGEN Edouard, soldier 5th Chasseurs Ardennais, fell in Deinze on 30 May 1940
THOMAS Urbain, soldier 5th Chasseurs Ardennais, died of his wounds at Deinze on 30 May 1940
Civilians
There are the civilian casualties who were part of a convoy of Belgian refugees that was bombed by planes on 11 May 1940 on the road between Virton and Montmédy.
MASSIN Augustine, CAMUS Marie-Clothilde, FRANCOTTE Christiane, ROUSSEL Juliette and DROPSY Albert.

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Source

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