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Belgian War Graves Fratin

The cemetery in Fratin contains the grave of a military victim of the First World War. It concerns WALA Robert, died in Wolvertem on 18 May 1940.

There are the graves of BALON Georges and FAGNY Albert, resistance fighters of the Second World War.
BALON Georges, member of the Secret Army and Agent of the War Office and the Intelligence Service, was arrested on 12 May 1944 and sentenced to death in Arlon on 17 August 1944. He was executed in the Citadel of Liège on September 2, 1944.
FAGNY Albert, member of the Secret Army and Agent of the War Office and the Intelligence Service, was arrested on 12 May 1944 and sentenced to death in Arlon on 10 August 1944. He was executed in the Citadel of Liège on September 2, 1944.

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Source

  • Text: Luc Van Waeyenberge
  • Photos: Luc Van Waeyenberge
  • https://bel-memorial.org/

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