War Memorial Pont-à-Celles

War memorial at the cemetery in Pont-à-Celles to commemorate the military and the civilian victims of the First World War.
The monument also commemorates five French soldiers who died during the fighting in Pont-à-Celles on 21 August 1914.

Belgian soldiers
CLEMENT Gaston, soldier 1st Chasseurs, Ougré 5 August 1914
DESART Louis, soldier 12th Line, Wandre-Rabosé 6 August 1914
DESART Henri
WALMACQ Rene, soldier 1st Chasseurs, Angleur 6 August 1914
DANDOIS René, soldier 22nd Line, Sint-Margriete-Houtem 18 August 1914
VANDERWALLE Henri, soldier Company Mitrailleurs, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver 29 August 1914
VANDEWALLE Julien
CORNET August, soldier 5th Artillery, Zemst 12 September 1914
UYTSLUYT Gustave, soldier 1st Chasseurs, Keerbergen 12 September 1914
CORDIER Jules, soldier 7th Line, Lombardsijde 5 November 1914
ELOY Jules, soldier 1st Line, Diksmuide 19 November 1914
DESART Adrien, corporal 1st Line, Calais (F) 9 March 1915
TOMBEUR Antoine, soldier 4th Chasseurs, Oudstuivekenskerke 24 April 1915
DANDOIS Fernand, soldier 3rd Line, Zuidschote 27 April 1915
DELPORTE Oscar, corporal 1st Grenadiers, Pont-à-Celles 16 February 1917
DANDOIS Alexandre, soldier 1st Chasseurs, De Panne 2 May 1917
MATAGNE Auguste, soldier 7th Line, Eu (F ) 4 January 1918
CAMBRON Firmin, Second Lieutenant 4th Chasseurs, Westrozebeke2 October 1918

Belgian civilians
DESCAMPS Henriëtte, LIENARD Victorine, CORNET Florestan, CHISLAIN David, LABAR Emile, PIRET Alfred, NITELET Joseph.
These are civilians who were victims of German atrocities committed in August 1914

French soldiers
PIERRE Albert, DENEUVILLE, LECLERCQ Maurice, BATARDY Louis

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Source

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