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Memorial to the Deportees of the Municipal Vocational School Oostende

On the Ernest Feysplein stands the monument for the deported students and teachers of the Ostend Municipal Vocational School.

A. LAVA - R. EVERS - I. BOILERS - C. MARTEIN - R. RONDELEZ - J. SANDERS -
C. STIMART - L. DEFEVER - J. COLLETTE - A. DEGRYSE - G. VERHELST - R. VAN HECKE - D. SMESSAERT - CH. SORRYLESS - A. DECOUSSEMAEKER

Below the names is the sentence:
Potius mori quam foedari
Translation: "Better to die than to dishonor oneself"



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Source

  • Text: TracesOfWar
  • Photos: Marie-Christine Vinck