Belgian Wargraves at Wandre

The municipal cemetery in Wandre contains one war grave from the Second World War. It also contains several graves of civilians who were shot by the German army in August 1914.

Buried there are:

RASKIN Maurice, 37 years old, born in Kessel-Lo in Flemish Brabant, resident in Ukkel, reason for burial in Wandre unknown, soldier and prisoner of war deported to Germany in May 1940. Released in November 1942, he joined the resistance and took part in an assassination attempt on journalist Paul Colin on April 13, 1943. That same day, he was captured along with his comrades in the resistance, BERTULOT André and FRAITEUR Arnould, and hanged at Fort Breendonk (Antwerp) on May 10, 1943.

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Source

• Text: Ed Lewandowski
• Photos: Ed Lewandowski