Belgian wargraves of a resistancemember and executed civilians 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 a victim of Worldwar II;

RASKIN Maurice, age 37, born in Kessel-Lo, 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 the three were hanged at Fort Breendonk (Antwerp) on May 10, 1943.

Buried here are victims of World War I.

A mass grave contains the remains of several civilians who were shot by the German army on the night of August 15-16, 1914, not far from this cemetery. See the monument Place des Martyrs in Wandre erected at that location.

REMY Etienne, age 26

The other gravestones and crosses on the mass grave are in such poor condition that no legible names can be found on them.

Father and son Lorquet, who were shot on that fateful August 15, are buried in a separate grave.

LORQUET Gilles, age 46

LORQUET Gilles Joseph, age 20

There is also one grave of a civilian who was shot, whose date of death is unknown:

THEUNISSEN Pierre, 28 years old,

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Source

• Text: Ed Lewandowski (NL)
• Photos: Ed Lewandowski
• bel-memorial.org