Belgian War Graves Cheratte-Bas

The cemetery at Cheratte-Bas contains a number of Belgian war graves.

DEUSE François, age 21, born in Cheratte, soldier in the 13th Line Regiment, killed in action at Ramskapelle on October 4, 1915.

DOUTREWE Laurent, age 33, born in Cheratte, corporal in the 3rd Chasseurs Ardennais regiment, killed in action on May 13, 1940, in Perwez.

LONNEUX Guillaume, age 38, born in Cheratte, soldier in the 5th Line Regiment, died of paralysis sustained in battle, in the hospital in Liège on February 26, 1919.

MICHEL Jules, age 44, captain in the administration, died on December 9, 1918, from injuries sustained in an accident in Versailles (France).

PENAY Nicolas, soldier at the fort of Barchon, killed in Germany on January 5, 1945, his body was not repatriated until January 29, 1960.

RANDANXHE Henri, age 36, born in Cheratte, second lieutenant in the 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment (R.A.L.), died of probable Spanish flu on November 7, 1918, in the Belgian Military Hospital Cabour in Sint-Michels, four days before the armistice.

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• Text: Ed Lewandowski
• Photos: Ed Lewandowski