Memorial Belgian Soldiers 1914-1918

The Belgian War Memorial was a gift from the Belgian nation to thank Great Britain for its assistance in WW1 and commemorates 77 Belgian soldiers who died at the nearby Dollis Hill hospital. Unveiled October 12 1920.

"Belgian Soldiers 1914-1918
Greater love than this no
man hath, that a man lay down
his life for his friends
St John XV.13"
"Hier rusten Belgische
soldaten die nadat
zij in den strijd
voor's lands
onaffhankelijkheid
werden gekwetst
in Engeland werden
opgenomen en in die
gastvrij land
stierven.
God schenke hun
de eeuwige rust.
Belgie
beware trouw
hun aandenken"
"Ici reposent des
soldats Belges qui
apres avoir ete
accuellis en
Angleterre et sont
morts sur cette
terre hospitaliere.
Que dieu leur accorde
le repos eternel, et
que la Belgique
conseerve pieusement
leur souvenir"
"A nous
le souvenir
a eux
l'immortalite
oeuvre national
le souvenir Belge
1914-1918"

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Source

• Text: Sharky Ward/Memorial
• Photos: Anthony (Sharky) Ward