Memorial Heure-le-Romain

The monument in Heure-le-Romain commemorates a number of civilians and soldiers.

On August 18, 1914, they fell victim to the German army:

BRITTE Joseph, age 15!

DELFONTAINE François, age 46

BRUNE Anne Josephine, age 55

DOZIN Catherine, age 63, wife of SPELTE Lambert

FRÉNAY Jean, age 11 !

FRERE Gerard, age 71

FRERE Henri, age 32

FRERE François, age 56

L’HOEST Marie, age 46

GATHY Pierre, age 67

HENRY Ernest, age 18 !

HOHO Paul, 10 and a half months old !!

JANSSEN François, priest, age 47

LÉONARD Antoine, age 73

MALPAS Henri, age 30

PONCELET Marie, age 32, wife of WESTPHAL Jean

POUSSET Jean, age 55

POUSSET Eustache, age 23

ROSSAY, known as ROUSSEAU Jacques, age 56

L’HOEST Marie Anne, age 56, wife of ROSSAY Jacques

STENON Marie, age 28, wife of BORGUET Louis

TASSET Philippe, age 24

CHAPELIER Alphonsine, his wife, age 23

TASSET Jean, and their child, 4 months old!

VALOIR Joseph, age 72

VERJUS Hadelin, age 49

VERJUS François, age 36

VERJUS Jean Joseph, age 62


Fallen on the field of honor 1914-1918

COENEGRACHTS Joseph, age 21, from Heure-le-Romain, soldier with the 14th Line Regiment, missing since September 29, 1914 in Sint-Katelijne-Waver.

HARDY François, age 22, born in Heure-le-Romain, soldier with the 23rd Line Regiment, died of his wounds in the military hospital in Hoogstade on September 20, 1917.

PHILIPPET François, age 26, born in Heure-le-Romain, soldier with the 4th Lancers Regiment, killed in action on November 3, 1918, 10 days before the end of the war!

SPELTE Jean, age 20, born in Heure-le-Romain, soldier with the 12th Line Regiment, killed in action in Lendelede on October 15, 1918.

TASSET Pierre Joseph, age 24, born in Heure-le-Romain, soldier with the 12th Line Regiment, killed in action in Stadenberg on September 29, 1918.

VERDIN Henri, 26 years old, no further details known


Victims of the Second World War

ATE Joseph, 24 years old, no further details known

BOULET Joseph, 28 years old, no further details known

TOSSINGS Albert, 21 years old, no further details known

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Source

• Text: Ed Lewandowski
• Photos: Ed Lewandowski