War Memorial Plombières

The war memorial at the church in Plombières commemorates the soldiers and resisters who died during World War I and World War II.


Killed in the 1st World War

BUTZ Arnold, age 30, from Sterkrade, soldier in the 2nd Grenadiers regiment, killed by shrapnel in the head at Diksmuide on October 7, 1915.

BUTZ Ludwig, age 21, from Bleyberg (changed to French as Plombières after World War I, because Bleyberg sounded too German), soldier with the 2nd Regiment of Engineers, killed at Stuivekenskerke on August 9, 1915.

COLYN Heinrich, age 21, from Gemmenich , soldier the 1st regiment Genie, died of wounds (bullet in the head) in the military hospital L'Océan at De Panne on August 1, 1916.

DETHIER Joseph, age 19 !, from Hombourg, soldier with the 1st Grenadiers regiment, killed by a bullet in the head on November 9, 1915.

JOHNEN Paul, age 20, from Montzen, soldier in the 12th company of the Centre d'Instructions d'Auxiliaires, died of osteosarcoma (bone tumor) on August 22
1917 de Avranches (France)

LEISTEN Emile, age 22, from Gemmenich, soldier in the 1st Grenadiers regiment, died of pulmonary tuberculosis on December 25, 1917 at the Saint-Lunaire military hospital.

MAGERMANS Guillaume, age 24, from Montzen, soldier with the 18th line regiment, killed by shrapnel in the lower abdomen on June 25, 1917 at Het Sas at Boezinge.

MERTENS Pierre, age 26, from Gemmenich, soldier 2nd Grenadiers regiment, killed in action at Herent on September 12, 1914.

NELL Jean, age 24, from Bleyberg (changed into French as Plombières after the 1st World War because Bleyberg sounded too German), soldier with T.A.G., died probably of the Spanish Flu on October 6, 1918 in the hospital of Alençon in France.

ROGGEMANS Pierre, age 25, from Montzen, soldier with the 5th Line Regiment, died of probably Spanish Flu on November 2, 1918 at Montzen. More than one week before the Armistice.

SPIERTZ Joseph, age 26, from Gemmenich, soldier with the 14th Linieregiment, died of probably Spanish Flu on September 30, 1918 in the Belgian Military Hospital in Calais (France).

Died in captivity

CONRATH Louis, no further details known.

Killed in front of the firing squad

HICK Jean, age 42, from Hombourg, resistent with the Service de Renseignement Français (S.R.F.), shot at fort de la Chartreuse at Liège on August 29, 1916.

KERF Joseph, age 44, from Montzen, resistent, shot at fort de la Chartreuse at Liège on August 29, 1916.

XHONNEUX Guillaume, age 50, from Montzen, resister with the Service de Renseignement Français (S.R.F.), shot at fort de la Chartreuse at Liège on August 29, 1916.

Killed in World War II

COLYN Theodore, age 25, from Montzen, soldier in an escadron of the 5th Infantry Division, killed on May 18, 1940 at Moorsel.

HYDENDAEL Guillaume, age 20, from Hombourg, sergeant in the 4th wheelie regiment, killed in action on May 27, 1940 at Knesselaere.

LOUSBERG Henri, age 29, from Montzen, soldier with the 5th Artillery regiment, killed in action on May 21, 1940 at Bouquemaison (France).

PAQUOT André, age 24, from Montzen, Lieutenant Pilot in the Royal Air Force, killed on August 13, 1944 over the Channel (strait between Great Britain and France) and missing since then.

RADEDERMAEKER Louis, age 30, from Plombières, died May 10, 1942, no further details known.

Died in captivity

JACOB Ernest, no further details known.

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Source

• Text: Ed Lewandowski
• Photos: Luc van Waeyenberge (1, 2), Ed Lewandowski (3)
• wardeadregister.be
• bel-memorial.org