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War Memorial Borlon

War memorial at Borlon to commemorate the military and the civilian victims of the First and the Second World War.
Inscription on the monument (translation): “TO THE DEFENDERS OF THE FATHERLAND / 1920 / BORLON / VICTORY OR DIE”

First World War War
GUSTIN Adolphe, soldier 12th Line, Londerzeel September 29, 1914
BERNARD René
Combatants, 16 names
Deportees, 20 names

Second World War
WENIN Albert, soldier 3rd Chasseurs Ardennais, died in captivity in Dolgurokowo (RU) on 15 April 1941
DE THEUX DE MEYLANDT ET MONTJARDIN Robert, resistance fighter, died in deportation in Ellrich, Thuringen (G) 2 March 1945.

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Source

  • Text: Luc Van Waeyenberge
  • Photos: Luc Van Waeyenberge

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