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Archives of the Royal Military Museum 

Documentation Centre 
Parc du Cinquantenaire 3
1000 Brussels
E-mail : cdoc.klm-mra@warheritage.be   
Website: www.warheritage.be

Cemetery details

Where?
Rue de Herve, 4020 Bressoux
 
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History

During the French regime, a period in which many church possessions are confiscated, a cemetery is created in the gardens of the former Robermont Abbey. As in many other cities, burial grounds in Liège are indeed bursting at the seams, and the city is forced to establish a cemetery beyond its borders.  

The first soldiers are buried there as early as 1799. Robermont hence features a military honours court long before the First World War. When Liège literally is in the foremost line of fire in August 1914, the death toll quickly rises. However, the victims of those first days of war are not in the majority at Robermont.

The Belgian honours court actually contains many graves of Liège soldiers who die throughout the territory and throughout the war, and who are repatriated to their former place of residence after the conflict to be buried next to their fallen comrades-in-arms from 1914. Veterans passing away after the war are also given a final resting place in the honours court, as are resistance fighters and civilian casualties. The British, Canadians, French, Poles and Soviets also have their own gravesites. This comprehensive approach makes Robermont a very special cemetery indeed.

 

Casualties

328 First World War – 60 Second World War

 

Description

The honours court is divided into square plots, with graves positioned back to back in parallel rows. The tombstones are made of bluestone, but differ from the typical Belgian model and lean more towards austere art deco. The plaques with the details of the fallen are made of bronze. 

The headstones for the other nationalities follow the styles specific to the respective countries. Monuments to the fallen are scattered throughout the honours court.