Captain-Commander Borlée, born in Jodoigne on 15 November 1869, serves with the 1st Regiment of Chasseurs on Foot. He lives with his wife in the regiment’s garrison town, viz. Charleroi. He falls in Kaaskerke on 12 May 1916, and is buried in the Adinkerke Belgian military cemetery, where he rests under a gravestone designed by his family.
His brother Raphaël is captain-commander with the 3rd Regiment of Chasseurs on Foot. He falls on 13 May 1915. Initially, Raphaël is buried in the Belgian military cemetery in De Panne. Unlike Charles, Raphaël is repatriated. His body rests in the municipal cemetery in Tournai.
Link to Borlée
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