Civilian Henri Roland was exceptionally buried in the smallest military cemetery in the country, viz. that of Chaudfontaine (province of Liège). This graveyard is the final resting place of victims of a devastating fire that consumed the Chaudfontaine fort after a German shell struck the building on 13 August 1914.
However, Henri Roland was not at the fort when the tragedy occurred. He had been working on a nearby farm but was taken by the Germans and shot in Romsée on 6 August 1914. Little is known about Henri: Who was he? Where was he born? How did his body end up in this cemetery? These questions remain as yet unanswered.
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