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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   
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A day to pay final respects to a Belgian soldier from the First World War whose remains were found near the Dodengang.

The day kicks off early with The Last Roll Call, a torchlight procession, and a quiet candlelit ceremony around the soldier’s coffin. Afterwards, the remains are escorted with military honors from the Dodengang to De Panne, pulled by a four-horse team. The commemoration ends with the reburial at the military cemetery in De Panne, giving this soldier a dignified final resting place.

6 AM: The Last Roll Call - De Hoge Brug, Diksmuide - Dodengang commemoration, IJzerdijk 65, 8600 Diksmuide

2 PM: Reburial - Belgian Military Cemetery - Kerkstraat 67, De Panne

www.dodengang.be
www.warheritage.be