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Attention: the War Dead Register only lists Belgian fallen soldiers.  
The War Dead Register provides basic personal information (name, first name, date and place of birth, etc.) and does not contain military files (giving a complete overview of the military career). According to date of birth the files are kept either by the Royal Military Museum or by the Defence archives service. The files safeguarded at the Military Museum can be consulted on site (Parc du Cinquantenaire in Brussels). The files kept up till now by Defence are currently transferred to the General State Archives.
The date on which they will be once again available has not yet been determined.   

 

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

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  • Special graves

    All rules have exceptions and military cemeteries are no exception to that rule! Because of their special nature or their location some cemeteries are not categorized as military cemeteries, plots of honour or local cemeteries. Nevertheless, they are an important part of war heritage and definitely need to be mentioned.  They total more than 300 fallen soldiers.

    We think of:

    Brussels - Congress Column with the tomb of the Unknown Soldier
    Dixmude - Yser Tower crypt
    Bruges - Cemetery of Zevenkerken Abbey
    Loncin - Fort Loncin crypt 
    Tienen - Necropolis in the Saint Peter’s Church in Grimde

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