Awans Monuments

Monument at the communal cemetery to commemorate the fallen from the First World War.  Around the monument there are the memorial plaques from cleared graves



Monument to commemorate the fallen from the First and the Second World War, in het town center.


GILLES Joseph

Joseph Auguste Victor GILLES

Date of birth: 10/06/1878 - Ougrée

Place of residence: Borgerhout

Son fo Theodore Auguste and GUSSET Melanie Marguerite Joseph

Date of death: 1916-07-01 - shot during observation flight - Oostvleteren

Place of reburial: Awans - Old municipal cemetery

Degree and capacity: Lieutenant Pilot Pilot

Stock number: O/15760

Unit: Military Aviation / 5 Squadron

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Jean Joseph CLAJOT

Date of birth: 20/01/1893 - Awans

Place of residence: Awans

Son of Pierre Martin and VANDERMISSEN Marie Catherine

Date of death: 1914-08-06 - killed in action - Beyne-Heusay

Place of reburial: Awans - Old municipal cemetery

Grade and designation: Private Second Class

Stock number: 114/26928

Unit: 4/II/14 Li.

Clajot
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Joseph Clement Nicolas WARNANT

Date of birth: 20/05/1886 - Liège

Place of residence: Awans

Son of WARNANT Therese

Occupation: coppersmith

Date of death: 1914-08-15 - Missing - Fort de Loncin

Place of reburial: Loncin - Fort Loncin, Ruins of the fortress or in the Crypt as unknown

Date of entry into service: 1906

Grade and capacity: Private Second Class mil 1906 gunner

Stock number: 33306

Unit: 9/III/A. de Place/A.F.L. (Fort Loncin)

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Alexandre Fernand Theophile MUSIN

Date of birth: 02/06/1891 - Viemme

Place of residence: Awans

Son of Julien Hubert Joseph and QURNY Sophie Eugenie

Married to: HODEIGE Celine Henriette Eugenie

Occupation: miner

Date of death: 1914-09-12 - killed in action - Boortmeerbeek

Place of reburial: Awans - Old municipal cemetery

Date of entry into service: 1911

Degree and capacity: Soldier Second Class mil 1911

Stock number: 114/24968

Unit: 14 Li.

Musin
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