Graves of Flemish warvictims buried in the crypt of the first IJzer Tower
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Who/What
Renaat De Rudder, Joe English , Edward en Frans Van Raemdonck, Frans Van der Linden, Firmin Deprez, Frans Kusters, Bert Willems, Juul De Winde
Location
Crypt of the first IJzer Tower - IJzerdijk
Kaaskerke, Diksmuide
Coordinates
GPS-Reference R5998 - KAASKERKE - Crypte eerste IJzertoren
DMSX N 51°01'53.0'' - E002°51'10.3''
DMX N 51°01.884' - E002°51.171'
D N 51.031396° - E002.852850°
UTM 31U E 489681 N 5653326
GOOGLE EARTH 51 01.884 N, 002 51.171 E
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From 1930 on, Flemish war victims were buried in the crypt: Renaat De Rudder, Joe English, Frans and Edward Van Raemdonck, Frans Van der Linden, Firmin Deprez, Frans Kusters, Bert Willems, Juul De Winde. The Walloon soldier Amé Fiévez was buried here too, together in one coffin with the Van Raemdonck Brothers. The crypt also contains a tombstone ‘For all who fell for Flanders’.
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