Memorial plaque Father Georges Absil - Gendron

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This commemorative plaque hangs on the Saint-Clément church in Gendron.

The plaque contains the following text (translated from French):

“TO THE Pious
AND GLORIOUS MEMORIES
FROM MR PASTOR
GEORGE ABSIL
PRIEST OF GENDRON
HEROICALLY FALLEN
ON THE BATTLEFIELD OF HONOR
IN AARSELE IN FLANDERS
MAY 27, 1940
AT THE AGE OF 30
GOOD SHEPHERD HE GAVE HIS LIFE
AND ALL HIS SHEEP WERE SAVED”

Source

Source: Willem Vandenameele

Willem Vandenameele

| | Public | Catalan • Dutch • French • German • Italian • Spanish

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