War memorial Uitkerke

The bluestone base is in two parts. The lower part consists of five sloping steps, the upper part is a square plinth. The column has a high concave curved and strongly profiled base with a continuous water moulding; the round column tapers towards the top, carries a band-shaped capital and an egg-shaped crown.

A large oak branch in relief on the round column; on the base a small coat of arms of Uitkerke; on the upper part of the pedestal a rectangular hanging bronze plate with a thickened edge, "Uytkerke aen his children", "Fallen for the Fatherland", the names of those who died in WWI, on the lower pedestal two bronze plates "1940-1945" and the names of the victims.

Execution: Ing. FLORIMOND D'OR, Uitkerke (design).

This municipal monument was unveiled on August 8, 1920 . Originally there was a pagan flame on top of the monument, which was replaced by a cross at the insistence of Father M. LEFÈVRE. On November 14, 1948, the two added text plates were unveiled.

Today there is no longer a cross at the top of the monument

Willem Vandenameele