Deaths in the 1910s

Hans Heinrich Georg Queckenstedt

1876–1918 (age 42)

Musson

Hans Heinrich Georg Queckenstedt was a German neurologist who died in 1918.

Józef Wieniawski

1837–1912 (age 75)

Ixelles Cemetery

Józef Wieniawski was a composer and pianist whose artistry resonated with audiences throughout Europe.

Camille Lemonnier

1844–1913 (age 69)

Ixelles Cemetery

Camille Lemonnier was a Belgian writer who died in 1913.

Maurice Hagemans

1852–1917 (age 65)

Ixelles Cemetery

Maurice Hagemans was a painter whose subtle works captured the quiet poetry of everyday life.

Marie Collart-Henrotin

1842–1911 (age 69)

Drogenbos

Marie Collart-Henrotin was a Belgian painter who died in 1911.

Baron Alfred Bonaert

1863–1916 (age 53)

Laeken

Baron Alfred Bonaert was a respected mayor whose steady leadership served Laeken faithfully.

Jules Sabbe

1870–1918 (age 48)

Pecq

Jules Sabbe was a Belgian military officer who died in 1918 during the First World War.

War hero

1897–1918 (age 21)

Gentbrugge

This war hero gave his life courageously in service to others during the tragedies of 1918.

Ronald Sanderson

1876–1918 (age 42)

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

Ronald Sanderson was a rower who died in 1918 during the First World War.

John Raphael

1882–1917 (age 35)

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

John Raphael was a cricketing talent whose integrity matched his athleticism.

Donald Swain Lewis

1886–1916 (age 30)

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

Donald Swain Lewis was an engineer who died in 1916 during the First World War.

Fred McIntosh

1893–1917 (age 24)

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

Fred McIntosh was an Australian rules football player known for his tenacious spirit and sportsmanship.

Frederick Tubb

1881–1917 (age 36)

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

Frederick Tubb was military personnel who died in 1917 during the First World War.

Henry Barnes, 2nd Baron Gorell

1882–1917 (age 35)

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

Henry Barnes, 2nd Baron Gorell, was a military leader remembered for his dignity and resolve.

James Ogilvie-Grant, 11th Earl of Seafield

1876–1915 (age 39)

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

James Ogilvie-Grant, 11th Earl of Seafield, was a nobleman and military officer who died in 1915.

Jim Nicholas

1890–1917 (age 27)

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

Jim Nicholas was an Australian rules football player whose competitive spirit inspired his teammates.

Malcolm Mercer

1859–1916 (age 57)

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

Malcolm Mercer was a photographer who died in 1916 during the First World War.

George Dobbs

1884–1917 (age 33)

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

George Dobbs was a rugby union player remembered for his courage and steady sportsmanship.

George Kennedy

1882–1917 (age 35)

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

George Kennedy was an association football player who died in 1917 during the First World War.

Schomberg Kerr McDonnell

1861–1915 (age 54)

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

A devoted photographer whose lens preserved humanity amid the Great War.

Sidney Miles Toppin

1878–1917 (age 39)

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

Sidney Miles Toppin was a botanical collector who died in 1917 during the First World War.

James Greechan

1883–1917 (age 34)

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

A gifted footballer who swapped the pitch for the trenches in service of his country.

Hugh Bannerman

1887–1917 (age 30)

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

Hugh Bannerman was a journalist who died in 1917 during the First World War.

Nellie Spindler

1891–1917 (age 26)

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

A compassionate nurse whose calm care in Lijssenthoek eased the suffering of countless soldiers.

Frank Shanley

1889–1917 (age 28)

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

Frank Shanley was military personnel who died in 1917 during the First World War.

Jean De Mot

1876–1918 (age 42)

Belgian Military Cemetery De Panne

A devoted archaeologist who guarded Belgium's past even as he fought for its future.

Hugh Gregory Fitton

1863–1916 (age 53)

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

Hugh Gregory Fitton was a military officer who died in 1916 during the First World War.

Eric Lubbock

1893–1917 (age 24)

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

A youthful soldier whose promise was lost amid the mud of 1917.

Alister Fraser Gordon

1872–1917 (age 45)

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

Alister Fraser Gordon was a military officer who died in service during the First World War.

William Watson Anderson Crellin

d. 1918

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

A military officer who led with steadiness and gave his last full measure in 1918.

Robert Clements Gore

1867–1918 (age 51)

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

Robert Clements Gore died in 1918 during the First World War.

Edward Bourryau Luard

1870–1916 (age 46)

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

A resolute officer whose steady guidance sustained his men in 1916.

Charles Edmund Doudney

1871–1915 (age 44)

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

Charles Edmund Doudney died in 1915 during the First World War.

Jean Alphonse Meersmans

1894–1918 (age 24)

Belgian Military Cemetery De Panne

A devoted gardener who turned his care for the land toward defending his homeland.

Jan Blockx

1851–1912 (age 61)

Schoonselhof

Jan Blockx was a renowned Belgian composer who died in 1912.

Léonie Mols

1843–1918 (age 75)

Schoonselhof

A gracious salonnière whose gatherings championed conversation and compassion.

James Windsor Lewis

1877–1916 (age 39)

Brandhoek Military Cemetery

James Windsor Lewis died in 1916 during the First World War.

James Clark

1859–1915 (age 56)

Brandhoek Military Cemetery

A barrister whose sense of duty led him from courtroom to battlefield.

Frederick James Heyworth

1863–1916 (age 53)

Brandhoek Military Cemetery

Frederick James Heyworth was a military officer who died in 1916.

Alfons Verdijck

1897–1918 (age 21)

Houthulst military cemetery

Alfons Verdijck was a gardener turned soldier whose calm strength endured through the trials of war.

George Llewelyn Davies

1893–1915 (age 22)

Voormezeele Enclosure N° 3

George Llewelyn Davies was a young soldier who died in 1915 during the First World War.

Francis Octavius Grenfell

1880–1915 (age 35)

Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery

Francis Octavius Grenfell served with steadfast courage and gave his life amid the battles of 1915.

Harold Parry

1896–1917 (age 21)

Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery

Harold Parry was a young poet who died in 1917 during the First World War.

Doug Morgan

1890–1916 (age 26)

Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery

Doug Morgan brought the same dedication to service as he did to the football pitch, falling in 1916.

Hugh Gordon Stephens

1894–1916 (age 22)

Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery

Hugh Gordon Stephens was a soldier who died in 1916 during the First World War.

Clement Freeman-Mitford

1876–1915 (age 39)

Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery

Clement Freeman-Mitford gave his life in 1915, remembered for his steadfast dedication.

Alfred Furlonger

1887–1918 (age 31)

Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery

Alfred Furlonger was military personnel who died in 1918 during the First World War.

Raymond De la Haye

1882–1914 (age 32)

Wandre

Raymond De la Haye was a painter whose service ended in 1914, yet whose memory endures.

Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

1845–1912 (age 67)

Royal Crypt

Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was a prominent salonnière whose cultural gatherings shaped European intelle...

Frederick Birks

1894–1917 (age 23)

Perth Cemetery (China Wall)

Frederick Birks served with valor and fell in 1917, his sacrifice honored at Perth Cemetery (China Wall).