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Les Lee

1894–1917 (age 23)

Menin Gate

Les Lee was an Australian rules football player who died in 1917 and is commemorated at the Menin Gate.

Tom McCluskey

1890–1917 (age 27)

Menin Gate

Australian rules footballer whose promise was cut short in the Great War.

Bill Maxwell

1882–1917 (age 35)

Menin Gate

Bill Maxwell was an Australian rules football player who died in 1917 and is commemorated at the Menin Gate.

John Graham, Jr.

1877–1915 (age 38)

Menin Gate

Golfer and sportsman remembered at the Menin Gate after falling in 1915.

Frank Smith Brown

1893–1915 (age 22)

Menin Gate

Frank Smith Brown was a poet who died in 1915 and is commemorated at the Menin Gate.

Gerald William Grenfell

1890–1915 (age 25)

Menin Gate

Military officer commemorated at the Menin Gate for his service in 1915.

Lord Spencer Douglas Compton

1893–1915 (age 22)

Menin Gate

Lord Spencer Douglas Compton died in 1915 and is commemorated at the Menin Gate.

Arthur Herbert Posden Burn

1892–1914 (age 22)

Menin Gate

Served in the early months of the war and is honored at the Menin Gate.

Francis Edward Bradshaw-Isherwood

1869–1915 (age 46)

Menin Gate

Francis Edward Bradshaw-Isherwood was a military officer who died in 1915 and is commemorated at the Menin Gate.

Euan Lucie-Smith

1889–1915 (age 26)

Menin Gate

Military officer remembered at the Menin Gate for his leadership in 1915.

Walter Gabriel Home

1872–1914 (age 42)

Menin Gate

Walter Gabriel Home was a military officer who served in the First World War.

Francis Lempriere Davy

1887–1917 (age 30)

Menin Gate

Military officer honored at the Menin Gate after his death in 1917.

Joseph Frain Webster

1892–1914 (age 22)

Menin Gate

Joseph Frain Webster was a young Scottish man who died during the early months of World War I.

Pierre Ginisty

1884–1914 (age 30)

Saint-Charles de Potyze Military Cemetery

Lawyer honored at Saint-Charles de Potyze Military Cemetery after his death in 1914.

Frederick George Havill

1892–1917 (age 25)

Westhof Farm Cemetery

Frederick George Havill lived from 1892 to 1917 and served during the First World War.

Ralph Curtis

1898–1917 (age 19)

Harlebeke New British Cemetery

Flying ace commemorated at Harlebeke New British Cemetery after his death in 1917.

Hugh Dawnay

1875–1914 (age 39)

Harlebeke New British Cemetery

Hugh Dawnay was a military officer who served during the First World War.

William Thomas Leggett

1891–1914 (age 23)

Harlebeke New British Cemetery

Soldier remembered at Harlebeke New British Cemetery for his service in 1914.

Kenneth Powell

1885–1915 (age 30)

Heuvelland

Kenneth Powell was a tennis player who served and died in the First World War.

Godefroid Kurth

1847–1916 (age 69)

Frassem

Historian honored at Frassem for his enduring contributions to historical scholarship.

Henri Francotte

1856–1918 (age 62)

Dalhem

Henri Francotte was a jurist who lived from 1856 to 1918.

Albert Thys

1849–1915 (age 66)

Dalhem

Albert Thys, Belgian businessperson, died in 1915 leaving a legacy of infrastructure that linked Belgium with Africa.

Louis McGuffie

1893–1918 (age 25)

Zantvoorde British Cemetery

Louis McGuffie was military personnel who served during the First World War.

Patrick Bugden

1897–1917 (age 20)

Hooge Crater Cemetery

Patrick Bugden, Australian Victoria Cross recipient, fell at Hooge Crater in 1917 while saving his comrades.

Christopher James Alexander

1887–1917 (age 30)

Hooge Crater Cemetery

Christopher James Alexander was an ornithologist who served and died in the First World War.

James Anson Otho Brooke

1884–1914 (age 30)

Zantvoorde British Cemetery

James Anson Otho Brooke, British officer, died in 1914 near Zantvoorde after giving calm leadership to his men.

Albert Stewart

1889–1917 (age 28)

Hooge Crater Cemetery

Albert Stewart was military personnel who served during the First World War.

Henry Crichton, Viscount Crichton

1872–1914 (age 42)

Zantvoorde British Cemetery

Henry Crichton, Viscount Crichton, heir to the Earldom, died leading men near Zantvoorde in 1914.

Paul Francis William Studholme

1898–1917 (age 19)

Hooge Crater Cemetery

Paul Francis William Studholme was a military officer who served during the First World War.

Beauchamp Tyndall Pell

d. 1914

Zantvoorde British Cemetery

Beauchamp Tyndall Pell, a young officer, died in 1914 during the opening campaigns and rests at Zantvoorde.

René Sturel

1885–1914 (age 29)

Belle-Motte French National Cemetery

René Sturel was a French teacher who died in 1914 during the First World War.

Lambert Schats

1893–1914 (age 21)

Ruisbroek

Lambert Schats, Belgian soldier, perished defending his homeland in 1914 and is honoured at Ruisbroek.

Francis Ledwidge

1887–1917 (age 30)

Artillery Wood Cemetery

Francis Ledwidge was an Irish writer and poet who died in 1917 during the First World War.

Hedd Wyn

1887–1917 (age 30)

Artillery Wood Cemetery

Hedd Wyn, the Welsh poet Ellis Humphrey Evans, fell at Passchendaele in 1917 before learning he had won the Eisteddfod.

Alex Decoteau

1887–1917 (age 30)

Passchendaele New British Cemetery

Alex Decoteau was a Canadian athletics competitor who died in 1917 during the First World War.

Bert O'Connell

1885–1917 (age 32)

Birr Cross Roads Cemetery

Bert O'Connell, etcher and soldier, died in 1917 and is remembered at Birr Cross Roads Cemetery.

Harold Ackroyd

1877–1917 (age 40)

Birr Cross Roads Cemetery

Harold Ackroyd was a military physician who died in 1917 during the First World War.

Albert Keppel

1898–1917 (age 19)

Aeroplane Cemetery

Albert Keppel, Royal Flying Corps airman, fell in 1917 and rests at the Aeroplane Cemetery.

Marcel Berger

1891–1914 (age 23)

Ethe

Marcel Berger died in 1914 during the First World War.

Nestor Jonet

1849–1913 (age 64)

Courcelles

Painter Nestor Jonet, born 1849, died 1913 and is remembered for his sensitive depictions of Belgian life.

Alphonse-Joseph van Steenkiste

1849–1919 (age 70)

Ixelles Cemetery

Alphonse-Joseph van Steenkiste was a Belgian architect who died in 1919.

Frédéric Neuhaus

1846–1912 (age 66)

Ixelles Cemetery

Frédéric Neuhaus was a devoted pharmacist whose steady care served the people of Ixelles.

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.