Adjutant (Liaison Officer) · 7 Belgian Field Artillery
Emile Robert Edouard de Laveleye
† 20/03/1916 · aged 35 · Originally buried in Poperinghe New Military Cemetery; on 20.05.1916 his coffin was moved to the Communal Cemetery. After 1922 it was moved to Brussels.
Personal data
Name
de Laveleye
Initials
E.R.E.
Christian name
Emile Robert Edouard
Date and place of birth
Luik/Liège; 02.06.1880
Family
Married to Dora-Mabel Newchurch (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; 1912)
Extra information
Information
Son of Edouard and Florence Wheeler (Hastings).
Information 2
Died at St. Eloi
Military data
Rank
Adjutant (Liaison Officer)
Regiment / Unit
7 Belgian Field Artillery
Date of death
Age
35
Cemetery / Memorial
Originally buried in Poperinghe New Military Cemetery; on 20.05.1916 his coffin was moved to the Communal Cemetery. After 1922 it was moved to Brussels.
Other information
Information
On 22.03.1916 Tubby conducted Emile's funeral service in the Chapel of Château D'Hondt (Deken De Bolaan, Poperinge), which was used as a clearing hospital for soldiers and civilians.
Information 2
He wrote a moving account of this funeral in a letter to his mother (24.03). It was published in 'The Times', and handwritten copies circulated amongst his relatives and friends at home.
Information 3
After the war, Emile's youngest sister, Gladys, became a member of the Toc H Women's Association Brussels branch. The Lamp of the Magnificat (symbol of the movement) held by this branch, was dedicated to Emile and now resides at Talbot House.
Media
Sources
Source
Louagie, J. en Nolf, K., De Eerste Halte na de Hel: index
