Belgian Medals - Groups Page 7 Bill's Belgian Medals

Bill's Belgian Medals

Medal Groups - Page 8

This is another interesting group of 13 WW1 and

WW2

medals

that belonged to August Van Snick

who served

with the 6th

Regiment of Ligne

during the Great War

and was a volunteer

soldier. He clearly had a

distinguished career and

was awarded

the Croix de

Guerre with Palm

(mentioned in the Army Order of

the

Day), but

was also awarded a gold lion and two bronze

lions

for mentions in Regimental Orders of the

Day.

However, he was also a resistance member

during

WW2, and

received another Croix de

Guerre with

Leopold III Clasp and

was a political

prisoner who was

imprisoned for over 2 and a

half years. I have no

information about this brave

and

distinguished

individual who also was

appointed as an officer in

the

French Legion

d'Honneur, as well as Officer of three

Belgian

Orders. Can anyone provide any clues as to his

history,

especially with the Resistance movement

during

WW2? The

group is displayed in detail

below.

Officer of the Order of

Leopold 1

(Military Division)

Officer of the Order of the

Crown

Officer of the Order of

Leopold 2

with Crossed

Swords

Officer of the Order of

Legion

d'Honneur

Croix de Guerre WW1 with

Albert Palm

and 3 Lions

Croix de Guerre (Leopold III)

with

Leopold III Palm

Political Prisoners Cross with

5 Stars

Armed Resistance Medal

Croix de Feu

1914-18 Victory Medal

1914-18 Commemorative

Medal with

Volunteer Crown

1940-45 Commemorative

Medal with

Crossed Sabres

100 Years National

Independence Medal

This framed group was also discovered at

Wavre and includes:

Croix de Guerre

Yser Medal

Croix de Feu

1914-18 Victory Medal

1914-18 Commemorative Medal with gilt and

silver bars

1914-18 Volunteer Medal

Rhine Occupation Medal

100 Years National Independence Medal

Last Updated 17 November 2007