Gent in Oost-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium — Northwestern Europe

Dampoortstraat World War I Memorial

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 13, 2023

1. Dampoortstraat World War I Memorial Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Hulde aan onze gesneuvelde geburen voor het Vaderland
(In honor of our neighbors who fell for the Fatherland)
1914 1918

U. van Geem
G. Verhoosele
E. van Laere
M. Byn
P. de Smet ECH^te P. Prenen
K. van der Meersch

Erected by Dekenij Dampoortstraat.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 51° 3.409′ N, 3° 44.207′ E. Memorial is in Gent, Vlaanderen (Flanders), in Oost-Vlaanderen. It is at the intersection of Bastionstraat and Dampoortstraat, on the left when traveling north on Bastionstraat. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Dampoortstraat 70, Gent, Vlaanderen 9000, Belgium. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Benelux Low Countries,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gabriël Verschraegen (approx. 0.7

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kilometers away); De Wijnaert (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Geraard de Duivelsteen (11de - 20ste eeuw) / Castle of Gerard the Devil (11th - 20th Century) (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Stadhuis (15de-19de eeuw) / City Hall (15th-19th Century) (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Sint-Baafskathedraal / La cathédrale Saint-Bavon / St Bavo’s Cathedral (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); José Rizal (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Het belfort van Gent / Le beffroi de Gand / The Ghent Belfrey / Der Belfried von Ghent (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Albrecht Dürer (approx. one kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gent.

Dampoortstraat World War I Memorial - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 13, 2023

2. Dampoortstraat World War I Memorial - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 162 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 25, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.