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Plaque Eugène Colson Sea Captain ("Harry")

(Belgium - Antwerp - Antwerpen)

Text on the plaque:
To commemorate
sea-captain Eugène Colson
known as "Harry"

07-02-1913 22-01-2000

From 1941 on, he was the leader
of a group resistance-fighters
like the N.K.B. which contributed
during September and October 1944
to the liberation of the port of Antwerp
together with the Allies.

60 year-liberation of Antwerp
04-09-2004

Source

• Text: Mia van den Berg
• Photos: Mia van den Berg