Two soldiers killed on the same day in 1918 - their sisters' descendants would later marry
Victory Medal earned by those who died on September 28, 1918
CONTRIBUTOR
Nico Declercq
DATE
1918-09-28
LANGUAGE
eng
ITEMS
4
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
PROGRESS
METADATA
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