Advice for carrying out a search

Start by doing a general search before carrying out a more specific search. For example, do not search for Léopold Dupont, but first try Dupont and then filter the results obtained.

You are not finding the person you are searching for? Change the spelling. For example, instead of writing Vanwymelbeke, you can also try Van Wymelbeke or Vanwijmelbeke.

The War Dead Regiter database only groups together soldiers of Belgian nationality who died during battle. In the War Dead Register, you will only find personal information about soldiers (surname, forename, place and date of birth etc).  The military file itself (in which information concerning, in particular, the soldier's career) can be requested in the sub-section, Defence Notaries, or from the Royal Army and Military History Museum.

Defence Notaries
Human Resources General Management 
Staff Division
Administrative Expertise Section
Notaries Sub-section
Quartier Reine Elisabeth 
Rue d’Evere 1
Bloc 6C
1140 Brussels
Tel: 02/701 31 78
Email: arch@mil.be

The Archives of the Royal Army and Military History Museum
Documentation Centre                                                                                                                        
Parc du Cinquantenaire, 3
1000 Brussels
Tel: 02/737.79.33 (34, 31)
Fax: 02/737.78.02  02/737.79.3
Email: cdoc.klm-mra@klm-mra.be
Website: www.klm-mra.be