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Europe / Re: Belgium - Servais family, 1940s
« on: Wednesday 02 August 23 10:00 BST (UK) »
This is what my grandfather would have looked like at the time - in a WW2 army photo
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Hello,
I saw the photo of the Servais family in the 1940s and I can tell you exactly who they were as my mother is the young lady standing at the back, and I have my own copy of this photo. You won't be surprised but she's not called Joujon!
My mother was Marie-Louise Servais, like her mother, but her nick name was YouYou.
It was taken at 26 Rue Van Lint in Bruxelles. I have photos of the family welcoming Allied troops that were driving down Rue Van Lint.
There was a family story that there was a motor cyle messenger that drove from a major battle back to Bruxelles and then slept a solid 24-48 hours at their home. Maybe that was your grandfather.
My mother did have an English friend that she visited in the 1950s, before marrying my English father in Bruxelles in 1955. She lived in England from that point but the others lived in Belgium and Switzerland.
Sadly my mother died in 2002, but Monique, the youngest, is still alive (2023).
I'll try to get a message to Monique's family to see if they know more.
John