Book - The Obscure Heroes of Liberty by Dr. Kenneth M. Baker

Some 1,100 Belgian citizens were officially
recognised by a grateful British Government
for helping the many thousands of escaped
British (including those from the Empire - now
Commonwealth) prisoners of war in Belgium.
Many, many more went unrecognised simply
because no-one knew who they were. Their
total number is not known. Some of those
who were unknown are revealed in this book.
They came from all walks of life.
A high percentage were women.
They came from all over Belgium
Those who helped soldiers included British
subjects living in Belgium (who were mostly
not recognised by the British Government
who considered they were only doing their
patriotic duty).
A complete list of the known Belgian soldier
helpers is included in the book.

WHO WERE THE WW1 HEROES OF LIBERTY?

The "Allied Subjects Medal" awarded by
the British Government in 1922 to
Belgian subjects by the British
Government for helping escaped
prisoners of war - The silver (right) and
bronze medals (collection of the Author).