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Ok, this is the grave of Lieutenant Jan OLIESLAGERS, a Belgian motorcycle speed record holder, early aviator, and WW1 ace. He was born on May 14 1883 and died on March 23 1942, both in Antwerp.

I've just come into possession of a letter written by a member of my gggg grandfather Jacob OLISLAEGER's second family in New Zealand that mentions that his nephew was an "early Belgian aviator". A quick Google throws up Jan OLIESLAGERS as a possibility. I cannot read the headstone at all but I would hazard there's a bit of military stuff on it. What I am looking for is biographical details such as names of family members, so I can work my way backwards and see if there is a link to my family. I've Googled quite a bit but I cannot come up with anything about his family other than the names of two brothers and a daughter but I'd like wife and/or parents to continue my search.

Thanks,

Kez

Hi,

Just checking whether it's possible to request someone take a look at a photo of a headstone on a particular "grave location" site (i.e. not my photo). Not sure whether I can post either a link or a copy of the photo here.

The grave is in Antwerp and the inscription is most likely in French or possibly Flemish. The photo is quite blurry and zooming in does not help. The person died in 1942 and was well known in Belgium and western Europe.

Thanks,

Kez

A little while ago I came across the Hindi word "jharan" (please excuse my Qwerty keyboard) which I think means "switch", as in a type of broom, but I've lost the reference. I was thinking of those large peacock feather fans you often see in old movies.

I've also been trying to make the "chownes" into "chairs" because peacock chairs are definitely a thing.

Kez

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