Sunday 6th July 2025 – Belgium Remembers. Our annual talk and walk on ‘secret war’ Belgians buried or
commemorated in Brookwood Military Cemetery near Woking, Surrey was attended this year by the Assistant
Belgian Defence Attaché, WO Sven Berg. Prior to the ceremony in the military cemetery, Sven was
accompanied by Louisa Russell and Paul McCue to the civilian cemetery. Over the last 18 months, Secret
WW2 have been involved with the Belgian Embassy’s Defence Team in London in arranging the restoration
of the grave (see below) of Belgium’s ambassador to the UK during WW2 – Baron Emile-Ernest de Cartier
de Marchienne. The Baron died in London in 1946 and lies alongside his wife, American-born Marie Dow,
who predeceased him ten years earlier.