National Recognition Status

List of eligible persons

  • WWI veteran, 1 year in fighting unit            
  • WWI veteran, Fort defender            
  • WWI veteran, Injury chevron        
  • WWI veteran, Croix de l’Yser            
  • WWI veteran, Croix du Feu            
  • WWI veteran, Volunteer Servicemen medal
  • WWI veteran, Exceptional Action
  • WWI veteran, Russian war invalid
  • WWI veteran, Other
  • WWI civilian
  • WWII Belgian forces in Great Britain, 1 year of service
  • WWII prisoners, 4 years of captivity
  • WWII military prisoners - reserve officers
  • WWII Belgian forces in Great Britain – reserve officers
  • Armed resistance fighter
  • Agent and auxiliary – action and intelligence division
  • WWII prisoner, Less than 4 years
  • WWII Belgian forces in Great Britain, Less than 1 year
  • Beneficiary of national recognition
  • Widow of a National Defence beneficiary
  • Widow of a Public Health beneficiary
  • Widow of a Communications beneficiary
  • Widow of a WWI/WWII beneficiary
  • War veteran, Korea
  • WWI war invalid
  • WWII pensioned war invalid
  • War invalid residing in Belgium
  • WWI military widow, pensioned
  • Military widow from WWII + Korea, former Belgian Congo, Rwanda, Burundi
  • Military widow code 032
  • WWI deportees, non-invalid
  • WWI political prisoner, 10% disability
  • WWI civilian invalid, 10% disability
  • WWII civilian invalid, 10% disability
  • WWI political prisoner, non-invalid, 1 year of captivity
  • WWII political prisoner, non-invalid, 1 year of captivity
  • Underground press resistance
  • Non-invalid civilian resistance fighter or “réfractaire”
  • Non-invalid forced labour deportee
  • WWI widow, civilian victim
  • WWII widow, civilian victim
  • WWI mariner, merchant marines, at least 1 year

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