Lieutenant-general BEM Victor Jean Clement, Baron van Strydonck de Burkel was a general of the Belgian Army and the primary architect of the formation of the Free Belgian Forces after Belgium's official surrender on May 28, 1940 in World War II. Wikipedia
Born: July 16, 1876, Antwerp, Belgium
Died: August 4, 1961 (age 85 years), Etterbeek, Belgium
Children: Yves Van Strydonk De Burkel