Chief of Staff of the 13th Infantry Division in May 1940.
Recognised member of the resistance.
Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold (1948), Order of the Crown (1944), Officer of the Order of Leopold II with swords (1940), War Cross 1914–1918 with palms, Yser Cross, Fire Cross, Victory Medal, Commemorative Medal 1914–1918, Commemorative Medal 1940–1945 with crossed sabres, Resistance Medal 1940–1945, Military Cross 1st Class.
