Aide-de-camp to the King, 1953–1955.
Head of the Belgian military delegation to the European Defence Community, 1952–1955.
Second Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Army, 1950–1952.
Commander of the Armoured Troops School, 1947–1950.
Commander of the 1st Guides Regiment, 1946–1947.
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Cavalry Corps during the 18-days campaign.
Began his military career as a volunteer for the duration of the war with the 5th Lancers Regiment on 1 August 1914.
Officer of the Order of the Crown with Palm, Officer of the Order of Leopold II, War Cross 1914–1918 with Palms, Iron Cross, Fire Cross, Volunteer’s Medal 1914–1918, Victory Medal, Commemorative Medal of the Campaign 1914–1918, 1830–1930 Centenary Medal, 1940–1945 Commemorative Medal.
Citation for his Knight’s Cross of the Order of the Crown with Palm: “On 3 November 1918, during the battle of Wippelgem, commanded a platoon with remarkable courage and confidence, advancing continuously under heavy machine-gun fire and forcing the enemy to abandon their positions, capturing a machine gun with its two gunners”
He was also a Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown (1952) and a Commander Order of Leopold (1948).
Grand Officer of the Order of Military Merit of Portugal and a certificate.
