Antoon Verschoot

Antoon Verschoot

Antoon Verschoot, MBE, Order of the Crown (Belgium) (Ypres, 19 June 1925 - 1 February 2017) was a Belgian firefighter and bugler who played the last post at the Menin Gate for many years.[1]

Background

On 12 December 2015, Antoon Verschoot played his final "Last Post" at the Menin Gate,[2] after 65 years with the Ypres/Ieper fire brigade, which he joined in 1950. He became a bugler for the Last Post Association[3] in 1954 making him the oldest and longest serving bugler with the Association. It is estimated that Verschoot played at The Gate over 15,000 times.[4][5]

References

• Last Post Association
• The Guardian

1. "Former bugler Antoon Verschoot dies at the age of 91". Last Post Association. February 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
2. Menin Gate
3. Last Post Association
4. "Retirement". Last Post Association. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
5. "The last Last Post of Antoon Verschoot". New Zealand Herold. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2015.