Antoon Verschoot Explained

Antoon Verschoot,, 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

Notes and References

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