ABSTRACT The First World War centenary has invigorated research into the Belgian refugee presence, especially at the local level. However, as this article argues, the responses which Belgians elicited locally, as well as the ‘quality’ and longevity of the memory culture surrounding them, were intimately tethered to ideas about and experiences of ‘place’ during the war and after. Exiled Belgians were almost uniquely positioned to communicate the totality of war as well as stand as silent representatives of the trauma of displacement. Yet, this case study of the North West county of Cheshire demonstrates how wartime tragedy with regional consequences, as well as a preoccupation with combatant internees and casualties, eclipsed the everyday reality and the post-war memory of the Belgians.

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柴郡的比利时难民：“地方”和流离失所者的隐形

摘要 第一次世界大战一百周年激发了对比利时难民存在的研究，尤其是在地方层面。然而，正如本文所论述的那样，比利时人在当地引起的反应，以及围绕他们的记忆文化的“质量”和长寿，都与战时和战后关于“地方”的观念和体验密切相关。流亡的比利时人几乎处于独特的地位，可以传达战争的全部内容，同时也是流离失所创伤的沉默代表。然而，这个西北部柴郡县的案例研究表明，具有区域后果的战时悲剧以及对战斗被拘禁者和伤亡的关注如何使比利时人的日常现实和战后记忆黯然失色。