Paul Philippe Marie Joseph Bouttiau (10 September 1887 – 11 July 1916)
Belgian War Dead Register, accessed 19 February 2022. was a Belgian association football, footballer. He played in four matches for the

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in 1910.

Personal life and death

Bouttiau was son of Paulin Philippe Anton Joseph Bouttiau and his wife Alice Marie Alexandrine (''nee'' Delobbe). He married Laure Elise Semetier. He was living in Liege, Belgium when he was mobilised in the

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. He died while serving, exiled in

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, on 11 July 1916 aged 28. He is buried at the Municipal Cemetery in

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, Belgium.

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* 1887 births 1916 deaths Belgian footballers Belgium international footballers Association football defenders Belgian military personnel killed in World War I Belgian Army personnel of World War I {{Belgium-footy-bio-stub