Nieuwpoort Communal Cemetery
Nieuwpoort, Arrondissement Veurne, West Flanders, Belgium
Location Information: Nieuwpoort Communal Cemetery is located in the town of Nieuwpoort, which is 20 km south west of Oostende. From Oostende the N34 carries on to the N367 immediately after the King Albert Monument and the Achterhaven. 2 Km along the N367 Brugsesteenweg lies the cemetery, on the right hand side of the road. This cemetery is not an open site and access is limited by normal cemetery opening hours.
Historical Information: Nieuwpoort was about the middle of the line held by XV Corps in June-November 1917. On 10 July 1917, there was heavy fighting in this sector as the Germans mounted an attack from Nieuwpoort northwards. Most of those buried in the cemetery died in June, July and August. In May 1940, the British Expeditionary Force was involved in the later stages of the defence of Belgium following the German invasion, and suffered many casualties in covering the withdrawal to Dunkirk. The cemetery contains 70 Commonwealth burials of the First World War (three of them unidentified) and 31 from the Second World War (four unidentified).
No. of Identified Casualties: 94
Location Information: Nieuwpoort Communal Cemetery is located in the town of Nieuwpoort, which is 20 km south west of Oostende. From Oostende the N34 carries on to the N367 immediately after the King Albert Monument and the Achterhaven. 2 Km along the N367 Brugsesteenweg lies the cemetery, on the right hand side of the road. This cemetery is not an open site and access is limited by normal cemetery opening hours.
Historical Information: Nieuwpoort was about the middle of the line held by XV Corps in June-November 1917. On 10 July 1917, there was heavy fighting in this sector as the Germans mounted an attack from Nieuwpoort northwards. Most of those buried in the cemetery died in June, July and August. In May 1940, the British Expeditionary Force was involved in the later stages of the defence of Belgium following the German invasion, and suffered many casualties in covering the withdrawal to Dunkirk. The cemetery contains 70 Commonwealth burials of the First World War (three of them unidentified) and 31 from the Second World War (four unidentified).
No. of Identified Casualties: 94
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- Added: 13 Apr 2006
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2173161
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