Wervik Communal Cemetery
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Wervik Communal Cemetery

Wervik, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium

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    Coordinates: 50.77987, 3.03225
  • Cemetery ID: 2173533

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Location Information: The village of Wervick, on the Franco-Belgian border, is 7 kilometres south-west of the town of Menen (Menin), on the N311 which runs between Geluwe and Comines. Driving from Menen follow the N8 direction Ieper, when you come to the village of Geluwe turn left onto the N311 towards Comines. As you come into Wervik follow the main road towards Comines, cross the railway, round a right and left bend and the cemetery is on the right. This road is called Komenstraat. The graves are located at the front of the cemetery on the right.

Historical Information: The British Expeditionary Force was involved in the later stages of the defence of Belgium following the German invasion in May 1940, and suffered many casualties in covering the withdrawal to Dunkirk. Wervik Communal Cemetery contains six Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, two of them unidentified.

No. of Identified Casualties: 4
Location Information: The village of Wervick, on the Franco-Belgian border, is 7 kilometres south-west of the town of Menen (Menin), on the N311 which runs between Geluwe and Comines. Driving from Menen follow the N8 direction Ieper, when you come to the village of Geluwe turn left onto the N311 towards Comines. As you come into Wervik follow the main road towards Comines, cross the railway, round a right and left bend and the cemetery is on the right. This road is called Komenstraat. The graves are located at the front of the cemetery on the right.

Historical Information: The British Expeditionary Force was involved in the later stages of the defence of Belgium following the German invasion in May 1940, and suffered many casualties in covering the withdrawal to Dunkirk. Wervik Communal Cemetery contains six Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, two of them unidentified.

No. of Identified Casualties: 4

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