AVELGEM COMMUNAL CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
GPS Coordinates Latitude: 50.77841 Longitude: 3.44203
Location Information
Avelgem Communal Cemetery is located 43 Km east of Ieper on the N8 which connects Ieper to Menen, Kortrijk and on to Avelgem. The N8 is a continuous road running from Ieper to Avelgem via Menen, Wevelgem, Kortrijk, Zwevegem and on to Avelgem. The village is approached along the N8 Kortrijkstraat which leads onto the Gemeenteplein. The communal cemetery is located on the first left hand turning after leaving the Gemeenteplein in a street called Kerkhofstraat. The cemetery is located on the right hand side of Kerkhofstraat.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access possible via main entrance.
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.
Avelgem Communal Cemetery contains 26 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, three of them unidentified.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 23.
Unidentified Casualties: 3.
Pictures © Werner Van Caneghem
Avelgem Communal Cemetery is located 43 Km east of Ieper on the N8 which connects Ieper to Menen, Kortrijk and on to Avelgem. The N8 is a continuous road running from Ieper to Avelgem via Menen, Wevelgem, Kortrijk, Zwevegem and on to Avelgem. The village is approached along the N8 Kortrijkstraat which leads onto the Gemeenteplein. The communal cemetery is located on the first left hand turning after leaving the Gemeenteplein in a street called Kerkhofstraat. The cemetery is located on the right hand side of Kerkhofstraat.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access possible via main entrance.
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.
Avelgem Communal Cemetery contains 26 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, three of them unidentified.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 23.
Unidentified Casualties: 3.
Pictures © Werner Van Caneghem
