BEVERLO COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Limburg
Belgium
GPS Coordinates Latitude: 51.09302 Longitude: 5.22469
Location Information
Beverlo Communal Cemetery is located 25 km north of Hasselt.
From Leopoldsburg train station. Turn right out of the station into the Nicolaylaan and drive 100 m to the 'T' junction. At the 'T' junction turn right onto the N72 over the level crossing. Follow the N72 through the village of Heppen for 5.5 kilometers and Beverlo C C is on the right side of the road. The small Commission plot is sited at the far right hand corner within the Communal Cemetery.
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. Commonwealth forces did not return until September 1944, but in the intervening years, many airmen were shot down or crashed in raids on strategic objectives in Belgium, or while returning from missions over Germany.
Beverlo Communal Cemetery contains two Second World War burials, both in Belgian pelouse d'honneur.
Burial Details
2658813 Serjeant Frederick Brough, 1st Bn. Coldstream Guards, died 8th September 1944, aged 22. Son of Charles F. and S. Emily Brough, of Sunnyfields, Doncaster, Yorkshire.
2662553 Guardsman Bertram Frederick Jelfs, 5th Bn. Coldstream Guards, died 8th September 1944, aged 32. Son of Bertram and Elsie Jelfs, of Birmingham; husband of Annie Jelfs, of Birmingham.
Pictures © Johan Pauwels
Beverlo Communal Cemetery is located 25 km north of Hasselt.
From Leopoldsburg train station. Turn right out of the station into the Nicolaylaan and drive 100 m to the 'T' junction. At the 'T' junction turn right onto the N72 over the level crossing. Follow the N72 through the village of Heppen for 5.5 kilometers and Beverlo C C is on the right side of the road. The small Commission plot is sited at the far right hand corner within the Communal Cemetery.
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. Commonwealth forces did not return until September 1944, but in the intervening years, many airmen were shot down or crashed in raids on strategic objectives in Belgium, or while returning from missions over Germany.
Beverlo Communal Cemetery contains two Second World War burials, both in Belgian pelouse d'honneur.
Burial Details
2658813 Serjeant Frederick Brough, 1st Bn. Coldstream Guards, died 8th September 1944, aged 22. Son of Charles F. and S. Emily Brough, of Sunnyfields, Doncaster, Yorkshire.
2662553 Guardsman Bertram Frederick Jelfs, 5th Bn. Coldstream Guards, died 8th September 1944, aged 32. Son of Bertram and Elsie Jelfs, of Birmingham; husband of Annie Jelfs, of Birmingham.
Pictures © Johan Pauwels
