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BULSKAMP CHURCHYARD

West-Vlaanderen

Belgium


GPS Coordinates Latitude: 51.04339 Longitude: 2.65024

Location Information

Bulskamp Churchyard is located 6.5 km south of Veurne on the Bulskampstraat, a road leading from the N8 connecting Ieper to Veurne. From Veurne town centre the N39 Duinkerkestraat leads for 500 metres towards Adinkerke and the junction with the N8 Europalaan. 2 km after turning left onto the N8 towards Ieper lies the right hand turning onto Bulskampstraat, which leads for 3 km into the village. The churchyard is located on the left hand side of the Bulskampstraat in the village itself. The graves are located to the right of the church at the rear of the churchyard.


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. 

Bulskamp Churchyard contains 30 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, four of them unidentified. The graves were moved into the churchyard by the local authorities in September and October 1940 from their original locations on the battlefields between the Bergues canal and Ringslot waterway.

Total Burials: 30.

Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 26.

Unidentified Casualties: 4.


Pictures © Jean-Claude Graux
Bulskamp Churchyard
Bulskamp Churchyard
Bulskamp Churchyard
Bulskamp Churchyard
Bulskamp Churchyard

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The casualty numbers for each cemetery are taken from the C. W. G. C. site. We are aware that there can be discrepancies in the numbers quoted.
(The G. P. S. Coordinates are also taken from the C. W. G. C. site)


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