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IRCHONWELZ COMMUNAL CEMETERY

Hainaut

Belgium


GPS Coordinates Latitude: 50.62015 Longitude: 3.74679

Location Information

The village of Irchonwelz is located south-west of the town of Ath off the N7. From the motorway E42 turn off at junction 32 onto the N7 direction Ath. Follow the N7 past the villages of Gaurain-Ramecroix, Barry, Leuze-en-Hainaut and Ligne. After crossing the railway at Ligne take the first turning right to Villers-Saint-Amand, then the first turning left to Irchonwelz along rue Robert Delange. Take the first turning right off this road in the rue Henri Ducarmois, cross the railway at the level crossing then take the first right. Follow this lane, which runs along the side of the railway, to the cemetery (approx. 200m).


Historical Information

The 11 Commonwealth burials of the First World War in Irchonwelz Communal Cemetery all date from the final advance or the post-Armistice period.
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There is 1 unidentified burial of the Second World War here.
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Pictures © Werner Van Caneghem
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Disclaimer


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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