World War Two Cemeteries - A photographic guide to the cemeteries and memorials of WW2
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • LATEST UPDATES
  • Australia
  • Belgium
    • HAINAUT
    • OOST-VLAANDEREN
    • VLAAMS-BRABANT
    • WEST-VLAANDEREN
    • OTHER BELGIAN DEPARTMENTS
    • BELGIAN NON COMMONWEALTH CEMETERIES
  • France
    • CEMETERIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
    • AISNE
    • ARDENNES
    • CALVADOS
    • EURE AND EURE-ET-LOIR
    • FINISTÈRE
    • MARNE
    • NORD
    • OISE
    • PAS DE CALAIS
    • SEINE-MARITIME
    • SOMME
    • OTHER FRENCH DEPARTMENTS, A - L
    • OTHER FRENCH DEPARTMENTS, M - Z
    • FRENCH NON COMMONWEALTH CEMETERIES
    • MEMORIALS IN FRANCE
  • Italy
  • Netherlands
  • United Kingdom
  • Other Countries
  • Miscellaneous
  • Victoria Cross

LATEST UPDATES

22nd May 2025

Picture

The Netherlands

Zwolle, a city on the Zwarte Water and the main road to the provinces of Friesland and Groningen, is the capital of the province of Overijssel
There are four cemeteries located within the commune of Zwollerkerspel with Commonwealth War Graves from World War Two. 

Zwolle (De Kranenburg) General Cemetery

25 new images added

The cemetery contains nine Commonwealth War Burials.

Zwollerkerspel (Bergklooster) General Cemetery

13 new images added

The cemetery contains four Commonwealth War Burials

Zwollerkerspel (Voorst) General Cemetery


11 new images added

The cemetery contains four Commonwealth War Burials

Zwollerkerspel (Windesheim) General Cemetery

7 new images added

There is one U. K. Airman buried in this cemetery


4th May 2025

Picture

​France

Bayenghem-lès-Seninghem Churchyard

12 new images added

Bayenghem is a village and commune in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais some 14 kilometres south-west of St Omer on the main road N42, in the direction of Boulogne. The Commonwealth graves will be found on the north side of the churchyard. Bayenghem-les-Seninghem Churchyard contains one Commonwealth burial of the First World War and three from the Second World War.

Bourthes Churchyard

5 new images added


Bourthes is a village and commune about 27 kilometres south-east of Boulogne. Bourthes Churchyard contains one Commonwealth burial of the First World War and the graves of five airmen of the Second World War.

Quend Communal Cemetery

14 new images added


Quend is a village and commune 50 kilometres south of Boulogne-sur-Mer on the coast road from that resort to Ètaples and Rue. Quend Communal Cemetery contains one Commonwealth burial of the First World War and one from the Second World War.

Remilly-et-Aillicourt Communal Cemetery

9 new images added

Remilly-et-Aillicourt is a village and commune on the west bank of the river Meuse, 15 miles (24 kilometres) south-east of Mézières and about 4.5 miles (7 kilometres) south of Sedan. The cemetery contains three U. K. Airmen from World War Two.

Thelonne Communal Cemetery

9 new images added

Thelonne is a village and commune about 13 miles (21 kilometres) south-east of Mézières and 5 miles south of Sedan. It is most easily reached by taxi from Sedan which is on the Paris-Luxembourg line. The communal cemetery is in a lane some 300 yards south of the church. The one British grave is in the north-eastern portion of the cemetery.

Villiers-sur-Loir Communal Cemetery

5 new images

Villiers-sur-Loir is a village and commune some 22 miles (34 kilometres) north-west of Blois and 3 miles (5 kilometres) west-north-west of the town of Vendôme. The communal cemetery is south-west of the village and 300 metres from the church on the road to Rochambeau. There is 1 Commonwealth burial of the 1939-1945 war here, right of the main entrance.


22nd April 2025

Picture

​France

Boult-aux-Bois Communal Cemetery

12 new images added


Boult-aux-Bois is a village and commune some 24.5 miles (39 kilometres) south-south-east of Mezières and 7.5 miles (12 kilometres) north-east of Vouziers, on the road to Buzancy (N.46, N.47). The cemetery contains seven airmen, four of them belonged to the Royal Air Force and three to the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Carignan Communal Cemetery

13 new images added

The little town of Carignan is 36 kilometres south-east of Mezières and some 19 kilometres south-east of Sedan, on the main road from Sedan to Montmedy. In the southern part of the local cemetery about 18 yards east of the 1870 War Memorial, are buried seven airmen. Two of them belonged to the Royal Air Force and five to the Royal Canadian Air Force. 

Chéhéry Communal Cemetery 

6 new images added

Chéhéry is a village 18 kilometres south-east of Mezières and about 9 kilometres south-west of Sedan on the main road D977 from Sedan to Le Chesne. The communal cemetery is north-east of the village, and contains the graves of three airmen of the Royal Air Force.

Douzy Communal Cemetery

6 new images added


Douzy is a village 26 kilometres south-east of Mezières and 8 kilometres south-east of Sedan. The Communal Cemetery is on the western side of the village and contains three U. K. Airmen.

Feuquières-en-Vimeu Communal Cemetery

4 new images added

Feuquières-en-Vimeu is a large village to the south of Abbeville on the Somme. The Communal Cemetery is located to the south of the village on the Rue Arago and contains one U. K. burial from World War One and three U. K. burials from World War Two. 

Haraucourt Churchyard

12 new images added

Haraucourt is a village and commune 24 kilometres south-east of Mezieres and some 9 kilometres south of Sedan.  Near the south-western corner of the churchyard are the graves of five airmen of the Royal Air Force.

Pouru-St. Remy Communal Cemetery

9 new images added

Pouru-St. Remy is a village and commune 17.5 miles (28 kilometres) south-east of Mezières and about 7 miles (11 kilometres) south-east of Sedan, on the N.381 road to Carignan. The communal cemetery is on the western side of the village in a second class road to Francheval About two yards west of the main entrance are the graves of four airmen who belonged to the Royal Air Force.

Villers-Cernay Communal Cemetery

7 new images added

Villers-Cernay is a village and commune 23 kilometres east-south-east of Mezières and 7 kilometres north-east of Sedan. The communal cemetery is in a lane 100 yards north-east of the church. The British grave is in the south-eastern portion, north of the entrance.


14th April 2025

Picture
​
​France

Baincthun (La Capelle) New Communal Cemetery

Page Updated

Baincthun is a village and commune 6 kilometres east of Boulogne, on the N341 road to Desvres. La Capelle is a village in the commune, about 3 kilometres north on the old N42 road from Boulogne to St Omer. The single Commonwealth Second World War grave is located midway between the northern and eastern corners of the cemetery, near the boundary wall.

Bellebrune Churchyard

Page Updated

Bellebrune is a village 12 kilometres east of Boulogne-sur-Mer, and 2 kilometres south of the N.42 road to St. Omer. The one British grave is near the south-western corner of the churchyard.

Olizy Communal Cemetery

6 new images added

Olizy is a village and commune 30 miles (48 kilometres) south of Mezières and 5 miles (8 kilometres) south-east of Vouziers.
The communal cemetery is 100 yards south of the church, and the grave of a Canadian airman is near the rear hedge.

Seuil Churchyard

6 new images added

Seuil is a village and commune on the south bank of the river Aisne 22.5 miles (36 kilometres) south-west of Mezières, and 5 miles (8 kilometres) south-east of Rethel, on the N.383 road from that town to Attigny.  The British grave in this churchyard is on the western side of the church.

Taillette Communal Cemetery

Page Updated

Taillette is a village about 25 kilometres north-west of Mezières and some 3 kilometres north-west of Rocroi, an old fortress town near the Franco-Belgian frontier. The communal cemetery is immediately behind the church and contains two U. K. Airmen from World War Two. 

Vrizy Communal Cemetery

15 new images added

Vrizy is a village and commune about 39 kilometres south of Mezières and 4 kilometres north of Vouziers, on the road to Attigny and Rethel. The Communal Cemetery is north-west of the church and contains six Commonwealth Airmen from World War Two. 

3rd April 2025

Picture

​France

Argueil Communal Cemetery

6 new images added

Argueil is a village and commune 33 kilometres east-north-east of Rouen, and 10 kilometres north of La Feuillie, a village on the Rouen to Gournay-en-Bray road (N.30). The cemetery is south-east of the village, on the south side of the N.321 road to Rolleval, and is about 400 yards from Argueil Church. East of the crucifix in the central path is the grave of a British soldier.

Charleval Communal Cemetery

6 new images added

The village and commune of Charleval is 15 miles (24 kilometres) south-east of Rouen. There is a bus service from Rouen to the village, but it is poor, and the most convenient method for visitors is to take a taxi. The communal cemetery is on the north-eastern outskirts of the village, on the southern side of the D.169 road to Lyons-la-Forêt. About 12 yards south of the chapel, near the western corner of the cemetery, is the grave of an airman belonging to the Royal Canadian Air Force, marked by a permanent private memorial.

Dreuil-lès Amiens Churchyard

7 new images added

Dreuil-lès-Amiens is a village and commune 6 kilometres west of Amiens on the N.35 road to Abbeville. In this churchyard the one British grave is about 5 metres from the north-western corner of the church, and east of the war memorial.

Nantes (Pont-du-Cens) Communal Cemetery


25 new images added

Nantes is a town on the River Loire about 48 kilometres east of St Nazaire. The Pont-du-Cens Communal Cemetery is on the north-western outskirts of the town on the western side of the road to Rennes. The Commonwealth War Graves are in a special plot about 100 metres east (right) of the main entrance and contain 106 burials from World War Two. 

Poix-de-Picardie Churchyard

42 new images added

Poix is a small town 28 kilometres south-west of Amiens. The 16th century church of St. Denis with its surrounding churchyard is on the Amiens-Rouen road, about 200 metres north of the centre of the town. The Commonwealth War Graves Plot is opposite the west door of the church and contains 149 World War Two Burials.

Quesnoy-le-Montant Communal Cemetery

2 new images added

Quesnoy-le-Montant is a village and commune in the Department of the Somme, 12 kilometres west of Abbeville. Head east from the southern end of the village on La Rue Blanche, join the Quartier de la Gare and the communal cemetery will be seen on the right. Against the southern boundary, near the centre, are the graves of one known and four unknowns soldiers of the United Kingdom Forces.


17th March 2025

Picture
​
​France

Crèvecoeur-en-Auge Communal Cemetery

Page updated

Crèvecoeur-en-Auge is a village and commune 19 kilometres west of Lisieux, and 17 miles (27 kilometres) east of Caen, on the main (N.13) Lisieux to Caen road. The communal cemetery is about 500 yards to the north-east of the village. It lies on the left of the D.101 road from Crèvecoeur-en-Auge to Cambremer. There is 1 Commonwealth burial of the 1939-1945 war here, near the entrance to the cemetery.

Crèvecoeur-sur-l'Escaut Communal Cemetery

Page Updated

Crèvecoeur-sur-l'Escaut is a village and commune 8 kilometres south of Cambrai. The cemetery is 1 kilometre north of the village on the D.76 road to Cambrai. Near the middle of the southern boundary fence are the graves of three airmen of the Royal Air Force.

Lusanger Communal Cemetery

11 new images added

Lusanger is a rather isolated village and commune 32 miles (52 kilometres) north of Nantes and about 10 miles (17 kilometres) south-west of Châteaubriant. The communal cemetery is 150 yards north of the church, on the road to Sion. West (left) of the entrance, towards the end of the main path and close to the boundary wall, is the joint grave of two airmen.

Messac Communal Cemetery

6 new images added

The village and commune of Messac lies 32 kilometres south-south-west of Rennes and 30 kilometres north-east of the town of Redon. The village is 8 kilometres east of the Rennes Redon road (N.177). The communal cemetery is south of the church, on the road (D.69) to the neighbouring village of Le Grand Fougeray. There is 1 Commonwealth burial of the 1939-1945 war here, in the north-eastern corner.

Redon Communal Cemetery

5 new images added

Redon is a small town and commune 64 kilometres south-west of Rennes by the N.177 road. Sir Alan Brooke's Headquarters moved here from Vitre for a short time during June 1940. The communal cemetery is on the north-eastern side of the town at the northern end of the Avenue E. Gascon. 
There is 1 Commonwealth burial of the 1939-1945 war here, east of the entrance, 32 metres north of the southern wall and 40 metres west of the eastern wall.

St. Erblon Communal Cemetery

2 new images added

St. Erblon is a village and commune about 7 kilometres south of Rennes, on the road to Le Sel (D.82). The communal cemetery is on the western side of the village on a secondary road which leads to the neighbouring village of Orgères.
There are 2 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here, in the south-western part, near the west wall.

Saleux Communal Cemetery

5 new images added

Saleux is a village 6 kilometres south-west of Amiens on the road which runs south-south-west off the Amiens-Poix road, to Conty. The Communal Cemetery lies 273 metres north-west of the church which is on the main road through the village. There are now 10, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 3 are unidentified.

3rd March 2025

Picture

Sri Lanka

Trincomalee War Cemetery

21 new images added


Trincomalee is a seaport on the north-eastern coast of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and was formerly a naval station. The War Cemetery contains a total of 366 burials. 
​
Picture
​
​France

Allainville Communal Cemetery

6 new images added


Allainville is a village and commune 44 kilometres south-south-west of Versailles, and 23 kilometres south-east of Rambouillet. The cemetery is on the northern side of the village, north of the main Rambouillet-Etampes road. The joint grave of 2 airmen, 1 belonging to the Royal Air Force and 1 to the Royal Canadian Air Force, is near the middle of the western boundary.

Aubergenville Communal Cemetery

Page Updated
​

Aubergenville is a village 12 kilometres east-south-east of Mantes, on the Mantes - Paris road. The cemetery is north of the village on the road leading to the bridge across the River Seine. The graves of 7 airmen, 6 from the United Kingdom and 1 from New Zealand, are on the north side of the cemetery.

Conty Communal Cemetery

4 new images added

Conty is a small market town and commune 20 kilometres south-west of Amiens, on the road (D.210-D.11) from that town to Beauvais. The communal cemetery is north of the town on the D.210 road to Loeuilly and Amiens. The three British graves are about midway between the southern and eastern corners of the cemetery, against the boundary wall.


Dury Communal Cemetery, Somme

4 new images added


Dury is a village and commune some 5 kilometres south of Amiens on the N.16 road to Paris. The cemetery is 1 kilometre north of the village, on the N.16 road. The one British grave is in the south-eastern corner.

Thieuloy-St. Antoine Communal Cemetery

7 new images added


Thieuloy-St. Antoine is a village and commune 26 kilometres north of Beauvais. The village is situated on the main road from Beauvais to Marseille-en-Beauvaisis-Grandvilliers and Poix. Near the north-west corner of the communal cemetery is the grave of the 1 British soldier.

Vers-sur-Selle Churchyard

5 new images added


Vers-sur-Selle is a village and commune 8 kilometres south-south-west of Amiens on the D.8 road which runs from Salouel to Conty. The one British grave in the churchyard is about 5 metres east of the entrance.

4th February 2025

Picture
​
​France

La Cambe German Military Cemetery

17 new images added

La Cambe is a small village in the Calvados region of France. The German Military Cemetery is located to the west of the village on the Route de Turgis and contains 21, 245 German War Dead from World War Two. 

Rebréchien Communal Cemetery

14 new images added

Rebréchien is a village and commune some 9 miles (14 kilometres) north-east of Orléans. In the local cemetery there are 8 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here, at the far end of the first main plot, on the left of the entrance and left of the central monument.

Verrières Communal Cemetery

Old images replaced

Verrières is a village and commune some 26 kilometres south-east of Poitiers. In the Communal Cemetery there is 1 Commonwealth burial of the 1939-1945 war here, buried in the private vault of the families Mangier and De Montjon, near the left side of the cemetery from the entrance.

Vouzon Communal Cemetery

6 new images added

Vouzon is a village and commune some 34 miles (54 kilometres) east of Blois and 3 miles (5 kilometres) north-east of the town of Lamotte-Beuvron. There is 1 Commonwealth burial of the 1939-1945 war here, right on the entrance against the southern wall.


25th January 2025

Picture
​
​France

Chambon-la-Forêt Communal Cemetery

8 new images added


Chambon-la-Forêt is a village and commune some 34 kilometres north-east of Orleans. The communal cemetery is east of the village at the apex of the two roads going to Courcelles and Nancray. There is 1 Commonwealth burial of the 1939-1945 war here, to the right of the entrance near the far right-hand corner.

Genouilly Communal Cemetery

8 new images added


Genouilly is a village and commune 40 kilometres north-west of Bourges, and 14 kilometres south-west of the town of Vierzon. The communal cemetery is situated on the road leading north-wards from Genouilly to the neighbouring village of Moray and contains seven Commonwealth burials from World War Two. 

Jouy-le-Potier Communal Cemetery

6 new images added

​Jouy-le-Potier is a village and commune some 12 miles (18 kilometres) south-south-east of Orleans. The cemetery is north of the village and left of the road to Orleans. There is 1 Commonwealth burial of the 1939-1945 war here, to the left of the war memorial near the centre of the cemetery.

Langon Communal Cemetery

10 new images added

Langon is a village and commune some 32 miles 50 kilometres) south-east of Blois. The cemetery is situated on the eastern side of the village on the road to Vierzon and contains eight Commonwealth burials from World War Two. 

Poivres Churchyard

4 new images added

Poivres is a village in the Aube Department some 45 kilometres north of Troyes, 30 kilometres west-south-west of Vitry-le-Francois and 5 kilometres north-east of Mailly-le-Camp on the D198 road. The churchyard is located in the centre of the village and contains 37 Commonwealth burials from World War Two. 

St. Crépin Communal Cemetery

6 new images added

St. Crépin is a village and commune some 16 miles (25 kilometres) east of Rochefort, the nearest convenient centre. 

The communal cemetery lies to the north of the village. There is 1 Commonwealth burial of the 1939-1945 war here, to the right of the stone cross in the centre of the cemetery, marked by a private memorial.

Vernou-en-Sologne Communal Cemetery

13 new images added

Vernou-en-Sologne is a village 30 kilometres east-south-east of Blois and some 17 kilometres north of Romorantin. The communal  cemetery is north of the village off the main D.13 road to Dhuizon and contains seven Commonwealth burials from World War Two. X



16th January 2025

Picture

​France

Ploudaniel-Lesneven German Military Cemetery

14 new images added


Lesneven is a large town in the Finistère region of France. The German Military Cemetery is located south of the town off the D770 (to Ploudaniel) on the Rue de Kerivoal and contains 5,831 German War dead from World War Two.

Plougasnou Communal Cemetery

16 new images added

Plougasnou is a village and commune 14 kilometres north-north-east of Morlaix, on the main road to the coast. The communal cemetery is west of the village church, South-south-east of the monument. Opposite the entrance, towards the rear of the cemetery, are the graves of six airmen of the Royal Air Force and two men of the Royal Canadian Navy, one of whom is not identified. Six of the graves are on the right of the path and two on the left.

Plouguerneau Communal Cemetery

18 new images added

Plouguerneau is a village and commune 24 kilometres north of Brest. It is about 4 kilometres from the coast, on a secondary road which turns off the main Lesneven-Lannilis Road. The Communal Cemetery contains  2, 1914-18 and 13, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site, 4 of which are unidentified.

Plouzané Churchyard

15 new images added

Plouzané is a village and commune 10 kilometres west of Brest, on a local road to the small town of St. Renan. The most convenient way of reaching the village is by taxi from Brest. The churchyard is on the southern side of the village. South of the Calvary are the graves of five airmen of the Royal Air Force and one airman of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Poullan-sur-Mer Communal Cemetery

6 new images added

Poullan-sur-Mer is a village and commune 6 kilometres south-west of Douarnenez, just south of a local road to the coast.

The communal cemetery is on the road running south from the village. In the north-eastern corner is the grave of an airman belonging to the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Roscanvel Communal Cemetery

8 new images added

Roscanvel is an awkwardly situated village and commune some 49 kilometres north-west of Quimper and 36 kilometres north-west of Châteaulin. The communal cemetery is on the western side of a third-class road leading from the church, and is about 200 yards from that church. In the south-western corner, west of the memorial, are the graves of six airmen of the Royal Air Force.

St. Gilles Churchyard

6 new images added

St. Gilles is a village and commune some 24 kilometres west of Reims and 30 kilometres South-east of Soissons. From the N31 between Soissons and Reims, at Fismes, take the D386 south to St. Gilles. In the churchyard, to the west of the church, are the graves of one British and one Canadian airmen.

3rd January 2025

Picture

​France

Floing Communal Cemetery

7 new images added


Floing is a small village in the Ardennes region of France, some 15 kilometres south-east of Charleville-Mezières. The communal cemetery is on the south-east side of the road to Illy (D205) on the outskirts of the village, and the graves of three airmen of the Royal Air Force are near the south-east corner of the cemetery.

Granges-sur-Vologne Communal Cemetery

16 new images added

Granges sur Vologne is a village in the Department of Vosges, 10 kilometres north-west of Gerardmer on the D423. The Communal Cemetery is in the centre of the village. The seven commonwealth airmen are in the middle of the cemetery to the left hand side.

La Cassine Communal Cemetery

6 new images added

La Cassine is a village and commune approximately 18 miles (29 kilometres) south-south-east of Charleville-Mezières, and approximately 13 miles (20 kilometres) south-south-west of Sedan. The local cemetery contains one U. K. grave from World War Two.

Luttange Communal Cemetery

10 new images added


Luttange is a village 20 kilometres north-north-east of Metz and 16 kilometres south-east of Thionville. The Communal Cemetery is north-east of the village on the road to Hambourg, and the two Commonwealth war graves are in the north-eastern portion of the cemetery.

Metzing Communal Cemetery

6 new images added

Metzing is a village and commune 8 kilometres west of Sarreguemines, a town on the German frontier east of Metz. The communal cemetery is on the northern side of the village, on the D.81 road from Metzing to Nousseviller. In the eastern portion, near the main path is the grave of an airman of the Royal Air Force.

Moussey Churchyard

30 new images added


Moussey is a village in the Department of the Vosges some 51 kilometres north-east of Épinal and 16 kilometres north-north-east of the small town of St Die on the D49. The graves of ten British soldiers lie in the south-west portion of the churchyard close to the wall.

Moyenmoutier Communal Cemetery

11 new images added


Moyenmoutier is a small town and commune 41 kilometres north-east of Épinal, and some 10 kilometres north-north-west of St Die. The cemetery contains one U. K. S. A. S. soldier who was shot after being captured.

Novion-Porcien Communal Cemetery

6 new images added

Novion Porcien is a commune in the department of Ardennes, some 50 kilometres north-east of Reims. Near the northern boundary hedge of the local cemetery are the graves of five airmen of the Royal Air Force. Two of them are not identified.

St. Menges Communal Cemetery

7 new images added

St. Menges is a village and commune about 9.5 miles (15 kilometres) east of Mezières, and just over 3 miles (5 kilometres) north of Sedan. To the right of the local cemetery entrance, near the southern wall, is the collective grave of three airmen of the Royal Air Force.

Sauville Communal Cemetery

11 new images added

Sauville is a village and commune 24 kilometres south-south-east of Mezières and nearly 19 kilometres south-west of Sedan. Near the northern boundary hedge of the local cemetery, about 17 yards north-west of the crucifix, are the graves of five airmen who belonged to the Royal Air Force.

20th December 2024

Picture

​Belgium

Waha (Marloie) Communal Cemetery

9 new images added


The village of Marloie, which is administered by the commune of Waha, is 2 kilometres south of Marche, astride the Marche-Rochefort-Bouillon road. The cemetery is about 364 metres north-east of the centre of the village in the Chemin de Malinchamps. The one Commonwealth war grave is some 30 metres down the central avenue of the cemetery on the right.
Picture

​France

Attigny Communal Cemetery

9 new images added


Attigny is a village and a commune in the department of the Ardennes, on the south bank of the River Aisne. The Communal Cemetery contains the graves of four airmen, two of whom belonged to the Royal Air Force and two to the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Beaufort-en-Argonne Churchyard

11 new images added


Beaufort-en-Argonne is a village and commune 40 kilometres north-north-west of Verdun and about the same distance south-south-east of Sedan. In the Churchyard are 5 U. K. airmen from World War Two.

Belval Communal Cemetery

9 new images added

Belval is a village to the west of Charleville-Mezières in the Ardennes region of France. The communal cemetery is located to the west of the village on the Les Matines and contains 13 Commonwealth Airmen from World War Two. 

Donchery Communal Cemetery

16 new images added


Donchery is a village and commune 16 kilometres south-east of Mezières and 5 kilometres west of Sedan, on the N.64 between the two towns. The communal cemetery is about 250 metres north-east of the church. The cemetery contains six airmen from World War Two. There are also 21 French burials from World War One. 

Élan Churchyard

6 new images added

Élan is a village and commune some 7 miles (11 kilometres) south-south-east of Mezieres, and 2.5 miles (4 kilometres) south of Flize, a village on the main road (D.764) from that town to Sedan. Near the northern boundary wall of the churchyard is the grave of an airman who belonged to the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Fleigneux Communal Cemetery

10 new images added


Fleigneux is a village near the Franco-Belgian border. It lies 17 kilometres east of Mezières and 6 kilometres north of Sedan. The Communal Cemetery is in the northern part of the village on the road to the border. Against the wall, near the southern corner, is the collective grave of four airmen of the Royal Air Force.

Glaire-Villette Communal Cemetery

6 new images added


Glaire-et-Villette is a village and commune 10 miles (16 kilometres) south-east of Mezieres and some 2 miles (3 kilometres) north-west of Sedan. In the north-eastern portion of the Communal Cemetery is the collective grave of three airmen of the Royal Air Force.

Glonville Communal Cemetery

11 new images added

Glonville is a village and commune some 45 kilometres south-east of Nancy and 4 kilometres north-west of Baccarat, a town on the road from Luneville to St. Die (Vosages). The communal cemetery is on the northern side of the village in a by-road leading from the church to Agerailles. The three British graves are near the centre of the cemetery, in the front row of the east plot.

Laneuville-sur-Meuse Communal Cemetery

6 new images added

Laneuville-sur-Meuse is a village and commune 36 kilometres south-east of Sedan. It is on the left bank of the river Meuse, opposite the small town of Stenay. Near the south-eastern comer and the south wall of the Communal Cemetery is the joint grave of two airmen of the Royal Air Force.

Plouescat Communal Cemetery

26 new images added

Most of the graves are of sailors belonging to the Royal Canadian Navy who lost their lives when H.M.C.S. Athabaskan was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel on 29th April, 1944. There is also one World War One Commonwealth burial.

Plougastel-Daoulas Communal Cemetery

10 new images added

Plougastel-Daoulas is a village and commune 5 miles (8 kilometres) east-south-east of Brest. In the Communal Cemetery
are the graves of two airmen of the Royal Air Force and four belonging to the Royal Australian Air Force

10th December 2024

Picture

​France

Chuffilly-Roche Communal Cemetery

6 new images added

​Chuffilly-Roche is a village and commune some 23 miles (37 kilometres) south of Mezieres and 11.25 miles (18 kilometres) east-south-east of Rethel. There is one U. K. Airman buried in the Communal Cemetery.

Lesneven Communal Cemetery

10 new images added

Lesneven is a town 24 kilometres north-east of Brest, at the junction of the road from Brest, with the road which runs from the coast to the town of Landerneau. There are 18, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in the Communal Cemetery. Of these, 3 are unidentified.

Milizac Churchyard

12 new images added

Milizac is a village and commune some 7 miles (11 kilometres) north-west of Brest, on a secondary road which leads off the main Brest-Ploudalmézeau road. 
In the churchyard, east of the entrance and north of the church, are the graves of three airmen of the Royal Air Force, one of the Royal Canadian Air Force and two of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

St. Manvieu War Cemetery

10 new images added

The cemetery is located near Cheux, a village 10 kilometres west of Caen. The cemetery contains 1,627 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 49 of them unidentified. There are also 555 German burials.
​

Ploudalmézeau Communal Cemetery

17 new images added

Ploudalmézeau is a village and commune about 21 kilometres north-west of Brest. The Communal Cemetery is west of the village, off the road to St. Renan and contains seven Commonwealth Airman from World War Two and one unknown Canadian soldier from World War One. 

Ploudaniel Churchyard

9 new images added

Ploudaniel is a village and commune about 13 miles (21 kilometres) north-east of Brest, on the Landerneau-Lesneven road.
On the eastern side of the churchyard, south of the war memorial, are the graves of one soldier and one airman belonging to the forces of the United Kingdom and two airmen of the Royal Australian Air Force.



World War One Cemeteries
​

Please ask permission if you wish to use any of our images by using the contact tab above
​
Picture
 Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Picture
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Picture
Australian War Memorial
Picture
New Zealand Online Cenotaph


​​© COPYRIGHT TERENCE HEARD AND BRENT WHITTAM
​
​ 2005-2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
.​

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)


  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • LATEST UPDATES
  • Australia
  • Belgium
    • HAINAUT
    • OOST-VLAANDEREN
    • VLAAMS-BRABANT
    • WEST-VLAANDEREN
    • OTHER BELGIAN DEPARTMENTS
    • BELGIAN NON COMMONWEALTH CEMETERIES
  • France
    • CEMETERIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
    • AISNE
    • ARDENNES
    • CALVADOS
    • EURE AND EURE-ET-LOIR
    • FINISTÈRE
    • MARNE
    • NORD
    • OISE
    • PAS DE CALAIS
    • SEINE-MARITIME
    • SOMME
    • OTHER FRENCH DEPARTMENTS, A - L
    • OTHER FRENCH DEPARTMENTS, M - Z
    • FRENCH NON COMMONWEALTH CEMETERIES
    • MEMORIALS IN FRANCE
  • Italy
  • Netherlands
  • United Kingdom
  • Other Countries
  • Miscellaneous
  • Victoria Cross