MÉTEREN (MONT-DES-CATS) COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Nord
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.78239, Longitude: 2.67176
Image above © Werner van Caneghem
Location Information
Méteren (Mont des Cats) Communal Cemetery is situated on one of the 3 'Mountains' of Flanders. This 'mountain' is clearly visible to the north of Méteren, a town in the north of France between Hazebrouck and Bailleul, as it has a large television mast on the top. The Communal Cemetery is at the base of the mast and the Commonwealth war graves plot is opposite the main gate.
Historical Information
There are 24, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 7 are unidentified.
Images 2-6 in gallery below © Werner Van Caneghem
5501259 Private
John Henry Chisham
5th Cinque Ports Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment
16th May 1940, aged 21.
John Henry Chisham
5th Cinque Ports Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment
16th May 1940, aged 21.
6396441 Corporal
Frederick Thomas Holder
2nd Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment
24th May 1940 and 26th May 1940, aged 29.
Son of John William and Nellie Holder; husband of Winifred Sarah Holder, of Preston Bissett, Buckinghamshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Love's Last Gift, Remembrance"
Frederick Thomas Holder
2nd Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment
24th May 1940 and 26th May 1940, aged 29.
Son of John William and Nellie Holder; husband of Winifred Sarah Holder, of Preston Bissett, Buckinghamshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Love's Last Gift, Remembrance"
