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ST. KORNELIS-HOREBEKE CHURCHYARD

Oost-Vlaanderen

Belgium

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.83505, Longitude: 3.69705

Location Information

The village of Sint-Kornelis Horebeke is located east of the town of Oudenaarde off the N8. From the motorway E40/A10, which runs between Oostende and Brussels, turn off at junction 15 onto the N60, direction Oudenaarde. Follow the N60 to Oudenaarde and the junction with the N8, turn left onto the N8, direction Brakel. Follow the N8 past the second junction with the N454 then take the first turning left along Bovenstraat to St-Kornelis. At the crossroads in the village turn left into St.-Kornelisplein and the church is on the right. The graves are located to the rear of the church.


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. 

St. Kornelis-Horbeke Churchyard contains two Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.



Pictures © Werner Van Caneghem
St. Kornelis-Horbeke Churchyard
St. Kornelis-Horbeke Churchyard
St. Kornelis-Horbeke Churchyard
St. Kornelis-Horbeke Churchyard
St. Kornelis-Horbeke Churchyard
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6344009 Private
George Pain 
1st Bn. Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
23rd May 1940, aged 21.

Son of Cecil Thomas Pain and Minnie Alice Pain, of Eastbourne, Sussex; husband of Peggy Rosina Pain, of Eastbourne.

His headstone bears the inscription "The Eternal God Is Thy Refuge And Underneath Are The Everlasting Arms"



Other Burial Details

6347006 Private Edward Hammond, 5th Bn. Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, died 22nd May 1940.

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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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