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VILLENEUVE-ST. GEORGES NEW COMMUNAL CEMETERY

Val de Marne

France

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 48.72478, Longitude: 2.45172

Location Information

Villeneuve-St Georges is a town 18 kilometres south-east of the centre of Paris and on the Paris-Melun road. The old and new communal cemeteries are about 800 metres south-east of the town, on a by-road leading to the neighbouring village of Crosne. They are separated by a road, the old cemetery being west of the new one.

Within the Old Communal Cemetery are buried 18 United Kingdom soldiers of the 1914-1918 War as well as 48 servicemen from the 1939-1945 War, 
37 from the UK, 4 Australian, 4 Canadian and 1 New Zealander.

​In the west corner of the New Communal Cemetery are the war graves of 20 soldiers and airmen from the United Kingdom, one of whom is unidentified, and 1 South African soldier.

Visiting Information

OPENING HOURS ALL DAYS OF THE WEEK : from 1st October to 28th February 9.00 to 17h00 from 1st March to 30th September 8.00 to 18.30 Contact number of the Conservateur of the cemetery 01 43 82 71 38 


History Information

Total Burials: 22.

Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 19, Poland 1, South Africa 1. Total 21.

Unidentified Casualty: United Kingdom 1.


Images in gallery below © Christine Da Costa

Villeneuve-St. Georges New Communal Cemetery
Villeneuve-St. Georges New Communal Cemetery
Villeneuve-St. Georges New Communal Cemetery
Villeneuve-St. Georges New Communal Cemetery
Villeneuve-St. Georges New Communal Cemetery
Villeneuve-St. Georges New Communal Cemetery

NEARBY CWGC CEMETERIES & MEMORIALS
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VILLENEUVE-ST. GEORGES OLD COMMUNAL CEMETERY
ATHIS-MONS COMMUNAL CEMETERY
JUVISY-SUR-ORGE COMMUNAL CEMETERY

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Australian War Memorial
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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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  • France
    • AISNE
    • ARDENNES
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    • EURE AND EURE-ET-LOIR
    • FINISTÈRE
    • MARNE
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    • OISE
    • PAS DE CALAIS
    • SEINE-MARITIME
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