WARNETON (WAASTEN) COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Hainaut
Belgium
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.75696, Longitude: 2.94814
Picture © Werner Van Caneghem
Location Information
Warneton (Waasten) Communal Cemetery is located 11.5 Km south east of Ieper town centre on a road leading from the Rijselsestraat N336 that connects Ieper to Bas Warneton then onto Lille.
From Ieper town centre the Rijselsestraat runs from the market square, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and directly over the roundabout that forms the junction with the Ieper ring road. The road name then changes to the Rijselseweg. 3.5 Km along the N336 is another roundabout where the third exit is taken signed to Bas Warneton. On the outskirts of the village of Warneton the road passes under the N58. After passing under the N58 and the slip road, take the second left into Chemin Du Congo (Congoweg). The cemetery is 50m down this road on the left.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access possible via main entrance.
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.
Warneton (Waasten) Communal Cemetery contains 21 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, three of them unidentified.
Total Burials: 21.
World War Two Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 18.
World War Two Unidentified Casualties: 3.
Warneton (Waasten) Communal Cemetery is located 11.5 Km south east of Ieper town centre on a road leading from the Rijselsestraat N336 that connects Ieper to Bas Warneton then onto Lille.
From Ieper town centre the Rijselsestraat runs from the market square, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and directly over the roundabout that forms the junction with the Ieper ring road. The road name then changes to the Rijselseweg. 3.5 Km along the N336 is another roundabout where the third exit is taken signed to Bas Warneton. On the outskirts of the village of Warneton the road passes under the N58. After passing under the N58 and the slip road, take the second left into Chemin Du Congo (Congoweg). The cemetery is 50m down this road on the left.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access possible via main entrance.
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.
Warneton (Waasten) Communal Cemetery contains 21 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, three of them unidentified.
Total Burials: 21.
World War Two Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 18.
World War Two Unidentified Casualties: 3.
Images in this gallery © Werner Van Caneghem
Click on Individual Headstone for Details
Pictures © Werner Van Caneghem
552071 Aircraftman 2nd Class
Albert Charles Brogan
59 Squadron, Royal Air Force
26th May 1940, aged 18.
Son of Albert Henry and Louisa Victoria Brogan, of Folkestone.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory Of "Sonny" Always Remembered By Mum, Dad And John"
Albert Charles Brogan
59 Squadron, Royal Air Force
26th May 1940, aged 18.
Son of Albert Henry and Louisa Victoria Brogan, of Folkestone.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory Of "Sonny" Always Remembered By Mum, Dad And John"
