WERVIK COMMUNAL CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.77965, Longitude: 3.03159
Location Information
The village of Wervik, on the Franco-Belgian border, is 7 kilometres south-west of the town of Menen (Menin), on the N311 which runs between Geluwe and Komen (Comines). Driving from Menen follow the N8 direction Ieper, when you come to the village of Geluwe turn left onto the N311 towards Komen (Comines). As you come into Wervik follow the main road towards Komen (Comines), cross the railway. At the roundabout take the second exit onto Komenstraat. After half a kilometer the cemetery will be found on the right hand side of the road close to a pedestrian crossing. The war graves are located at the front of the cemetery on the right.
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.
Wervik Communal Cemetery contains six Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, two of them unidentified.
Burial Details
861616 Gunner William Allan, 56 Medium Regimentt. Royal Artillery, died 25th May 1940, aged 22.
2046831 Private John Casey, 7th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment, died 31st May 1940, aged 21. Son of Mrs. E. Casey, of Balkington, Warwickshire.
6202899 Private James Cordon, 1/7th Bn. Middlesex Regiment, died 27th May 1940, aged 20. Son of John and Eliza Jane Cordon, of Birtley, Co. Durham.
5379521 Private Frederick William Joseph King, 1st Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, died 27th May 1940, aged 28. Son of Ernest and Alice King; husband of Hilda Mabel King, of Battle, Sussex.
Pictures © Werner Van Caneghem
The village of Wervik, on the Franco-Belgian border, is 7 kilometres south-west of the town of Menen (Menin), on the N311 which runs between Geluwe and Komen (Comines). Driving from Menen follow the N8 direction Ieper, when you come to the village of Geluwe turn left onto the N311 towards Komen (Comines). As you come into Wervik follow the main road towards Komen (Comines), cross the railway. At the roundabout take the second exit onto Komenstraat. After half a kilometer the cemetery will be found on the right hand side of the road close to a pedestrian crossing. The war graves are located at the front of the cemetery on the right.
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.
Wervik Communal Cemetery contains six Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, two of them unidentified.
Burial Details
861616 Gunner William Allan, 56 Medium Regimentt. Royal Artillery, died 25th May 1940, aged 22.
2046831 Private John Casey, 7th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment, died 31st May 1940, aged 21. Son of Mrs. E. Casey, of Balkington, Warwickshire.
6202899 Private James Cordon, 1/7th Bn. Middlesex Regiment, died 27th May 1940, aged 20. Son of John and Eliza Jane Cordon, of Birtley, Co. Durham.
5379521 Private Frederick William Joseph King, 1st Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, died 27th May 1940, aged 28. Son of Ernest and Alice King; husband of Hilda Mabel King, of Battle, Sussex.
Pictures © Werner Van Caneghem
