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WULPEN CHURCHYARD

West-Vlaanderen

Belgium

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 51.10059, Longitude: 2.6994


Location Information

Wulpen Churchyard is located 5 Km north east of Veurne.

From Veurne the N35 leads for 500 metres onto the junction with the N39 Nieuwpoortskeiweg. 4 km along the N39 lies the village of Wulpen and the right hand turning onto the Dorpsplaats. The churchyard is located 500 metres along the Dorpsplaats on the left hand side of the road.


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. 

Wulpen Churchyard contains 20 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, six of them unidentified.

World War Two Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 14.

World War Two Unidentified Casualties: 6.



Pictures in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
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Pictures in gallery below © Werner Van Caneghem
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(All Pictures © Werner Van Caneghem except for picture of Private Pepall's Headstone, © Johan Pauwels)

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103101 Second Lieutenant
Alfred Highfield Warren
2nd Bn. 
East Yorkshire Regiment
31st 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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