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Westvleteren Belgian Military Cemetery
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Location
The village of Westvleteren is located north of the town of Ieper (formerly Ypres), on the N8 which runs between Ieper and Veurne. Driving from Ieper follow the N8 to Oostvleteren, at the traffic lights turn left on the N321 direction Poperinge. As you come into the village you go round a sharp right hand bend, just after the bend turn right into Sint-Maartenstraat, the cemetery is on the right.
Westvleteren, Vleteren
Coordinates
GPS-Reference
R5931 - Westvleteren Belgian Military Cemetery
DMSX
N 50°55'33.8'' - E002°43'15.0''
DMX
N 50°55.563' - E002°43.250'
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N 50.926054° - E002.720839°
UTM
31U E 480380 N 5641638
GOOGLE EARTH
50 55.563 N, 002 43.250 E
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Westvleteren Belgian Military Cemetery, close to Westvleteren Church, contains 1103 Belgian graves. The graves are located to the left of the entrance in the 7th row.
Burials (Commonwealth War Graves Commission):
United Kingdom: 1
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Statue in remembrance of the victims of Westvleteren
Westvleteren Belgian Military Cemetery
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