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Commonwealth War Graves Noordschote

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.

Noordschote Churchyard contains 14 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War who all died in this battle, three of them are unidentified.

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Source

  • Text: Fedor de Vries
  • Photos: Luc van Waeyenberge

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