Heverlee Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
Encyclopedia
Heverlee War Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission
(CWGC) burial ground for the dead of the Second World War
located in Heverlee
, Belgium
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The Heverlee War Cemetery was established in 1946 and contains 977 Commonwealth
burials of the Second World War, twenty-nine First World War burials relocated to the cemetery, and twelve non-Commonwealth graves.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves, and places of commemoration, of Commonwealth of Nations military service members who died in the two World Wars...
(CWGC) burial ground for the dead of the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
located in Heverlee
Heverlee
Heverlee is a town in Belgium. It is a deelgemeente of the city of Leuven. Heverlee is bordered by Herent, Bertem, Oud Heverlee and several other municipalities that are part of Leuven ....
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
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The Heverlee War Cemetery was established in 1946 and contains 977 Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
burials of the Second World War, twenty-nine First World War burials relocated to the cemetery, and twelve non-Commonwealth graves.
Notable graves
- Lord Frederick CambridgeLord Frederick CambridgeLord Frederick Cambridge was a descendant of the British Royal Family...
- Donald Edward GarlandDonald Edward GarlandDonald Edward Garland VC born in Ballincor, County Wicklow, Garland was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Victoria Cross:He was 21 years old, and a Flying...
- Irvin Frank Hoidas
- Gerald MacIntosh JohnstonGerald MacIntosh JohnstonActor Gerald MacIntosh Johnston , known professionally as Gerald Kent, was a Canadian Broadway stage and film actor who was captured at the Dieppe Raid during the Second World War and died in a German POW camp....