Commonwealth War Graves Gent

In May 1940, the main fighting around Gent occurred near the junction of the Ghent-Bruges and Terneuzen canals and in September 1944, it was the northern part of the city that was most heavily affected.

Gent City Cemetery contains military plots of many nationalities, including Commonwealth. The First World War Commonwealth graves, which total 86, are mostly prisoners of war buried there during the German occupation. In addition, nearby, are 111 of the Second World War.

The plot also contains one Dutch war grave, of R.J. Scheffer, killed on 6 April 1945.

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Source

• Text: Commonwealth War Graves Commission & Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Luc van Waeyenberge (1, 2, 3, 4), Luc Van Waeyenberge (5)