BELGRADE CEMETERY
Namur (Namen)
Namur
Belgium
GENERAL DIRECTIONS: The city of Namur is located off the E42 motorway which runs between Liege and Namur. Belgrade Cemetery is located in the Chaussee De Waterloo in the commune of St Servais to the west of Namur. From the E42 motorway turn off at Junction 12 onto the N4 in the direction of Namur. Follow the N4 into the town of Belgrade where the road is called Chaussee de Waterloo. The Cemetery is on the left of this road before the church and the railway.
Namur was attacked by the Germans on 20 August 1914; the forts were destroyed by heavy artillery, and at midnight on 23-24 the garrison was evacuated. The town then remained in German hands until the end of the war. Belgrade Cemetery contains 249 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, most of them dating from the ten months when casualty clearing stations were then posted to Namur after the Armistice. There is also one burial of the Second World War.
Casualty Details: UK 194; Canada 45; Australia 5; South Africa 2; New Zealand 1; India 2; Total Burials: 249
Those with awards buried/commemorated within the cemetery
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COOPER, L/Cpl. John Albert, Mentioned in Despatches. Military Foot Police, Military Police Corps. Died of pneumonia 19th Feb. 1919, aged 31. Born at Cornholme, Todmorden. 5.A.14 DODD, Sgt. Arthur Walter, M.M. and Bar, Croix de Guerre (Belgium) Died of accidental injuries 15th Jan. 1919, aged 31. 2.C.10 JORDAN, Cpl. James, Mentioned in Despatches. 32nd Div. M.T. Coy. Royal Army Service Corps. 13th Feb. 1919, aged 31. 4.A.6 LATTER, Capt. Ernest Henry, M.C. 5th Bn. Canadian Inf. (Saskatchewan Regt.) 6th Dec. 1918, aged 32. 1.E.3 LAUDER, Sgt. Alexander Douglas Henderson, M.M. 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) Died of influenza 6th Dec. 1918, aged 29. 3.C.3 LILLEW, L/Cpl. P. F., D.C.M. 54th Bn. Canadian Inf. (2nd Central Ontario Regt.) 3rd Jan. 1919. 1.E.1 MATTHEWS, Sgt. S. P., M.M. 1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brig. Died of pneumonia 22nd Feb. 1919, aged 37. 4.A.8 ROBINSON, Gnr. Mark, M.M. 14th Brig. Royal Horse Artillery. 11th Dec. 1918, aged 29. 1.A.2 TICKNER, Ldg. A/C Samuel Ambrose, M.S.M. No. 6 Reserve Lorry Park, Royal Air Force. 28th Feb. 1919, aged 22. 5.D.4 WARD, Capt. James, M.C. and 2 Bars, D.C.M. 3rd Brig. Canadian field Artillery. 23rd Feb. 1919, aged 33. 2.D.7 Information collated by Barry Cuttell |
Number of burials by Unit
| Canadian Forces |
45
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Royal Army Service Corps |
27
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| Royal Engineers |
20
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Royal Field Artillery |
9
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| Royal Garrison Artillery |
9
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Royal Irish Regiment |
9
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| Manchester Regt. |
8
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Royal Air Force |
8
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| Australian Forces |
5
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Devonshire Regt. |
5
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| Essex Regt. |
5
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Lancashire Fusiliers |
5
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| Machine Gun Corps (Inf.) |
5
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Royal Army Medical Corps |
5
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| Royal Horse Artillery |
5
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Cheshire Regt. |
3
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| East Surrey Regt. |
3
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Labour Corps |
3
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| Northumberland Fusiliers |
3
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Royal Dublin Fusiliers |
3
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| Buffs (East Kent Regt.) |
2
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East Lancashire Regt. |
2
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| Highland Light Inf. |
2
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Leicestershire Regt. |
2
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| Military Police Corps |
2
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Royal Army Ordnance Corps |
2
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| Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt.) |
2
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Royal West Kent Regt. (Queen's Own) |
2
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| South African Inf. |
2
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West Yorkshire Regt. |
2
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| Worcestershire Regt. |
2
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18th Bn. London Regt. (London Irish Rifles) |
1
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| 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) |
1
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6th (Carabiniers) Dragoon Guards |
1
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| Bedfordshire Regt. |
1
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Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) |
1
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| Cambridgeshire Regt. |
1
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Chaplain to the Forces |
1
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| Coldstream Guards |
1
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Duke of Cornwall's Light Inf. |
1
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| Gordon Highlanders |
1
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King's Liverpool Regt. |
1
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| King's Own Royal Lancaster Regt. |
1
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King's Royal Rifle Corps |
1
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| Lincolnshire Regt. |
1
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Machine Gun Corps (Cav.) |
1
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| Middlesex Regt. |
1
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Monmouthshire Regt. |
1
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| New Zealand Forces |
1
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Norfolk Regt. |
1
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| Northamptonshire Regt. |
1
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Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service |
1
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| Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt.) |
1
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Rifle Brigade |
1
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| Royal Berkshire Regt. |
1
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Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
1
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| Royal Irish Rifles |
1
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Royal Munster Fusiliers |
1
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| Royal Sussex Regt. |
1
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Seaforth Highlanders |
1
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| Sherwood Foresters (Notts. & Derby Regt.) |
1
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Somerset Light Inf. |
1
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| South Lancashire Regt. |
1
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South Wales Borderers |
1
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| Special List |
1
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Wiltshire Regt. |
1
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| Identified UK & Commonwealth Burials |
242
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| Indian Army |
2
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| Belgian Army |
488
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| French Army |
32
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| Unidentified Burials |
5
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| Total Burials |
769
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Information collated by Barry Cuttell |
Plan of cemetery
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