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Braine-le-Comte Communal Cemetery |
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Hainaut, Belgium |
Picture courtesy of John Websper
| The village of Braine-le-Comte is
located north-east of the town of Soignies on the N6. From the motorway E19
turn off at junction 19 (Nivelles-sud) onto the R24 direction Ronquieres.
Follow the R24 to the junction with the N533 and turn left direction
Ronquieres. Follow the N533 to the junction with the N6 in Braine-le-Comte.
At the crossroads go straight over into rue E Moucheron and the cemetery is
along on the right at the junction with Chemin des 10 Maisons. The graves
are located to the left of the main path in the centre of the cemetery.
Braine-le-Comte Communal Cemetery contains the graves of 33 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War, all of whom died as prisoners of war. The cemetery also contains the graves of seven Second World War airmen. No. of Identified Casualties: 40 (Including WW2) |
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