HAVERSKERQUE BRITISH CEMETERY
Haverskerque
Nord
France
General Directions: The village of Haverskerque lies on the main D916 between St.Venant and Morbecque south of Hazebrouck. From the village centre on the main road take the D122 towards Merville, after 1.5km is the hamlet of Le Corbie, continue on for a further 500m and turn left onto the Rue du Colonel Harrison, the cemetery is at the end of this track on the left.
The village of Haverskerque remained in British hands from October 1914 and throughout the war, it did come very close to the front line in April-August 1918 during the German Offensive. The cemetery was started in March 1918 when the 33rd and 54th Casualty Clearing Stations set up here, the cemetery then continued to be used by fighting units during the Battle of the Lys. Graves were also brought here after the armistice and two Portuguese burials were removed.
Casualty Details: UK 89, Germany 1, Total Burials: 90
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