SEDAN-TORCY FRENCH NATIONAL CEMETERY
Sedan
Ardennes
France
General Directions: Sedan is a town on the River Meuse in the Department of the Ardennes, close to the Forest of the Ardennes and some 24 kilometres south-east of Charleville-Mezieres. Sedan-Torcy French National Cemetery adjoins the cemetery at Torcy on the west side of the town. The cemetery is situated on the Route de Glaire.
Sedan-Torcy French National Cemetery was made in 1923. The cemetery contains 45 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, nine of which are unidentified. The graves came from the German Cemeteries of Carignan; La Cachette, Nouzon; Liart; Maubert-Fontaine; and Walcourt (Namur). Special memorials commemorate 14 casualties buried in Givet German Cemetery and Maubert-Fontaine German Cemetery whose graves could not be found. The Commonwealth graves are in Plot XX.
Further Information: The CWGC state that there are 45 First World War burials in this cemetery, we visited and despite our best efforts could not find any more than 30. They also state that there are 6 Second World War burials, again we could find only two.
Casualty Details: UK 45, Total Burials: 45 (CWGC)
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