| Wuustwetzel Churchyard |
| Belgium |
Picture courtesy of Dennis Dimond
| The village of Wuurstwezel is located
north of the town of Antwerp off the E19/A1 which runs between Antwerp and
Breda, driving from Antwerp follow the E19 to junction 3 Brecht, at the T
junction turn left direction Wuustwezel on the N133. Follow the N133 to the
village and the church is on the left on entering the village. The graves
are located along the rear wall of the churchyard.
The British Expeditionary Force was involved in the later stages of the defence of Belgium following the German invasion in May 1940, and suffered many casualties in covering the withdrawal to Dunkirk. Commonwealth forces did not return until September 1944, but in the intervening years, many airmen were shot down or crashed in raids on strategic objectives in Belgium, or while returning from missions over Germany. Wuustwezel Churchyard contains nine Commonwealth burials of the Second World War. No. of Identified Casualties: 9
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