Ascq Communal Cemetery
 One of the entrance of Ascq Communal Cemetery | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Type | Public |
| Size | ? |
| No. of graves | ? |
Ascq Communal Cemetery is a cemetery located in the former village of Ascq, today a district of Villeneuve d'Ascq, Nord, France.
Organisation[]
The cemetery shelters primarily graves of civilians, but has two particularities : it shelters British and Commonwealth war graves, as well as the bodies of the victims of Ascq massacre in 1944.
Commonwealth war graves[]
The cemetery hosts Commonwealth war graves of the First World War and the Second World War.
History[]
At the end of 1918 and in 1919, some British units were posted in Ascq for a few months :
- the 229th Field Ambulance,
- the 13th and 63rd Casualty Clearing Stations,
- the 39th Stationary Hospita.
Casualties[]
| Country | Victims |
|---|---|
| United-Kingdom | 50 |
| China | 4 |
| India | 2 |
| Canada | 1 |
| Australia | 1 |
| Total | 58 |
On the cemetery are 55 victims of the First World War (died between November, 7th 1914 and September, 5th 1919) and 3 victims of the Second World War (died on May, 24th and 25th 1940).
The 4 Chinese victims were workers from the Chinese Labour Corps.
See also[]
External links[]
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in France
- Cemeteries in Nord (French department)
- Buildings and structures in Villeneuve-d'Ascq