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The St Symphorien Military Cemetery is a First World War Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground in Saint-Symphorien, Belgium. It contains the graves of 284 German and 229 Commonwealth soldiers, principally those killed during the Battle of Mons. The cemetery was established by the German Army on land donated by Jean Houzeau de Lehaie.
St. Symphorien Military Cemetery is located 2 Kms east of Mons on the N90 a road leading to Charleroi. On reaching St. Symphorien the right hand turning from the N90 leads onto the Rue Nestor Dehon. The cemetery lies 200 metres along the Rue Nestor Dehon. GPS Co-ordinates: Longitude 04°00'38", Latitude 50°25'57".
Nov 15, 2018 · The Commonwealth War Graves Commission's St. Symphorien Military Cemetery has a rather unique First World War story to tell – and not just that what are beli...
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The cemetery contained 245 German and 188 British graves at the end of the war. This number increased in the post-war period, as both British and German remains from numerous isolated burial locations were concentrated to St. Symphorien until the cemetery reached its current number of 284 German soldiers and 229 Commonwealth soldiers.
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St Symphorien Military Cemetery is located 2 km east of Mons on the N90 aroad leading to Charleroi. On reaching St Symphorien the right hand turningfrom the N90 leads onto the Rue Nestor Dehon. The cemetery lies 200 metresalong the Rue Nestor Dehon.
St Symphorien Military Cemetery was made by the Germans in August 1914, after the Battle of Mons. It remained in their hands until November 1918, and has the distinction of containing the graves of some of the first and last casualties of the First World War. The site for the cemetery, an existing but artificial mound, was the gift of local residen...
This cemetery is popularly believed to contain the graves of the first (Private John Parr) and the last soldier (Private George Price) to be killed during the 1914-18 War. These two casualties plus George Ellison have gone down in history as the first and last soldiers.
Nov 7, 2018 · The Commonwealth War Graves Commission 's St. Symphorien Military Cemetery has a rather unique First World War story to tell – and not just that what are believed to be the first and last British soldiers to be killed in action on the Western Front are buried here.
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