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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.
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.
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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Location information. 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".
Aug 23, 2024 · I’m standing in St Symphorien military cemetery on the leafy outskirts of Mons, between the graves of the first and last British soldiers to perish in the First World War. Private John Parr died ...
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