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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.
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".
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 Saint-Symphorien cemetery is part of a memorial trail: ask the Tourist Office in Mons for a brochure or download it here. Rue Nestor Dehon, 7030 Saint-Symphorien. +32 65 33 55 80. accueil.tourisme@ville.mons.be. Visit online.
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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.
The Saint-Symphorien military cemetery was added to UNESCO’s prestigious World Heritage List in 2023, as part of the collective bid by the First World War memorial sites and cemeteries of Belgium and France. The global dimension of this nomination, and its universal message of peace, underlines the quality of our region’s heritage.
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Saint-Symphorien Military Cemetery This cemetery , probably one of the finest in Belgium, is in a most quiet spot, very rural. Surrounded by fields and trees, it has a peacefulness that sometimes makes one feel anguished.
