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Heverlee War Cemetery

Coordinates: 50°50′52″N 4°42′12″E / 50.8479°N 4.7034°E / 50.8479; 4.7034
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Heverlee War Cemetery entrance

Heverlee War Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial ground for the dead of the Second World War located in Heverlee, Belgium.

The Heverlee War Cemetery was established in 1946 and contains 977 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, twenty-nine First World War burials relocated to the cemetery, and twelve non-Commonwealth graves (including 11 Polish and 1 American airmen). The cemetery is one of those designed by Commission architect Philip Hepworth.[1]

Notable graves

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References

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  1. ^ "Heverlee War Cemetery". CWGC. Retrieved 2007-06-19.
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50°50′52″N 4°42′12″E / 50.8479°N 4.7034°E / 50.8479; 4.7034