Dilsen Churchyard

• Country Belgium
• Total identified casualties 5 Find these casualties
• Region Limburg (Belgium)
• Identified casualties from Second World War
• GPS Coordinates Latitude: 51.03747, Longitude: 5.72224

Location information

The village of Dilsen is located north-east of the town of Genk on the N78. From the motorway E314 which runs between Brussel and Aken (Aachen) turn off at junction 32 Genk-Oost. Turn onto the N75 direction As, follow the N75 to the junction with the N78, at the junction turn left onto the N78 direction Dilsen. At the junction with the N771 which is a crossroads turn left onto the N771 along Europalaan, the cemetery is a short way along here on the right behind the church. The graves are located on the left side of the cemetery with the church behind you.

History information

The British Expeditionary Force was involved in the later stages of the defence of Belgium following the German invasion in May 1940, and suffered many casualties in covering the withdrawal to Dunkirk. Commonwealth forces did not return until September 1944, but in the intervening years, many airmen were shot down or crashed in raids on strategic objectives in Belgium, or while returning from missions over Germany. Dilsen Churchyard contains five Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.