Bouillon Communal Cemetery
- Country Belgium
- Total identified casualties 3 Find these casualties
- Region Luxembourg
- Identified casualties from Second World War
- GPS Coordinates Latitude: 49.78376, Longitude: 5.07589
Location information
Bouillon, a small town and one-time fortress on the river Semay in the heart of the Ardennes, is now a tourist centre. It is situated in the south-west corner of the province of Luxembourg, a few kilometres from the French frontier. Sedan (France) is 18 kilometres to the south-west. The cemetery is 3 kilometres south of the town, on the west side of the road to Sedan. The graves are in the north-west part, near the entrance.
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. Bouillon Communal Cemetery contains the graves of three airmen of the Second World War.