Warnant Communal Cemetery
- Country Belgium
- Total identified casualties 5 Find these casualties
- Region Namur
- Identified casualties from Second World War
- GPS Coordinates Latitude: 50.32164, Longitude: 4.83305
Location information
The village of Warnant is located north of the town of Dinant off the N971. From the motorway E411/A4 which runs between Namur and Luxembourg turn off at junction 15 onto the N90 direction Namur, follow the N90 to the junction with the N92, take the N92 direction Dinant. Follow the N92 along by the river to the town of Anhee and the junction with the N971. Turn onto the N971 direction Warnant, turn right at the sign into Warnant along Rue De La Gare and over the railway. Take the first turning left after the railway called Route De Bioul and the the first turning right called Rue De Quincay, the cemetery is along here on the right. The graves are located along the left hand wall.
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. Warnant Communal Cemetery contains the graves of five airmen of the Second World War.