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Wormhoudt Communal Cemetery

  • Country France
  • Total identified casualties 117 Find these casualties
  • Region Nord
  • Identified casualties from First & Second World War
  • GPS Coordinates Latitude: 50.88952, Longitude: 2.46533
WORMHOUDT COMMUNAL CEMETERY - CWGC
WORMHOUDT COMMUNAL CEMETERY - CWGC
WORMHOUDT COMMUNAL CEMETERY - CWGC
WORMHOUDT COMMUNAL CEMETERY - CWGC
WORMHOUDT COMMUNAL CEMETERY - CWGC

Location information

Wormhoudt is a large village 20 kilometres south of Dunkirk on the main Dunkirk-Amiens road. The cemetery is about 800 metres north of the Church and some 50 metres east of the main road. The turning for the cemetery is narrow and not easily seen. The Commonwealth burials can be found on the left hand side and at the far end of the Communal Cemetery.

Visiting information

There are 2 Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) plots in the rear left corner of the communal cemetery.

There is a gated paved access track around the edge of the cemetery, (through the service gate to the left of the main entrance of the cemetery). When the gate is open during working hours, it is possible to drive along the edge of the cemetery and park close to the area where the CWGC plots are located.

ARRIVAL

The cemetery is signposted with a white “cimetiere” sign pointing up the road - Cr N4 du Cimetiere.

PARKING

There is parking in front of the communal cemetery entrance at the top of Cr N4 du Cimetiere, off of Rue de Bergues. The access road is paved and the parking area opposite the cemetery to the right of the entrance is paved and level.

ACCESS LAYOUT AND MAIN ENTRANCE

There are 2 separate CWGC plots next to the Cross of Sacrifice in the far-left hand corner of the cemetery, approximately 130 metres from the entrance.

The main gate into the communal cemetery is green, metal over 2 metres high and has 2 opening sections that open outwards from the cemetery. There is a green CWGC Cemetery sign at the main entrance to the communal cemetery.

Some internal paths are paved in the cemetery. The path leading to the CWGC plot is rust-coloured compacted gravel.

Both CWGC sections are rectangular shaped with grass strips in front of the headstones, these are edged with a 10-centimetre-high white kerbstone.

There is no seating or Register Box on site.

ALTERNATIVE ACCESS

It is also possible to access the cemetery through a double tall metal service gate, following the paved track to the rear of the cemetery. The gate is over 3 metres wide and 2 metres high, a black metal gate with 2 opening sections. The handle is in the centre of the gate on the right-hand section, the gate should be pushed forwards to open.

There is an additional metal gate at the end of the track, approximately 150 metres from the main entrance. The gate is within 5 metres of the CWGC plots, part of the metal boundary fence at the rear of the communal cemetery. The gate is 90 centimetres wide, 2 metres tall and a handle on the left side of the gate opens the gate inwards into the site. There is a raised kerb in front of the gate, approximate 75 mm tall. This gate may be locked outside of working hours.

The ground is flat and firm with a rust colour loose gravel surface

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The cemetery is open during working hours.

History information

The cemetery was used during the Second World War mainly for the burial of those killed during the German advance of May 1940 and the withdrawal of the British Expeditionary Force to Dunkirk.

In addition to over 140, 1939-45 war casualties graves, of which over 30 are unidentified, there are a small number of 1914-18 war graves in this site.