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Mont Noir Military Cemetery

Mont Noir Military Cemetery

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Mont Noir Military Cemetery

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Location: Saint-Jans-Cappel, Dunkirk, Northern France, France

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1. Sentier du mont Noir — loop from Saint-Jans-Cappel

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2. Wooden Steps and Bridge Path – Tunnel of Greenery Trail loop from Dranouter

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3. Mont Noir Forest – Wooden Steps and Bridge Path loop from Loker

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Willem VS

January 20, 2025

The Mont Noir Military Cemetery is located in Saint-Janskappel, France, on the southern slopes of the Zwarteberg. The cemetery was established during the First World War and contains the graves of both British and French soldiers.
The cemetery was designed by Wilfred Von Berg and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It contains the graves of 151 British soldiers, 17 of whom are unidentified, as well as 84 French soldiers from the First World War. There are also two unidentified British soldiers from the Second World War buried there.
The site is historically significant because the Zwarteberg had been in Allied hands since October 1914 and was held during the German spring offensive of 1918.

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

April 27, 2023

Mont Noir Military Cemetery is a British military cemetery with the fallen of the First World War located in the French commune of Sint-Janskappel in the Northern Department. The cemetery was designed by Wilfred Von Berg and is located in the north of the municipality on the southern flanks of the Zwarteberg and about half a kilometer from the Belgian border. The site has an almost square ground plan with an area of 1,315 m² and is bordered by a natural stone wall. On the north side is the Cross of Sacrifice. The cemetery is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

There are 151 British dead, including 17 unidentified.

Source: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Noir_Military_Cemetery

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Francis 🪖🥾

April 11, 2021

very cleanly maintained military cemetery
when you come out of the forest immediately on your right
definitely worth a stop

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Location: Saint-Jans-Cappel, Dunkirk, Northern France, France

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Mont Noir Military Cemetery

1. Sentier du mont Noir — loop from Saint-Jans-Cappel

2. Wooden Steps and Bridge Path – Tunnel of Greenery Trail loop from Dranouter

3. Mont Noir Forest – Wooden Steps and Bridge Path loop from Loker

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