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Commonwealth War Cemetery Mierlo
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Venray War Cemetery is a military cemetery located on Hoenderstraat in the Dutch town of Venray. The cemetery was unveiled on December 30, 1946.
Venray War Cemetery
This cemetery contains the burials of 692 soldiers who died in the period October 1944 to March 1945. Most of these people died in the Venray area during the Battle of Overloon, part of Operation Aintree. Of the graves, 629 are British soldiers, 22 Canadian, 5 New Zealand, 4 Australian, 1 Polish and 30 unidentified graves. A war correspondent is also buried there.
Venray War Cemetery
This cemetery contains the burials of 692 soldiers who died in the period October 1944 to March 1945. Most of these people died in the Venray area during the Battle of Overloon, part of Operation Aintree. Of the graves, 629 are British soldiers, 22 Canadian, 5 New Zealand, 4 Australian, 1 Polish and 30 unidentified graves. A war correspondent is also buried there.
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