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Heverlee War Cemetery

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Location: Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Park Abbey – Arenberg Castle loop from Belle-Vue

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2. The Torenvalk Observation Tower – Heverlee War Cemetery loop from Heverlee

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3. Arenberg Castle Park – Heverlee War Cemetery loop from Heverlee

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July 28, 2023

After the liberation of the Leuven region in September 1944, the '101st British General Hospital' was set up in the nearby girls' school of Heverlee. Those who did not survive the hospital were buried in a provisional cemetery. From July 1946, Heverlee War Cemetery was established as a collective cemetery for the dead from the provisional cemetery at the hospital, but also for the dead from numerous other cemeteries in the wider area. The cemetery was designed by Philip Hepworth. The cemetery now has 989 dead from the Second World War. In addition, there are also 29 identified dead from the First World War (perk 11), originating from 10 smaller cemeteries where the preservation of their graves could no longer be guaranteed. Source and more info: inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/201460

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Sinkee

January 15, 2023

Heverlee War Cemetery is a British military cemetery with fallen from the First and Second World War. The Cross of Sacrifice is at the far end of the central path. The entrance is formed by a curved brick wall with a double gate and a shelter on both sides. The cemetery is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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Gertie

June 7, 2024

A Commonwealth war burial ground of WWII

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Location: Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

Heverlee War Cemetery

1. Park Abbey – Arenberg Castle loop from Belle-Vue

2. The Torenvalk Observation Tower – Heverlee War Cemetery loop from Heverlee

3. Arenberg Castle Park – Heverlee War Cemetery loop from Heverlee

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