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Coxyde Military Cemetery

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Coxyde Military Cemetery

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Location: Koksijde, Veurne, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

April 28, 2024

Coxyde Military Cemetery is the largest British military cemetery on the Flemish coast. Koksijde was located about ten kilometers behind the front during "the Great War".

In June 1917, the French troops started construction. According to the current register, 1,672 fallen soldiers are buried there, of which 1,517 from the First World War and 155 from the Second World War. There are 1,453 British (9 of whom are unidentified), 18 Australians, 15 Canadians, 19 New Zealanders, 2 South Africans and 10 Germans (6 of whom are unidentified).

The 1,517 deaths of the First World War occurred during the defense of the Nieuwpoort sector.

Two groups can be distinguished among the 155 deaths of the Second World War. There is a significant group of soldiers who died in May-June 1940, while defending the perimeter around the port of Dunkirk. What is striking in Koksijde is the large number of pilots and flying personnel: at least 4 of the 155 deaths were part of the air force. During the course of the war, especially in 1944, they were shot down by German fighter planes or by anti-aircraft guns while on their way. to bomb German targets.

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

April 28, 2024

Coxyde Military Cemetery was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens (°1869 - + 1944). He designed 127 other graveyards and cemeteries, as well as the city plan of New Delhi, India in 1912.

The cemetery has a quadrangular floor plan, with an area of 7,750 m². The Stone of Remembrance at the entrance is also an idea of Lutyens. It is a monolith of ten tons of Portland stone, symbolizing eternity, emphasized by the inscription "Their Name livesth for evermore".

British cemeteries are designed as gardens. the many flowers and shrubs accentuate that idea. The uniform rows of gravestones that can glow brightly in the rays of the sun should also dispel the gloom.

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Location: Koksijde, Veurne, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

Coxyde Military Cemetery

1. View of the Dune Reserve – View from Hoge Blekker loop from Koksijde

2. View from Hoge Blekker – Hoge Blekker ponds loop from Oostduinkerke

3. Zuid-Abdijmolen – Noordduinen Nature Reserve loop from Koksijde

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