Ascq Communal Cemetery
| Ascq Communal Cemetery | |
|---|---|
Villeneuve d'Ascq | |
| Country | France |
| Coordinates | 50°37′09″N 3°09′57″E / 50.61917°N 3.16583°E |
| Type | Public |
| Size | ? |
| No. of graves | ? |
| Find a Grave | Ascq Communal Cemetery |
Ascq Communal Cemetery is a cemetery located in the former village of
.Organisation
The cemetery shelters primarily graves of civilians, but has two particularities : it shelters British and Commonwealth war graves, as well as the bodies of the victims of Ascq massacre in 1944.
Commonwealth war graves
The cemetery hosts
Second World War
.
History
At the end of 1918 and in 1919, some British units were posted in Ascq for a few months :
- the 229th Field Ambulance,
- the 13th and 63rd Casualty Clearing Stations,
- the 39th Stationary Hospita.
Casualties
| Country | Victims |
|---|---|
| United-Kingdom | 50 |
| China | 4 |
| India | 2 |
| Canada | 1 |
| Australia | 1 |
| Total | 58 |
On the cemetery are 55 victims of the
Second World War
(died on May, 24th and 25th 1940).
The 4 Chinese victims were workers from the Chinese Labour Corps.