Ascq Communal Cemetery
Cemetery in Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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Ascq Communal Cemetery is a cemetery located in the former village of Ascq, today a district of Villeneuve d'Ascq, Nord, France.
| Ascq Communal Cemetery | |
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One of the entrance of Ascq Communal Cemetery | |
 Interactive map of Ascq Communal Cemetery | |
| Details | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Coordinates | 50°37′09″N 3°09′57″E |
| Type | Public |
| Size | ? |
| No. of graves | ? |
| Find a Grave | Ascq Communal Cemetery |
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 the Ascq massacre in 1944.
Commonwealth war graves
The cemetery hosts Commonwealth war graves of the First World War and the 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 Hospital.
Casualties
| Country | Victims |
|---|---|
| United-Kingdom | 50 |
| China | 4 |
| India | 2 |
| Canada | 1 |
| Australia | 1 |
| Total | 58 |
On the cemetery are 55 victims of the First World War (died between November 7, 1914 and September 5, 1919) and 3 victims of the Second World War (died on May 24-25, 1940).
The 4 Chinese victims were workers from the Chinese Labour Corps.