Ascq Communal Cemetery 

Historical Information (Source: CWGC)

The 229th Field Ambulance, the 13th and 63rd Casualty Clearing Stations and the 39th Stationary Hospital were posted in the village for periods of a few months at the end of 1918 and in 1919.

 

There are now over 50, 1914-18 and a small number of 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site. The British plot covers an area of 249 square metres and is enclosed by a low stone curb.The main Commonwealth War Graves plot is on the left near the entrance, and the second plot is 50 metres further along on the right.

 

Served with

  • United Kingdom (54)
  • Indian (2)
  • Australian (1)
  • Canadian (1)

Served in

  • Army (54)
  • Air Force (4)
Ascq Com Cem
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