Oignies Communal Cemetery

Historical Information (Source: CWGC)

There are now a small number of 1914-18 and nearly 20, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site.

 

Served with

  • United Kingdom (19)

Served in

  • Army (19)

 

Mausoleum Oignies

This mausoleum at the cemetery contains the grave of an unknown who was executed by the Germans on 28 May 1940. It commemorates the French and British soldiers who defended France in 1940, and the 80 inhabitants of Oignies who were executed by the Germans in the Second World War.

Around the mausoleum you can find the Russian War Graves.