LA GORGUE COMMUNAL CEMETERY - La Gorgue, France
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member geotrouvtou59
N 50° 38.063 E 002° 42.636
31U E 479533 N 5609207
EN - The Cemetery is south of the village of La Gorgue and a little east of the road from that village to Lestrem. FR - Le cimetière est au sud du village de La Gorgue et un peu à l'est de la route reliant ce village à Lestrem.
Waymark Code: WM13204
Location: Hauts-de-France, France
Date Posted: 08/29/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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Location Information

Estaires and La Gorgue are adjacent villages about 10 kilometres south-west of Armentieres and 15 kilometres north-north-east of Bethune. The Cemetery is south of the village of La Gorgue and a little east of the road from that village to Lestrem.

Visiting information


opening hours
from 1 April to September open from 08.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs
from 2 November to 31 March open from 08.00 hrs to 18.00 hrs.

History information


La Gorgue was for some years an Allied railhead and a field ambulance station. From 10 April to the middle of September 1918 it was in German hands.
La Gorgue Communal Cemetery was used for burials from October 1914 to December 1917, and again in September and October 1918.
The cemetery contains 144 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, one of which is unidentified. There are also seven burials from the Second World War (one of them unidentified) and three German graves.
The Commonwealth plot was designed by N A Rew.

FR

Information de Lieu

Estaires et La Gorgue sont des villages adjacents à environ 10 kilomètres au sud-ouest d'Armentières et à 15 kilomètres au nord-nord-est de Béthune. Le cimetière est au sud du village de La Gorgue et un peu à l'est de la route reliant ce village à Lestrem.

Information visite


Heures d'ouverture
du 1 Avril à Septembre ouvert de 08.00 hrs à 19.00 hrs
du 2 Novembre à 31 Mars ouvert de 08.00 hrs à 18.00 hrs.

Informations historiques


La Gorgue a été pendant quelques années une tête de ligne alliée et une station d'ambulance de campagne. Du 10 avril à la mi-septembre 1918, il était aux mains des Allemands.
Le cimetière communal de La Gorgue a été utilisé pour les enterrements d'octobre 1914 à décembre 1917, puis de nouveau en septembre et octobre 1918.
Le cimetière contient 144 sépultures du Commonwealth de la Première Guerre mondiale, dont une non identifiée. Il y a également sept sépultures de la Seconde Guerre mondiale (dont une non identifiée) et trois tombes allemandes.
L'intrigue du Commonwealth a été conçue par N A Rew.

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Visiting hours:
Free entry / Entrée Libre

Visiting information
opening hours
from 1 April to September open from 08.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs
from 2 November to 31 March open from 08.00 hrs to 18.00 hrs.

FR - Information visite
Heures d'ouverture
du 1 Avril à Septembre ouvert de 08.00 hrs à 19.00 hrs
du 2 Novembre à 31 Mars ouvert de 08.00 hrs à 18.00 hrs.

Website pertaining to the cemetery: [Web Link]

Date cemetery was established: Not listed
Visit Instructions:
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