ATH COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Hainaut
Belgium
Location Information
The town of Ath is located east of the town of Tournai on the N7. From the motorway E42 turn off at junction 32 onto the N7 direction Barry/Ath. Follow the N7 through Gaurain-Ramecroix, Barry, Leuze-en-Hainaut and Ligne to Ath. Follow the road into the town centre and then follow the signs direction Maffle. The cemetery is located at the junction of rue de Soignies and rue de l'Egalite. The graves are located in plots 16 and 22 to the left of the centre path.
Historical Information
The 38 Commonwealth burials of the First World War in Ath Communal Cemetery date from November 1918 to March 1919, and are mainly those of men who died at No. 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station.
Pictures © Werner Van Caneghem
The town of Ath is located east of the town of Tournai on the N7. From the motorway E42 turn off at junction 32 onto the N7 direction Barry/Ath. Follow the N7 through Gaurain-Ramecroix, Barry, Leuze-en-Hainaut and Ligne to Ath. Follow the road into the town centre and then follow the signs direction Maffle. The cemetery is located at the junction of rue de Soignies and rue de l'Egalite. The graves are located in plots 16 and 22 to the left of the centre path.
Historical Information
The 38 Commonwealth burials of the First World War in Ath Communal Cemetery date from November 1918 to March 1919, and are mainly those of men who died at No. 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station.
Pictures © Werner Van Caneghem
