AUVELAIS NEW COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Namur
Belgium
GPS Coordinates Latitude: 50.43933 Longitude: 4.62722
Location Information
The village of Auvelais is situated to the north of Sambreville on the N90. From the motorway E42, turn off at Junction 14 onto the N98 and follow the direction to Sambreville. After crossing under the junction with the N90, at the traffic lights take first right into rue du Trieu des Cannes. Follow on into rue du Rominet and cross the bridge over the river Sambre. Follow the road round to the left and at the railway station turn right into rue du Docteur Romedenne. At traffic lights turn left onto Rue des Auges. Turn left into Rue Saint-Sang and at the end of this street turn right onto Avenue du Cimetière. The New Communal Cemetery is facing you at the end of this street.
The war grave is located at the far end of the main path from the entrance. The grave is one of several war graves within the town’s war memorial plot
Historical Information
Auvelais New Communal Cemetery contains one Commonwealth burial of the First World War.
The village of Auvelais is situated to the north of Sambreville on the N90. From the motorway E42, turn off at Junction 14 onto the N98 and follow the direction to Sambreville. After crossing under the junction with the N90, at the traffic lights take first right into rue du Trieu des Cannes. Follow on into rue du Rominet and cross the bridge over the river Sambre. Follow the road round to the left and at the railway station turn right into rue du Docteur Romedenne. At traffic lights turn left onto Rue des Auges. Turn left into Rue Saint-Sang and at the end of this street turn right onto Avenue du Cimetière. The New Communal Cemetery is facing you at the end of this street.
The war grave is located at the far end of the main path from the entrance. The grave is one of several war graves within the town’s war memorial plot
Historical Information
Auvelais New Communal Cemetery contains one Commonwealth burial of the First World War.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
Lieutenant
Alexandre Deslauriers, M. C.
22nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
4th February 1919, aged 26.
In the War Memorial Vault at the North end.
Son of Francois Xavier Deslauriers and his wife Eugenie Desrosiers. Born in Montreal.
Alexandre Deslauriers, M. C.
22nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
4th February 1919, aged 26.
In the War Memorial Vault at the North end.
Son of Francois Xavier Deslauriers and his wife Eugenie Desrosiers. Born in Montreal.
