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CHAMPION BELGIAN MILITARY CEMETERY

Namur

​Belgium


Location Information

Champion Belgian Military Cemetery is located North-West of Namur in Belgium. The cemetery is located between villages of Champion and Marchovelette on the Rue de Fernelmont.



Historical Information


This military cemetery, installed near the fort of Marchovelette, contains the graves of 491 Belgian soldiers, of whom 178 are unknown and 32 French soldiers.  Most part of the soldiers here were killed during the fighting that occurred around the Fortified Position Namur and in particular after the explosion of the fort of Marchovelette on August 23rd 1914.

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Champion Belgian Military Cemetery
Champion Belgian Military Cemetery
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Champion Belgian Military Cemetery
Champion Belgian Military Cemetery
Champion Belgian Military Cemetery
Champion Belgian Military Cemetery
Champion Belgian Military Cemetery
Champion Belgian Military Cemetery
Champion Belgian Military Cemetery
Champion Belgian Military Cemetery
Champion Belgian Military Cemetery
Champion Belgian Military Cemetery
Champion Belgian Military Cemetery
Champion Belgian Military Cemetery
Champion Belgian Military Cemetery
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Champion Belgian Military Cemetery
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