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KOOIGEM CHURCHYARD
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West-Vlaanderen

​Belgium


GPS Coordinates Latitude: 50.73989 Longitude: 3.33143

Location Information

The village of Kooigem is located 10 kilometres south of the town of Kortrijk on the N50 which runs between Kortrijk and Pecq. Driving from Kortrijk enter the village and take the turning on the left called Koninklijkestraat. The church is at the end of this street. Walk into the churchyard and the Commonwealth plot is on the right hand side of the church.


Historical Information

Kooigem Churchyard contains 17 U. K. burials of the First World War. Two of these graves were brought in after the Armistice from Meuleken, and eight from a small burial ground close to the Churchyard. All date from the Advance to Victory in October and November 1918.


Pictures © Luc D'Haene
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Lieutenant
Alan Luis Pink
1st/4th Bn. Rifle Brigade and 41st Squadron, Royal Air Force
30th October 1918, aged 20.

Son of John Francis and Edith Pink, of Lavender Cottage, Seaford, Sussex. Born in London.

His headstone bears the inscription "Beloved Elder Son Of John Francis And Edith Pink"



Pictures © Werner Van Caneghem
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Pictures © Johan Pauwels
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