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SEDAN (ST. CHARLES) COMMUNAL CEMETERY
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​Ardennes

​France

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.71048, Longitude: 4.94026

Sedan (St. Charles) Communal Cemetery

​Location Information

Sedan is a town on the River Meuse in the Department of the Ardennes, close to the Forest of the Ardennes, and some 24 kilometres south-east of Charleville-Mezieres. 

Sedan (St. Charles) Communal Cemetery is on the north side of the town. It is about 2 kilometres from the railway station in the direction of Floing, after passing the hospital, on the road called Rue du Cimetiere.


Visiting Information

The Register and Visitor Books are available at the Town Hall, Demography Section which is open Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 12.30 pm.


Historical Information

Sedan (St Charles) Communal Cemetery contains 50 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. They are at the north end of the cemetery in a plot also containing French, Russian and Rumanian war graves, and those of almost 700 "victimes civils". The cemetery also contains one Commonwealth burial of the Second World War.

Total Burials: 51.

World War One Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 50.

World War Two Identified Casualty: United Kingdom 1.

Sedan (St. Charles) Communal Cemetery
Sedan (St. Charles) Communal Cemetery
Sedan (St. Charles) Communal Cemetery
Sedan (St. Charles) Communal Cemetery
Sedan (St. Charles) Communal Cemetery
Sedan (St. Charles) Communal Cemetery
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267952 Private
R. Angus
1st/6th Bn. 
Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
9th July 1918.
​Grave Ref. 298.





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30291 Private
Ernest Arthur Birch
6th Bn. 
Somerset Light Infantry
17th May 1918.
Grave Ref.  350.




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34905 Private
Robin Dickinson
11th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
14th October 1918, aged 26.
Grave Ref. 398.

Son of Sarah Jane Curdiff (formerly Dickinson), of Spring Cottage, Moor Bottom, Padiham, Burnley, and the late Hartley Dickinson.


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127495 Private
Isaac Evans
19th Bn. 
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
14th October 1918.
Grave Ref. 399.

Son of Mr. T. Evans, of Bryn Ucha, Pentre Coch, Ruthin, Denbighshire.



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10386 Private
Oliver Victor Glenister
2nd Bn. 
Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
29th October 1918, aged 22.
Grave Ref. 622.


Son of Charles and Annie E. Glenister, of Heath End, Flackwell Heath, High Wycombe.

His headstone bears the inscription "Dear Son, We Loved You Well But Jesus Loved You Best"




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SEDAN-TORCY FRENCH NATIONAL CEMETERY
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