Cemetery:

VENRAY WAR CEMETERY, Limburg, Netherlands

Grave Reference/
Panel Number:

II. E. 12.

Location:

Venray is located 40 kilometres east of Eindhoven in the south east province of Limburg. Approaching from Helmond, via the road to Venray, lies the first exit in Venray to Overloon (N270). From the first crossroads along this road turn left and follow signposts to the cemetery.

Historical Information:

The town of Venray was liberated by allied troops in the middle of October 1944, and the burials in the cemetery date from October 1944 to March 1945. There are now 691, 1939-1945 Commonwealth war casualties commemorated in this site, of these 30 are unidentified. Also commemorated here is 1 Foreign National casualty.