Belgian War Graves Nieuwpoort

The Memorial Hendrik Geeraert at the cemetery in Nieuwpoort mentions the names of 9 fallen soldiers and veterans of the First World War who were buried here: VANDECASTEELE Karel; VANOOST Karel; HILLEBRANDT Arthur; SWYNGEDAUW Cyrillius; VANNECKE D.; DE MEESTER Louis; DE MEESTER Arthur; BENDELS B.; VUYLSTEKE G. There are the graves of military victims of the Second World War. FRERE Louis, Nieuwpoort 14 May 1940. GHEYSENS Jean-Louis, Belgian pilot 349 Squadron RAF, killed in an air battle over the beaches of Normandy on 8 June 1944. VAN DE CASTEELE, Oostwinkel 28 mei 1940. There are the graves of DE RUDDER André and BAETEMAN Norbert, resistance fighters, both executed in Leopoldsburg on 6 September 1944. There are the graves of civilian victims of the Second World War, in most cases victims of aerial bombardment.