Dinant, Namur
The town of Dinant is located on the junctions of the N96/92. From the motorway E411/A4 which runs between Brussel and Luxembourg turn off at junction 15 onto the N90 direction Namur. Follow the N90 until signs for the N92 are shown then follow the N92 direction Dinant. In the town of Dinant follow the road along by the river to the junction with the N936. Turn left onto the N936 and travel along Rue Saint-Jaques, take the first turning right into Rapaille and follow to the crossroads, turn right here towards the citadelle and the cemetery is on the left. The graves are located in the rear left hand corner.
The British Expeditionary Force was involved in the later stages of the defence of Belgium following the German invasion in May 1940, and suffered many casualties in covering the withdrawal to Dunkirk. Commonwealth forces did not return until September 1944, but in the intervening years, many airmen were shot down or crashed in raids on strategic objectives in Belgium, or while returning from missions over Germany. Dinant (Citadelle) Military Cemetery contains the graves of 25 airmen of the Second World War.
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