Nieuwpoort, West-Vlaanderen
St. Joris les Nieuwpoort Churchyard is located 3 km east of the town of Nieuwpoort on the N367 Brugsesteenweg. The N367 begins at the Achterhaven and is a continuous road to the village itself. On reaching the village the cemetery is located 1 Km further on the right hand side of the road.
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. St. Joris Communal Cemetery contains the graves of nine Commonwealth airmen of the Second World War.
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