Ascq Communal Cemetery
Historical Information (Source: CWGC)
The 229th Field Ambulance, the 13th and 63rd Casualty Clearing Stations and the 39th Stationary Hospital were posted in the village for periods of a few months at the end of 1918 and in 1919.
There are now over 50, 1914-18 and a small number of 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site. The British plot covers an area of 249 square metres and is enclosed by a low stone curb.The main Commonwealth War Graves plot is on the left near the entrance, and the second plot is 50 metres further along on the right.
Served with
- United Kingdom (54)
- Indian (2)
- Australian (1)
- Canadian (1)
Served in
- Army (54)
- Air Force (4)
