Heverlee War Cemetery

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Heverlee War Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission military cemetery in Heverlee, Belgium, where many Allied soldiers who died in World War II are buried.

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Heverlee War Cemetery canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery
military cemetery
war cemetery
burialsOf Allied soldiers
Commonwealth military personnel
air force personnel
army personnel
naval personnel
soldiers killed in action in Belgium
soldiers who died as prisoners of war
soldiers who died of wounds
category Commonwealth war cemeteries
surface form: Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Belgium

World War II cemeteries in Belgium
military cemeteries in Belgium
commemorates Allied servicemen in Belgium
Commonwealth forces who died in World War II
conflict World War II
country Belgium
era 20th century
hasAccess public
hasDesign formal garden cemetery layout
hasGraveMarkerStyle standard CWGC headstones
hasLandscapeFeature flower borders
lawn
trees
hasMemorial Cross of Sacrifice
Stone of Remembrance
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.cwgc.org/visit-us/find-cemeteries-memorials/cemetery-details/2027500/heverlee-war-cemetery/
hasPart Allied war graves
Commonwealth military graves
graves of World War II casualties
heritageDesignation Commonwealth war cemeteries
surface form: Commonwealth war cemetery
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Belgium
Flemish Brabant
Flemish Region
Leuven
locatedNear Catholic University of Leuven
surface form: Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven)

Leuven
surface form: Leuven city centre
location Heverlee
maintainedBy Imperial War Graves Commission
surface form: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
notableFor burials of World War II aircrew
concentration of scattered wartime graves from Belgium
operatedBy Imperial War Graves Commission
surface form: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
ownedBy Imperial War Graves Commission
surface form: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
religion multi-denominational
usedFor Commonwealth war graves
military burials
war graves

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William John Robert Cavendish burialPlace Heverlee War Cemetery