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of 1815, was first suggested in 1861. In 1882, the City Council of Brussels approved a suggestion to donate 30 square metres (320 sq ft) of the cemetery to re-bury British officers whose graves were in Brussels or around the battlefields of
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with 16 niches containing 17 bodies, which were transferred there between 1890 and 1894. Four of these were killed at Quatre Bras, the remainder at Waterloo, including Captain
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in 1940. In all, over 200 airmen are commemorated there with headstones. Around 30 of those, whose headstones are marked as
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are responsible for these graves as well as for 35 Foreign National service burials and 5 non-World War service burials.
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This Field of Honour, located within the cemetery, was created to inter Belgian airmen who died in
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The idea of bringing together the remains of British officers that had been killed during the
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The grounds include many war memorials, including a large monument to the soldiers of the
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The cemetery contains the war graves of 53 British Commonwealth service personnel of
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in the United Kingdom to finance a suitable monument. The resulting sculpture by
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40 parks. Park 22 has about 1000 graves most have two interments in each pit.
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The Waterloo roll call. With biographical notes and anecdotes
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in April 1919. Those of the latter war are of troops of the
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figures on a plinth of rusticated stone blocks. It depicts
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Belgium
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on the day of the battle. The exception, and the only
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London: Eyre and Spottiswoode. pp.  596:of the British Army in Belgium), Colonel 428:(1869–1939), mayor of the City of Brussels 376:(1837–1914), mayor of the City of Brussels 370:(1796–1860), mayor of the City of Brussels 335:, but should not be confused with either. 434:(1796–1874), astronomer and mathematician 109:Learn how and when to remove this message 501: 177:Portal in honour of Belgian soldiers of 422:, photographer, journalist and inventor 871: 757: 828: 683:(i.e. missing), have no known grave. 349: 884:Buildings and structures in Brussels 804: 354:Personalities buried there include: 181:, designed by François Malfait, 1928 47:adding citations to reliable sources 18: 790: 459:(1779–1848), composer and violinist 13: 657:Commonwealth War Graves Commission 566:Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards 498:British Waterloo Campaign Monument 14: 925: 840: 406:(1778–1815), British Army officer 846: 693: 663:Belgian Airmen's Field of Honour 171: 23: 889:Tourist attractions in Brussels 822: 453:(1897–1906), infanticide victim 34:needs additional citations for 772: 751: 729:Saint-Josse-ten-Noode Cemetery 471:(1844–1917), barrister at the 280: 1: 864:Park of the Brussels Cemetery 739: 724:Molenbeek-Saint-Jean Cemetery 709:List of cemeteries in Belgium 506:The British Waterloo Memorial 473:Court de Cassation of Belgium 363:mayor of the City of Brussels 16:Cemetery in Brussels, Belgium 909:Burials at Brussels Cemetery 744: 490:(1796–1862), founder of the 7: 686: 673:Belgian Ministry of Defence 649:British Expeditionary Force 492:Free University of Brussels 388:(1748–1825), French painter 10: 930: 611:), Lieutenant-Colonel Sir 382:(1916–1956), racing driver 267:Public, non-denominational 488:Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen 309:Begraafplaats van Brussel 279: 271: 263: 224: 216: 211:, Brussels-Capital Region 203: 195: 190: 186: 170: 152:Begraafplaats van Brussel 130: 125: 859:Brussels City Cemeteries 832:Cimetières et nécropoles 758:Dalton, Charles (1904). 574:Non-Commissioned Officer 556:Below the monument is a 539:with lowered helmet and 546:MORITUORUM PATRIA MEMOR 457:François van Campenhout 829:Celis, Marcel (2004). 812:"CWGC Cemetery Report" 798:"CWGC Cemetery Report" 677:Nazi German occupation 590:William Howe De Lancey 545: 531:is a large edifice of 507: 465:(1869–1931), architect 412:(1877–1935), scientist 404:William Howe De Lancey 308: 301:Cimetière de Bruxelles 300: 275:30 hectares (74 acres) 151: 137:Cimetière de Bruxelles 136: 894:Geography of Brussels 879:Cemeteries in Belgium 784:napoleon-monuments.eu 594:Quartermaster-General 505: 478:Charles van Lerberghe 400:(1866–1934), explorer 855:at Wikimedia Commons 605:William Henry Milnes 568:, who was killed at 368:Charles de Brouckère 248:50.86972°N 4.42278°E 43:improve this article 899:Culture in Brussels 734:Schaerbeek Cemetery 562:John Lucie Blackman 553:on 26 August 1890. 386:Jacques-Louis David 329:Schaerbeek Cemetery 244: /  58:"Brussels Cemetery" 602:Lieutenant-Colonel 529:Jacques de Lalaing 508: 410:Robert Goldschmidt 398:Adrien de Gerlache 350:Notable interments 344:Jacques de Lalaing 340:Battle of Waterloo 853:Brussels Cemetery 851:Media related to 551:Duke of Cambridge 512:Waterloo Campaign 469:Jules Van Dievoet 463:Henri Van Dievoet 315:belonging to the 293:Brussels Cemetery 290: 289: 253:50.86972; 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