Geel War Cemetery

Emotional

Travelled to Geel war cemetery to place Mother in Law's ashes with her late husband, a war casualty from 1944. As always with these sites, they are kept in pristine order by CWGC and I hope that alway...

WW2 English cemetery

Small, well kept and close to the centre. So many buried in a town as small as Geel. Sadly, there are cemeteries like this all over Europe.

War Cemetary

It's a small cemetary but a very serene one. It makes you stand still about all the sacrifices that had been made. You can sit on a bench in a little chapel and read about the history of it.

Respect!

Eén grafsteen zegt: 'Private S. Gatward Age 35: 'To all the world he was one. But to us he was all the world. Wife baby and family.' Dat zegt genoeg. Ook na bijna 75 jaar.

Battle for Geel

I rate 'average' because all the military cemetaries are set up the same. With 400 casualties, the size of this cemetary is average. One of the few physical reminders of the battle for Geel that took ...