Bertenacre Military Cemetery is a British military cemetery with casualties from both world wars, located in the French town of

Flêtre Flêtre (; from nl, Vleteren) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Bertenacre Military Cemetery, a British military cemetery with casualties from both world wars, is located three kilometers north of Flêtre. Heraldry See ...

in the

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in northern

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. The cemetery is located about three kilometers north of Flêtre, a few hundred meters south of the road from

Eecke Eecke (; from Flemish; ''Eke'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is northeast of Hazebrouck. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 commun ...

Godewaersvelde Godewaersvelde (; French Flemish: ''Godsvelde'') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France, near the Belgian border. Heraldry Etymology The name of the commune means "Godafritha's Heath" or "Godefried Fields". British soldiers ...

, near the hamlet Berthenaere. There are 147 casualties commemorated: 112 from the First World War and 35 from the Second World War. The cemetery is maintained by the

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. The site has an area of 716 sqm. A

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stands in front. The cemetery was begun by French units and named "Cimetière du Calvaire de Bertenaere" after a nearby calvary cross. In the summer of 1918 a British division also buried its dead here. After the war, 115 French and two German graves were evacuated and transferred elsewhere. The cemetery was also extended with British graves that were transferred from Royal West Surrey Cemetery in Flêtre.Bertenacre Military Cemetery, Flêtre
Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Accessed 29 October 2012 In the Second World War there were another 35 British burials here.

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list of casualties (Inmemories.com) * {{coord, 50.777867, 2.630525, format=dms, type:landmark_region:FR_scale:3000, display=title Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in France