Latitude: 50.62744839896281, Longitude: 2.7963531017303467
Notes:
Laventie is a village some 6 kilometres south-west of Armentieres. The 13th London Graveyard was begun by the 1st Royal Irish Rifles in November 1914, and during and after the following December graves of the 13th London Regiment (The Kensingtons) were added. The cemetery was closed in July 1916. It was known also as the Red House Cemetery from a ruined house, now rebuilt, on the South side of the road.
There are 192 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-18 war commemorated in this site, 1 of which is unidentified.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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