Commonwealth War Graves Hawkinge Cemetery

Hawkinge was the site of an aerodrome from which air liaison was maintained between the Royal Air Force and the British Expeditionary Force during the fighting in France and the evacuation from Dunkirk in 1940. It was a fighter airfield and was so severely damaged by German bombing and machine gun attacks during the Battle of Britain that it had to be abandoned temporarily. Hawkinge Cemetery is near the site of the aerodrome and most of the 95 Second World War casualties buried there were airmen. About a quarter were killed during the Battle of Britain. Most of the war graves are in a special plot.

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Source

• Text: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
• Photos: Jente de Roust