Loker

Deelgemeente in West Flanders, Belgium
50°46′53″N 2°46′25″E / 50.78139°N 2.77361°E / 50.78139; 2.77361CountryBelgiumProvince West FlandersMunicipalityHeuvellandArea
 • Total6.80 km2 (2.63 sq mi)Population
 (2001)
 • Total572 Source: NISPostal code
8958

Loker (also spelt Locre[1]) is a small village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, and a part ("deelgemeente") of the municipality of Heuvelland.

For the major part of World War I, the city was controlled by the Allied Powers. A field hospital was located there and multiple war graves can also be found.[1]

  • Saint Peter Church
    Saint Peter Church
  • Grave of Major Willie Redmond, killed during the Battle of Messines (1917)
    Grave of Major Willie Redmond, killed during the Battle of Messines (1917)
  • Entrance to the Locre No.10 Cemetery
    Entrance to the Locre No.10 Cemetery

References

  1. ^ a b "Locre (Loker) Hospice Cemetery, Belgium". Remembering the Fallen. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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