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Place	Location	Category	Description
Petit-Vimy Canadian Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Thelus	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	The cemetery was made and used by units in the front line from the beginning of May to October 1917. In 1923, it was enlarged with graves found on the battlefields to the north-west. Casualty Details: UK 4, Canada 90,
Anzin-St. Aubin British Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Anzin-Saint-Aubin (Anzin-Saint-Aubin)	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	The cemetery was begun by the 51st (Highland) Division early in April 1917, and carried on by artillery units and field ambulances until October 1917. It was then used by the 30th and 57th Casualty Clearing Stations. The 51st Division
Bailleul Road West Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Saint-Laurent-Blangy	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	Part of the commune and the greater part of the village of St. Laurent-Blangy were included in the front taken over by British troops in March, 1916, and the remainder fell into British hands on the first day of the
Bailleul Road East Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Athies	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	A greater part of the village was included in the front taken over by British troops in March, 1916, and the remainder fell into British hands on the first day of the Battles of Arras, the 9th April, 1917. Bailleul
Albuera Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Bailleul-Sir-Berthoult	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	Bailleul-Sire-Berthoult was occupied by the 2nd Division on 13 April 1917 and Albuera Cemetery was made in April-November 1917 by fighting units; the origin of its current name is not known and it was often called Bailleul Military Cemetery. The
Givenchy-En-Gohelle Canadian Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Souchez	canada, cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	Givenchy-en-Gohelle was taken by the 2nd Canadian Division on the 13th April, 1917 and remained in British hands during the rest of the War. The Canadian Cemetery was begun by the Canadian Corps, under the name of C.D. 20, in
Sucrerie Cemetery (Saskatchewan Cemetery)(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Ablain-Saint-Nazaire	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	The village and the neighbourhood of Ablain-St. Nazaire were the scene of very severe fighting between the French and the Germans in May and June, 1915. Sucrerie Cemetery is named from a sugar factory, which was destroyed in the War
Ecoivres Military Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Mont-Saint-Eloi	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	This cemetery is really the extension of the communal cemetery, where the French army had buried over 1000 men. The 46th (North Midland) Division took over the extension with this part of the line in March 1916, and their graves
Maroeuil British Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Etrun	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	The cemetery was begun by the 51st (Highland) Division when Commonwealth forces took over the Arras front in March 1916 and it retained its association with that division until the summer of 1918. Almost half of the graves are those
Ste. Catherine British Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Sainte-Catherine (Arras)	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	From March 1916 to the Armistice, Ste. Catherine was occupied by Commonwealth forces and for much of that time it was within the range of German artillery fire. The cemetery was started in March 1916 and used by the divisions
Louez Military Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Maroeuil	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	The cemetery was begun by French troops and taken over by the 51st (Highland) Division as a "front-line cemetery" in March 1916. The 60th (London) Division followed during their short stay in France in the summer of 1916 and the
Dury Crucifix Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Dury	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	The cemetery was begun by Canadian units (mainly the 46th and 47th Battalions) immediately after the capture of the village, and it contained at the Armistice 72 graves (now in Plot I, Rows A and B). It was then enlarged
Vis-En-Artois Canadian Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Haucourt	memorial, cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	Vis-en-Artois and Haucourt were taken by the Canadian Corps on 27 August 1918. The cemetery was begun immediately afterwards and was used by fighting units and field ambulances until the middle of October. It consisted originally of 430 graves (in
Dury Mill British Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Cagnicourt	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	In August, 1918, Dury was behind the German defence system known as the Drocourt-Queant line; but on the 2nd September this line was broken by the Canadian and XVII Corps, and Dury village and the hill just South of it
Windmill British Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Guemappe	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	On 23 April 1917, in the Second Battle of the Scarpe, Infantry Hill (east of Monchy) and Guemappe (due south of Monchy) were captured by Commonwealth troops. Guemappe was lost the same day, but retaken almost at once, and further
Monchy British Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Roeux	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	Monchy village, a relatively high and commanding position, was captured by Commonwealth forces on 11 April 1917. The cemetery was begun at once and continued in use as a front-line cemetery until the German offensive of March 1918, when it
Orange Trench Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Roeux	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	Orange Hill and Orange Trench were features of the country south of the river Scarpe, through which Commonwealth forces fought their way in April 1917, during the Battle of Arras, and again in August 1918. Orange Trench Cemetery was made
Happy Valley British Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Roeux	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	Happy Valley was the name given to the long valley which ran eastward from Orange Hill, and along which Commonwealth troops fought their way on 10-11 April 1917 during the early stages of the Battle of Arras. The cemetery was
Crump Trench British Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Fampoux	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	Fampoux village was taken by the 4th Division (passing through the 9th (Scottish) Division) on 9 April 1917. It remained close behind the Allied front line, but part of it was lost on 28 March 1918 during the German advance.
Roeux British Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Fampoux	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	Roeux was built over a system of caves which helped to make its capture in 1917 exceptionally difficult. It was attacked by the 9th (Scottish) Division without success on 12 April. The chemical works close to the railway station were

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