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Place	Location	Category	Description
Arras Road Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Neuville-Saint-Vaast	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	Arras Road Cemetery was begun by the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade soon after the 9th April, 1917, and until the Armistice it contained only the graves (now at the back of the cemetery) of 71 officers and men of the
Nine Elms Military Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Neuville-Saint-Vaast	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	"Nine Elms" was the name given by the Army to a group of trees 460 metres East of the Arras-Lens main road, between Thelus and Roclincourt. The cemetery was begun, after the capture of Vimy Ridge, by the burial in
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
St. Martin's Battery, Western Heights, Dover UK(en)	United_Kingdom / England / Saint_Margarets_at_Cliffe (Dover)	world, united kingdom, war, western, kent, invasion, heights, battery, dover	- A 3-gun battery originally built circa 1870 in response to the threat of a french invasion. St Martin's Battery was subsequently 're-modelled' and expanded upon during the Second World War in 1940. Photos with more information at: www.panoramio.com/user/250345/tags/St%20Martins%20Batte... --
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
Tyne Cot Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery and Memorial to the Missing(en)	Belgium / West-Flandern / Zonnebeke	memorial, cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	War cemetery wit fallen soldiers in World War One, particulary soldiers fallen in the Third Ypres. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passchendaele sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyne_Cot
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

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