Cambrin Churchyard Extension, Cambrin, France, Now Available on Geneanet

Posted by Jean-Yves on Mar 25, 2020
 

At one time, the village of Cambrin housed brigade headquarters but until the end of the First World War, it was only about 800 metres from the front line trenches. The village contains two cemeteries used for Commonwealth burials; the churchyard extension, taken over from French troops in May 1915, and the Military Cemetery “behind the Mayor’s House.” The churchyard extension was used for front line burials until February 1917 when it was closed, but there are three graves of 1918 in the back rows. (Source: Commonwealth War Graves Commission)

 

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