Mont-Huon Military Cemetery
| Mont-Huon Military Cemetery | |
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| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
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| Used for those deceased 1917–19, 1940 | |
| Location | 50°02′46″N 1°21′54″E / 50.04611°N 1.36500°E near |
| Designed by | Sir Reginald Blomfield |
| Total burials | Over 2,300 |
Unknowns | 0 |
| Burials by nation | |
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| Burials by war | |
First World War – 2,128 (Allied) Second World War – 7 (Allied) | |
| Statistics source: [1] | |
Mont-Huon Military Cemetery [2] is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery close to Le Tréport, north-west of Dieppe on the north-west coast of France. The cemetery holds over 2,300 dead from both World War I and World War II.[1]
History
[edit]Le Tréport was the scene of much Allied activity during World War I due to its proximity to the front line, it had ready access to England and was chosen to establish a hospital where the Trianon Grand Hotel[3] was put into service to provide 500 beds. The local civilian cemetery quickly became over-crowded and the first military cemetery also become over-crowded, requiring the establishment of Mont-Huon in the summer of 1917.
The Second World War saw the reopening of the cemetery to cope with the casualties of that war. Seven[1] men are buried in Mont-Huon Military Cemetery from World War II, in two separate sections.
The slight discrepancy (by one) in the number of Allied burials (WW1=2,128 & WW2=7; total = 2,135 v 2,134[1]) is because there is one non-combatant buried in Mont-Huon. Mrs Gertrude Chambers, who died 1 December 1918 aged 27 is interred in Mont-Huon. Her headstone reads "Had he asked us we would say God we love her let her stay".
The cemetery
[edit]Designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield, Mont-Huon Military Cemetery contains the remains of soldiers from the Allies and Germany.[1]
In total, the cemetery contains 2,349[3] burials of which over 200 are German burials.
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Entrance -
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Mrs Chambers' headstone -
Some of the German headstones, with pointed tops
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Cemetery Details: Mont-Huon Military Cemetery". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ "Cemetery Details: Mont-Huon Military Cemetery". 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ a b Information plaque at entrance.
