Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt
| Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery and Memorial | |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
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| Used for those deceased 1915–1918 | |
| Established | 1918 |
| Location | 50°14′46″N 2°57′0″E / 50.24611°N 2.95000°E near |
| Designed by | J R Truelove |
| Total burials | 2369 |
Unknowns | 1458 |
| Burials by nation | |
Allied Powers:
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| Burials by war | |
World War I: 2369 | |
| Statistics source: Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Vis-en-Artois Cemetery | |
The Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial ground for the dead of World War I located between the communes of Vis-en-Artois and Haucourt in the département of Pas-de-Calais, France. It lies on the D939 east of Arras.
History
[edit]The area was captured by the Canadian Corps in late August 1918 and the cemetery was opened soon after and was in use until after the armistice with reburials from the battlefield.[1]
Vis-en-Artois Memorial
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Located in the cemetery is the Vis-en-Artois Memorial which lists the names of 9813 men (9806 British and 16 South African) who fell from 8 August 1918 to the Armistice and who have no known grave. The memorial has a screen walls in three parts on which is carved the names of the missing listed by regiment.[2] The memorial was designed by British sculptor Ernest Gillick.
Notable Graves
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- Cyril Biddulph
- Leonard Allan Lewis
- Viscount Glentworth, son of the 4th Earl of limerick
References
[edit]- ^ Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
- ^ "Vis-En-Artois Memorial". CWGC. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
External links
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- Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt at Find a Grave
- Vis-en-Artois Cemetery – Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
- Vis-en-Artois Memorial – Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
