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Cambrai WW1 Battlefield, 1917, France. Mouvres CWGC Cemetery on Canal du Nord near Cambrai. February 2014

Cambrai WW1 Battlefield, 1917, France. Mouvres CWGC Cemetery on Canal du Nord near Cambrai. February 2014

Moeuvres remained in German hands during the Battle of Cambrai, 1917, in spite of three days of desperate attack by the 36th (Ulster) Division. It was partly taken by the 57th
(West Lancashire) Division on 11 September 1918 and cleared by the 52nd (Lowland) Division on the 19th.

Moeuvres British Cemetery contains 107 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. 13 of the burials are unidentified and special memorials are erected to four casualties known or believed to be buried among them. The cemetery also contains four German graves.

The cemetery was designed by G R Goldsmith.

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Cambrai WW1 Battlefield, 1917, France. Mouvres CWGC Cemetery on Canal du Nord near Cambrai. February 2014<br /> <br /> Moeuvres remained in German hands during the Battle of Cambrai, 1917, in spite of three days of desperate attack by the 36th (Ulster) Division. It was partly taken by the 57th <br /> (West Lancashire) Division on 11 September 1918 and cleared by the 52nd (Lowland) Division on the 19th.<br /> <br /> Moeuvres British Cemetery contains 107 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. 13 of the burials are unidentified and special memorials are erected to four casualties known or believed to be buried among them. The cemetery also contains four German graves.<br /> <br /> The cemetery was designed by G R Goldsmith.
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