Croix-du-Bac British Cemetery - Steenwerck, France
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[En] The British Cemetery Cross-Bac is a cemetery of the First World War located in Steenwerck (North). [Fr] Le cimetière « Croix-du-Bac British Cemetery » est un cimetière de la Première Guerre mondiale situé à Steenwerck (Nord)
Waymark Code: WM1030X
Location: Hauts-de-France, France
Date Posted: 02/15/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Jake39
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[En]History Information
The cemetery was begun in July 1916 and used by field ambulances and fighting units until March 1918. On 10 April 1918, Croix-du-Bac was in German hands but was retaken by the 23rd Lancashire Fusiliers on 2 September, and a few further burials were made in the cemetery in October. After the Armistice, Plot I was completed, and Plots III and IV formed, by the concentration of 328 British graves from the battlefields and from the German Plot (II); the German graves were removed to other cemeteries, as well as one Portuguese grave. There are now 554 Commonwealth casualties of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 263 of the graves are unidentified, but special memorials commemorate 140 casualties known to be buried among them. The cemetery also contains two French war graves. The cemetery was designed by Sir Herbert Baker.

[Fr]Informations sur l’histoire
Le cimetière a été inauguré en juillet 1916 et utilisé par les ambulances de campagne et les unités de combat jusqu’en mars 1918. Le 10 avril 1918, Croix-du-Bac était aux mains de l’Allemand mais avait été reprise par les 23e Lancashire Fusiliers le 2 septembre. de nouvelles inhumations ont été faites au cimetière en octobre. Après l'armistice, la parcelle I a été achevée et les parcelles III et IV ont été formées par la concentration de 328 tombes britanniques provenant des champs de bataille et de la parcelle de terrain allemande (II); les tombes allemandes ont été déplacées vers d'autres cimetières, ainsi qu'une tombe portugaise. Il y a maintenant 554 victimes du Commonwealth de la Première Guerre mondiale enterrées ou commémorées dans le cimetière. 263 des tombes ne sont pas identifiées, mais des monuments commémoratifs spéciaux commémorent 140 victimes dont on sait qu'elles ont été enterrées. Le cimetière contient également deux tombes de guerre françaises. Le cimetière a été conçu par Sir Herbert Baker.
Date cemetery was established: 01/07/1916

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