Point-du-Jour Military Cemetery - Athies, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
N 50° 18.810 E 002° 50.140
31U E 488299 N 5573500
Point-du-Jour contains 396 identified soldiers from Britain, South Africa, Canada, France and New Zealand. // Point-du-Jour contient 396 soldats identifiés à partir de la Grande-Bretagne, Afrique du Sud, le Canada, France et la Nouvelle-Zélande.
Waymark Code: WMP74N
Location: Hauts-de-France, France
Date Posted: 07/12/2015
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Point-du-Jour contains 396 identified soldiers from Britain, South Africa, Canada, France and New Zealand.
Athies was captured by the 9th (Scottish) Division, which included the South African Brigade, on 9 April 1917. It remained in Allied hands until the end of the war. Point-du-Jour was a house on the road from St. Laurent-Blangy to Gavrelle and by 1917 it had become a German redoubt, captured by the 34th Division on 9 April.
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[FR]
Point-du-Jour contient 396 soldats identifiés à partir de la Grande-Bretagne, Afrique du Sud, le Canada, France et la Nouvelle-Zélande.
Athies a été capturé par la 9e division (écossaise), qui comprenait la Brigade de l'Afrique du Sud, le 9 Avril 1917. Elle est restée aux mains des Alliés jusqu'à la fin de la guerre. Point-du-Jour était une maison sur la route de Saint-Laurent-Blangy à Gavrelle et en 1917, il était devenu une redoute allemand, capturé par la 34e division, le 9 Avril.
Date cemetery was established: 1917
Visiting hours:
dawn until dusk
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