Fouquieres Churchyard Extension - Fouquières-lès-Béthune, France - Veteran Cemeteries on Waymarking.com

[EN] On 25 September 1920, Fouquières received the Croix de Guerre 14-18. The military cemetery at the foot of the church (Fouquieres Churchyard Extension) designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens reflects fierce fighting.

On this plot of 2424 m2 rest of the fallen soldiers between May 1915 and April 1918, 387 British and five Germans. Most victims, specifically 249, belong to the 46th Division (North Midland) who had stayed three years in the sector.

The cemetery maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is also home to the graves of 27 British soldiers who fell during World War II. In the cemetery, as close to the church, there is also the tomb of the second Lieutenant Hastings fell in 1915.

The long row which forms Plot I of the churchyard extension was used from May 1915 to April 1918 and between April and October 1918, three further plots were made between the churchyard and the road. Many of the burials took place from field ambulances stationed in the village. The great majority of the graves are those of Territorial soldiers, 249 of them from the 46th (North Midland) Division, which spent three years in the neighbourhood and based its transport at Fouquieres.

[FR] Le 25 septembre 1920, Fouquières a reçu la Croix de Guerre 14-18. Le cimetière militaire situé au pied de l’église (Fouquieres Churchyard Extension) conçu par Sir Edwin Lutyens témoigne des combats acharnés.

Sur cette parcelle de 2 424 m2 reposent des soldats tombés entre mai 1915 et avril 1918 : 387 Britanniques et cinq Allemands. La plupart des victimes, 249 précisément, appartiennent à la 46e division (North Midland) qui était restée trois ans dans le secteur.

Ce cimetière entretenu par la Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) abrite également les sépultures de 27 soldats britanniques tombés pendant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale. Dans le cimetière communal, au plus près de l’église, on trouve également la tombe du second Lieutenant Hastings tombé en 1915.

La longue rangée qui forme Plot I de l'extension du cimetière a été utilisé à partir de mai 1915 à Avril 1918 et entre Avril et Octobre 1918, trois autres parcelles ont été faites entre le cimetière et la route. Bon nombre des enterrements ont eu lieu sur le terrain d'ambulances stationnées dans le village. La grande majorité des tombes sont celles de soldats territoriaux, 249 d'entre eux à partir de la 46e (North Midland) Division, qui a passé trois ans dans le quartier et sur la base de son transport à Fouquières.

Date cemetery was established: 1/1/1915 Visiting hours: No schedule Website pertaining to the cemetery: [Web Link]

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