Brewery Orchard Cemetery - Bois-Grenier, France
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N 50° 38.849 E 002° 52.517
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[EN] The Brewery Orchard Cemetery is a cemetery of the First World War located in Bois-Grenier. [FR] Le cimetière « Brewery Orchard Cemetery » est un cimetière de la Première Guerre mondiale situé à Bois-Grenier.
Waymark Code: WMW736
Location: Hauts-de-France, France
Date Posted: 07/18/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Jake39
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Bois-Grenier is a village 3 kilometres south of Armentieres on the D222. Brewery Orchard Cemetery will be found on the east side of the village of Bois-Grenier, on the north side of the D22 road to La Chapelle D'Armentieres.

Wheelchair access with some difficulty.

The cellar of the brewery was used as a dressing station and the cemetery was started in the orchard nearby in November 1914. It was sheltered from enemy observation by ruined houses and continued in use until January 1918.

Brewery Orchard Cemetery contains 339 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. There are also four Second World War burials and five German war graves.

Sources : The Cemetery

Bois-Grenier est un village situé à 3 kilomètres au sud d'Armentières sur la D222. Le cimetière de Brasserie Orchard se trouve sur le côté est du village de Bois-Grenier, sur le côté nord de la route D22 jusqu'à La Chapelle D'Armentieres.

Accessible aux fauteuils roulants avec une certaine difficulté.

La cave de la brasserie a été utilisée comme vestiaire et le cimetière a commencé dans le verger à proximité de novembre 1914. Il était à l'abri de l'observation de l'ennemi par des maisons en ruines et continué à être utilisé jusqu'en janvier 1918.

Brewery Orchard Cemetery contient 339 enterrements du Commonwealth de la Première Guerre mondiale. Il y a aussi quatre sépultures de la Seconde Guerre mondiale et cinq tombes de guerre allemandes.

Sources : Le Cimetière

Date cemetery was established: 11/1/1914

Visiting hours:
Free access/Accès libre


Website pertaining to the cemetery: [Web Link]

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