Meerut Military Cemetery - Saint-Martin-lès-Boulogne - France
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N 50° 43.917 E 001° 37.450
31U E 402904 N 5620919
[EN] The military cemetery of Saint-Martin les Boulogne in the French department of Pas-de-Calais. [FR] Le cimetière militaire de Saint-Martin les Boulogne dans le département français du Pas-de-Calais.
Waymark Code: WM158DX
Location: Hauts-de-France, France
Date Posted: 11/07/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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"The Meerut Military Cemetery occupies the site of the hospital which received the wounded of the Indian division Meerut, in Saint-Martin-Boulogne. The name Meerut is the name of a city in India. The fixed hospital of Meerut was created in Boulogne-sur-mer from October 1914, when the body of the Indians arrived in France, until November 1915, date of their departure. As soon as they arrived, the Indian soldiers were immediately sent to the Flanders front. In March 1915, they took part in the British offensive on Neuve-Chapelle and Aubers, leaving 4,047 men in the field. These disasters weaken the Indians who suffer from the winter cold of northern France, in the cold and mud of the trenches.

When the military hospital of Saint-Martin-Boulogne was closed, the adjoining military cemetery then had 279 graves as well as a memorial recalling the names of 32 officers and enlisted men cremated within the cemetery in 1915. In 1917, the bodies of 26 Egyptian workers killed during the bombardment of Boulogne-sur-Mer by the German air force on the night of September 4 to 5 will also be buried there. These Egyptians were part of the Labor Corps, work units made up of volunteer civilians, created by the British army to relieve combatants of material contingencies other than military ones. They work in particular in digging trenches, maintaining roads and unloading boats. In 1918, the Egyptian Labor Corps numbered up to 100,000 laborers, employed both on the French front and in the Middle East.

The cemetery contains 339 World War I graves; it was designed by Sir Herbert Baker."

Sources : The Cemetery

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"Le Meerut Military Cemetery occupe l’emplacement de l’hôpital qui accueillait les blessés de la division indienne Meerut, à Saint-Martin-Boulogne. Le nom Meerut est le nom d’une ville d’Inde. L'hôpital fixe de Meerut a été créé à Boulogne-sur-mer à partir du mois d'octobre 1914, lorsque le corps des Indiens est arrivé en France, jusqu'en novembre 1915, date de leur départ. Dès leur arrivée, les soldats indiens sont aussitôt envoyés sur le front des Flandres. En mars 1915, ils participent à l’offensive britannique sur Neuve-Chapelle et Aubers et laissent 4 047 hommes sur le terrain. Ces désastres affaiblissent les Indiens qui souffrent du froid de l’hiver du nord de la France, dans le froid et la boue des tranchées.

Au moment où l’hôpital militaire de Saint-Martin-Boulogne est fermé, le cimetière militaire attenant compte alors 279 tombes ainsi qu’un mémorial rappelant les noms de 32 officiers et hommes de troupe incinérés dans l'enceinte du cimetière en 1915. En 1917, y seront aussi inhumés les corps de 26 ouvriers égyptiens tués lors du bombardement de Boulogne-sur-Mer par l’aviation allemande, dans la nuit du 4 au 5 septembre. Ces Égyptiens faisaient partie des Labour Corps, unités de travail composées de civils volontaires, créées par l’armée britannique pour décharger les combattants des contingences matérielles autres que militaires. Ils travaillent notamment au terrassement des tranchées, à l’entretien des routes et au déchargement des bateaux. En 1918, l’Egyptian Labour Corps comptera jusqu’à 100 000 manœuvres, employés aussi bien sur le front français qu’au Moyen Orient.

Le cimetière contient 339 sépultures de la Première Guerre mondiale; il a été conçu par Sir Herbert Baker. "

Sources : Le Cimetière

Type of Historic Site: Military Cemetery

Address of Building, Object, or Site:
Rue La Fontaine
Saint-Martin-les-Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais France
62280


Website: [Web Link]

Admission Prices: 0.00 (listed in local currency)

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