Givenchy Road Cemetery - Neuville-Saint-Vaast, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
N 50° 22.553 E 002° 45.882
31U E 483268 N 5580450
This small cemetery contains the graves of 109 Canadian soldiers who died during the Battle of Vimy Ridge. // Ce petit cimetière contient les tombes de 109 soldats canadiens qui sont morts pendant la Bataille de Vimy Ridge.
Waymark Code: WMP74Z
Location: Hauts-de-France, France
Date Posted: 07/12/2015
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[EN]
Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I situated on the grounds of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park near the French town of Neuville-Saint-Vaast.
This small cemetery contains the graves of 109 Canadian soldiers, principally of the Canadian 4th Division, all of whom fell between April 9, 1917 and April 13, 1917 during the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
The cemetery was originally established as a battlefield cemetery by the Canadian Corps and named CD 1. The cemetery covers an area of 849 square meters and was enclosed by a rubble wall. Although only being 250 meters from the nearby Canadian Cemetery No. 2, it was not incorporated into the cemetery like many other battlefield cemeteries created at the time.
[FR]
Cimetière canadien du chemin Givenchy est un lieu de sépulture de la Commission des sépultures de guerre du Commonwealth pour les morts de la Première Guerre mondiale situé sur les terrains de l'Vimy Memorial Park du Canadien National près de la ville française de Neuville-Saint-Vaast.
Ce petit cimetière contient les tombes de 109 soldats canadiens, principalement de la 4e division canadienne, qui ont tous chuté entre le 9 Avril, 1917 et 13 Avril, 1917, durant la bataille de la crête de Vimy.
Le cimetière a été initialement créé comme un cimetière de champ de bataille par le Corps canadien et nommé CD 1. Le cimetière a une superficie de 849 mètres carrés et a été entourée par un mur en moellons. Bien que seulement étant à 250 mètres de la proximité cimetière canadien no 2, il n'a pas été incorporé dans le cimetière comme beaucoup d'autres cimetières du champ de bataille créés à l'époque.
Date cemetery was established: 1917
Visiting hours:
dawn to dusk
Website pertaining to the cemetery: [Web Link]
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