Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery - Souchez, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
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N 50° 22.800 E 002° 44.400
31U E 481513 N 5580914
The cemetery contains 7,655 burials of the First World War, more than half of them unidentified. One grave is from WWII. // Le cimetière contient 7655 sépultures de la Première Guerre mondiale, plus de la moitié d'entre eux non identifié.
Waymark Code: WMP756
Location: Hauts-de-France, France
Date Posted: 07/12/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
Views: 11

[EN]
On 26 September 1915, Souchez was taken from the Germans by French troops, who handed the sector over to Commonwealth forces in March. The village was completely destroyed. The "Cabaret Rouge" was a house on the main road about 1 kilometre south of the village. On the east side, opposite the cemetery, were dugouts used as battalion headquarters in 1916. The communication trenches ended here, including a very long one named Cabaret.

The cemetery was begun by Commonwealth troops in March 1916, used until August 1917 (largely by the 47th (London) Division and the Canadian Corps) and - at intervals - until September 1918. It was greatly enlarged after the Armistice when more than 7,000 graves were brought in from the battlefields of Arras and from 103 other burial grounds in the Nord and the Pas-de-Calais. The cemetery now contains 7,655 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, more than half of them unidentified. There is also one Second World War burial. The cemetery was designed by Sir Frank Higginson.


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[FR]
Le 26 Septembre 1915, Souchez a été prise par les Allemands par les troupes françaises, qui ont remis le secteur aux forces du Commonwealth en Mars. Le village a été complètement détruit. Le "Cabaret Rouge" était une maison sur la route principale à environ 1 kilomètre au sud du village. Sur le côté est, en face du cimetière, étaient utilisés comme abris quartier général du bataillon en 1916. Les tranchées de communication fini ici, y compris une très longue un nommé Cabaret.

Le cimetière a été commencé par les troupes du Commonwealth en Mars 1916, utilisé jusqu'en Août 1917 (en grande partie par la 47e () Division Londres et le Corps canadien) et - à intervalles - jusqu'à Septembre 1918. Il a été considérablement agrandi après l'Armistice lorsque plus de 7.000 tombes ont été amenés dans des champs de bataille d'Arras et de 103 autres lieux de sépulture dans le Nord et le Pas-de-Calais. Le cimetière contient maintenant 7655 sépultures du Commonwealth de la Première Guerre mondiale, plus de la moitié d'entre eux non identifié. Il ya aussi un enterrement Seconde Guerre mondiale. Le cimetière a été conçu par Sir Frank Higginson.
Date cemetery was established: 1916

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