Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery

Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
For Allied forces from World War I
Established 1914
Location 50°37′45″N 02°49′21″E / 50.62917°N 2.82250°E / 50.62917; 2.82250 (Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery)Coordinates: 50°37′45″N 02°49′21″E / 50.62917°N 2.82250°E / 50.62917; 2.82250 (Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery)
near Fleurbaix
Designed by Sir Herbert Baker
Total burials 845
Burials by nation
Burials by war
Statistics source: Cemetery Details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

The Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery is a World War I cemetery located in the commune of Fleurbaix, in the Pas-de-Calais departement of France, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of the village of Fleurbaix on the D171 road (rue Louis Bouquet), just before the hamlet of Pétillon.

Of the 845 graves, 395 are of unknown soldiers.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, retrieved 6 February 2010


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