KNIGHTSBRIDGE CEMETERY Mesnil-Martinsart
This cemetery, which is named after a communication trench which ran through the area, was begun at the outset of the Battle of the Somme in 1916. It was used by units fighting on that front until the German withdrawal in February 1917 and was used again by fighting units from the end of March to July 1918, when the German advance brought the front line back to the Ancre. After the Armistice, burials in Rows G, H and J were added when graves were brought in from isolated positions on the battlefields of 1916 and 1918 round Mesnil.
This cemetery, which is named after a communication trench which ran through the area, was begun at the outset of the Battle of the Somme in 1916. It was used by units fighting on that front until the German withdrawal in February 1917 and was used again by fighting units from the end of March to July 1918, when the German advance brought the front line back to the Ancre. After the Armistice, burials in Rows G, H and J were added when graves were brought in from isolated positions on the battlefields of 1916 and 1918 round Mesnil.
7 comments:
Thats wonderful Paul and how well the graves are looked after, Mam wants to go there,
the British Commonwealth War Graves Commission take care of all the Graves with the money they get from poppy day.
Is that grand uncle or great uncle?
I drove past very close to this when Tomie,the kids and I where driving to Sicily...had I known we where so close we would have visited... maybe next time...well done Paul some great posts
Our Paul is the king of the posts lately. Good work from our historian.
Great work Paul, and very interesting facts as well,..
Aer Paul.
Great Stuff
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