Queens Cemetery, Puisieux
| Queens Cemetery | |
|---|---|
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| Details | |
| Established | 1917 |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Coordinates | 50°06′20″N 2°39′29″E / 50.10563°N 2.65811°E |
| No. of graves | 311 |
| Find a Grave | Queens Cemetery |
Queens Cemetery (originally known as Queens V Corps Cemetery No 4) is a cemetery near the French commune of Puisieux, Pas-de-Calais, managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.[1]
It is located near to the Sheffield Memorial Park and a number of other small military cemeteries including the Luke Copse British Cemetery, Railway Hollow Cemetery and Serre Road Cemetery, No.3.[2] It was designed Noel Ackroyd Rew.[1]
The cemetery is located on what was the front line of the British forces during July 1916 at the Battle of the Somme.[1] In early to mid 1917, the Somme and Ancre battlefields were cleared by V Corps and a number of new cemeteries were made including Queens Cemetery.[3]
The First World War graves date from July 1916 through to February 1917 and are from the 31st, 3rd and 19th Divisions.[3] There are 311 burials, with 181 having been identified as being from the United Kingdom and 130 are unidentified.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Queens Cemetery, Puisieux (CWGC)". WW1 Cemeteries. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Families 'blocked' from visiting war graves in France". BBC News. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Queens Cemetery Puisieux". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 10 July 2021.