10 Cemeteries in Pas-de-Calais That You Shouldn't Miss

August 20, 2021 Harland Bartelt

Discover the best top things to do in Pas-de-Calais, France including Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, Cimetiere Britannique Du Bois-De-Noulette, Agny Military Cemetary, Etaples Military Cemetery, Wavans British Cemetery, Sheffield Memorial Park and Railway Hollow Cemetery, Serre Road Cemetery No.1, Gommecourt Wood New Cemetery, Cimetiere Militaire de Zuydcoote, Wimereux Cemetery - Commonwealth War Graves.
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1. Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery

Arras France http://www.cwgc.org/find/find-cemeteries-and-memorials/82700/arras-memorial
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Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery

Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery is in the western part of the town of Arras in the Boulevard du General de Gaulle, near the Citadel, approximately 2 Kms due west of the railway station. The GPS coordinates for the cemetery are 50.28670, 2.76057

Reviewed By Zygal12

Well worth visiting this WW1 memorial.. it is only about 10 minutes walk from main square. Apart from all the graves of the commonwealth soldiers who lost their lives there are also some German prisoner of war graves...

2. Cimetiere Britannique Du Bois-De-Noulette

Aix-Noulette France
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Cimetiere Britannique Du Bois-De-Noulette

3. Agny Military Cemetary

Rue de Maraichers, 62217, Arras France
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5.0 based on 3 reviews

Agny Military Cemetary

4. Etaples Military Cemetery

Chemin Departemental 940, 62630 Etaples France +33 3 21 09 56 94 http://cwgc.co.uk
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Etaples Military Cemetery

Etaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne. The Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne. The cemetery contains 10,771 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, the earliest dating from May 1915. 35 Of these burials are unidentified.

Reviewed By 435adamd - Greater London, United Kingdom

It’s a sight to behold and to be always remembered and never to be forgotten. 11,500 souls all dedicated to one cause all together forever and always will be brother in arms.

5. Wavans British Cemetery

Rue de Hoc, 62390 Beauvoir Wavans France
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5.0 based on 2 reviews

Wavans British Cemetery

6. Sheffield Memorial Park and Railway Hollow Cemetery

Off D919, 62111 Hebuterne France http://www.greatwar.co.uk/somme/memorial-sheffield-park.htm
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5.0 based on 73 reviews

Sheffield Memorial Park and Railway Hollow Cemetery

7. Serre Road Cemetery No.1

Puisieux France http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=2000097&mode=1
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Serre Road Cemetery No.1

There are now 2,426 casualties of the First World War buried or commemorated in this cemetery.

8. Gommecourt Wood New Cemetery

D6, Foncquevillers France
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Gommecourt Wood New Cemetery

There are now nearly 750, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, nearly two-thirds are unidentified and special memorials are erected to ten soldiers from the United Kingdom, known or believed to be buried among them.

9. Cimetiere Militaire de Zuydcoote

Rue des Crevettes, Zuydcoote France http://www.cote-dopale.com/tourisme/zuydcoote-cimetiere-militaire
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Cimetiere Militaire de Zuydcoote

10. Wimereux Cemetery - Commonwealth War Graves

37B Rue Rene Cassin, 62930 Wimereux France
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Wimereux Cemetery - Commonwealth War Graves

Reviewed By deebeeceeUk - Doncaster, United Kingdom

Worth searching out on the windy hillside above Wimereux lie nearly 3000 commonwealth soldiers and nurses. Well kept and peaceful

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