CWGC Cemetery: AUBIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

Visiting Information

Wheelchair access through the main entrance to this cemetery is not possible. However, alternative access is by means of an alternative entrance, this entrance is found at the side, towards the back of the cemetery, however, visitors should be aware that this entrance is via a slope. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on 01628 507200.

Local Information

Aubigny-en-Artois is a village approximately 15 kilometres north-west of Arras on the road to St. Pol (N39). From the N39 turn onto the D75 towards the village of Aubigny-en-Artois. The Cemetery lies south on a road leading from the centre of the village, and the Extension is behind it.

Historical Information

From March 1916 to the Armistice, Aubigny was held by Commonwealth troops and burials were made in the extension until September 1918. The 42nd Casualty Clearing Station buried in it during the whole period, the 30th in 1916 and 1917, the 24th and 1st Canadian in 1917 (during the capture of Vimy Ridge by the Canadian Corps) and the 57th in 1918. The extension now contains 2,771 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and seven from the Second World War. There are also 227 French burials made prior to March 1916, and 64 German war graves. The extension was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield.