Country
France
Locality
unspecified
Identified Casualties
100
Visiting Information
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Local Information
La Chapelle-d'Armentieres is a village 1.5 kilometres to the west of Armentieres, a large town in the north of France. From the Mairie in La Chapelle-d'Armentieres turn left onto the main road. The Old Military Cemetery will be found 500 metres along on the left.
Historical Information
The village of La Chapelle-d'Armentieres was in the hands of Commonwealth forces from October 1914 until the fall of Armentieres on 10 April 1918. It was retaken in the following October. During the Allied occupation, the village was very close to the front line and its cemeteries were made by fighting units and field ambulances in the earlier days of trench warfare. Chapelle-d'Armentieres Old Military Cemetery was begun in October 1914 by units of the 6th Division and used until October 1915. The cemetery contains 103 First World War burials three of them unidentified. The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw.
Cemetery Photo
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CWGC Cemetery Photo: CHAPELLE-D’ARMENTIERES OLD MILITARY CEMETERY
Cemetery Plan
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CWGC Cemetery Plan: CHAPELLE-D’ARMENTIERES OLD MILITARY CEMETERY
