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CWGC Cemetery: LES BARAQUES MILITARY CEMETERY, SANGATTE

Country

France

Locality

Pas de Calais

Identified Casualties

1554

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Local Information

Les Baraques Military Cemetery will be found on the western side of Calais. It is just off the D940, the road to Sangatte, and CWGC signposts are in place directing visitors to the cemetery.

Historical Information

In April 1915, No 6 Base Supply Depot was started at Calais to help relieve the pressure on Boulogne and to provide a base nearer to the front than Havre or Rouen. The base remained open until the last Commonwealth forces left France in March 1921. The 30th, 35th and 38th General Hospitals, No 9 British Red Cross Hospital and No 10 Canadian Stationary Hospital were also stationed in the town providing about 2,500 beds. For three years, Commonwealth burials were made in Calais Southern Cemetery, but it later became necessary to start a new site and in September 1917, the first burials took place at Les Baraques. The cemetery continued in use until 1921. The cemetery now contains 1,303 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, together with more than 250 war graves of other nationalities, most of them German. The cemetery also contains seven Second World War burials. The cemetery was designed by Sir Herbert Baker.

Cemetery Photo

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CWGC Cemetery Photo: LES BARAQUES MILITARY CEMETERY, SANGATTE

CWGC Cemetery Photo: LES BARAQUES MILITARY CEMETERY, SANGATTE

Cemetery Plan

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CWGC Cemetery Plan: LES BARAQUES MILITARY CEMETERY, SANGATTE

CWGC Cemetery Plan: LES BARAQUES MILITARY CEMETERY, SANGATTE

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