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CWGC Cemetery: MONTREUIL-AUX-LIONS BRITISH CEMETERY

Country

France

Locality

Aisne

Identified Casualties

75

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Local Information

Montreuil-aux-Lions is a commune 17 kilometres west of Chateau Thierry. Montreuil-aux-Lions British Cemetery is a small cemetery set on the side of a main road. It is situated to the east of the village of Montreuil-aux-Lions. Montreuil-aux-Lions British Cemetery can be reached from the direction of Chateau Thierry, following the N3 Chateau Thierry to La Ferte-sous-Jouarre road. On leaving Chateau Thierry via the N3, the road continues through several hamlets. After about 20 kilometres the road starts to descend into the village of Montreuil-aux-Lions, and at this point the cemetery is visible on the left side of the road. Alternatively, the cemetery can be reached from the A4 motorway at the junction for Meaux and La Ferte-sous-Jouarre by following the N3 road to the centre of the town of La Ferte-sous-Jouarre. The second exit should be taken at the roundabout, with a war memorial on the right side of the road, and then continue over a bridge and out of the town of La Ferte-sous-Jouarre, still following the N3 road to Chateau Thierry. After about 10 kilometres you will pass through the village of Montreuil-aux-Lions and on exiting the village the cemetery is visible on the right side of the road.

Historical Information

The cemetery was made after the Armistice when graves were brought in from the battlefields of the Aisne. It contains 171 Commonwealth burials and commemorations of the First World War. 102 of the burials are unidentified but there are special memorials to 16 casualties known or believed to be buried among them; in the case of eight men of the 1st Dorset, the special memorial is a panel behind the Cross of Sacrifice. The cemetery also contains the graves of six Second World War airmen.

Cemetery Photo

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CWGC Cemetery Photo: MONTREUIL-AUX-LIONS BRITISH CEMETERY

CWGC Cemetery Photo: MONTREUIL-AUX-LIONS BRITISH CEMETERY

Cemetery Plan

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CWGC Cemetery Plan: MONTREUIL-AUX-LIONS BRITISH CEMETERY

CWGC Cemetery Plan: MONTREUIL-AUX-LIONS BRITISH CEMETERY

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