Country
France
Locality
Nord
Identified Casualties
175
Visiting Information
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Local Information
Ramillies is a village approximately 3 kilometres north-east of Cambrai. The Cemetery is signposted from the centre of the village and is situated just outside Ramillies on Rue d'erre.
Historical Information
The village of Ramillies was captured by the Canadian Corps on the night of 8-9 October 1918. The original cemetery contained 93 graves dating from 30 September to 17 October but after the Armistice, further graves were brought into the cemetery from Escaudoeuvres Convent Cemetery and one (that of a Chinese labourer) from Malincourt German Cemetery. Ramillies British Cemetery now contains 180 First World War burials. The cemetery was designed by W C Von Berg.