Masnieres British Cemetery is a small Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial site for British and Commonwealth troops killed during the First World War Battle of Cambrai (1918) between September–October 1918. It also contains a number of German graves, although these are mostly unidentified.
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| - Masnieres British Cemetery is a small Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial site for British and Commonwealth troops killed during the First World War Battle of Cambrai (1918) between September–October 1918. It also contains a number of German graves, although these are mostly unidentified.
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| - Masnieres British Cemetery
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Nearest Town
| - Marcoing, Cambrai, France
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| - Allied Powers
*United Kingdom: 147
*New Zealand: 19
Central Powers
*German Empire: 59
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| - Masnieres British Cemetery is a small Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial site for British and Commonwealth troops killed during the First World War Battle of Cambrai (1918) between September–October 1918. It also contains a number of German graves, although these are mostly unidentified. The cemetery is located near to the village of Marcoing, southwest of Cambrai. Opened by the III Corps Burial Officer in October 1918, the cemetery covers an area of and is enclosed by a stone rubble wall. Its grounds were assigned to the British Empire in perpetuity by the French state in recognition of the sacrifices made by the Allies in the defence of France during the war. The Masnieres Newfoundland Memorial, which commemorates the Royal Newfoundland Regiment's losses in 1917 in the Battle of Cambrai is located nearby, but is not a part of the cemetery. The Royal Newfoundland Regiment are honoured by 5 overseas memorials: the Beaumont Hamel Memorial, the Gueudecourt Memorial, the Monchy-le-Preux Memorial and the Masnières Memorial.
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