Monchy British Cemetery
Monchy British Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission military cemetery containing Commonwealth burials from the First World War, located in the French department of Pas-de-Calais.Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery located in Pas-de-Calais, in France
- Also known as: “Monchy British Cemetery (CWGC)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Orange Trench Cemetery and Happy Valley British Cemetery.
Orange Trench Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Orange Trench Cemetery is situated 690 metres northeast of Monchy British Cemetery.
Happy Valley British Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Happy Valley British Cemetery is situated 760 metres north of Monchy British Cemetery.
Windmill British Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: MilborneOne, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Windmill British Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I located near to the commune of Monchy-le-Preux on the main Arras to Cambrai road in the département of Pas-de-Calais, France. Windmill British Cemetery is situated 1¼ km southeast of Monchy British Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arras.
Arras
Photo: Mélanie Huguet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arras is an attractive town in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It was much fought-over in World War I and is mainly visited by tourists travelling from or to the nearby ports of Calais and Boulogne.
Monchy British Cemetery
Latitude
50.27265° or 50° 16′ 22″ northLongitude
2.87506° or 2° 52′ 30″ eastOpen location code
9F247VFG+32OpenStreetMap ID
way 117530563OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q1810884
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Monchy British Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Monchy British Cemetery”
- French: “cimetière britannique de Monchy”
- French: “Monchy British Cemetery”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gendarmerie nationale and Église Saint-Martin de Monchy-le-preux.
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