Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery

Fromelles Military Cemetery is a First World War cemetery built by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on the outskirts of in northern France, near the Belgian border.
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  • Type: Cemetery
  • Description: cemetery located in Nord, in France
  • Also known as: “Fromelles Military Cemetery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Musée de la bataille de Fromelles and Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Fromelles.

Museum
Photo: Pierre André Leclercq, CC0.
is a museum.

Church
Photo: Friedrich Tellberg, Public domain.
is a church, which is situated 170 metres east of Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery.

Cemetery
Photo: Pierre André Leclercq, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission World War I cemetery and . It is in the commune of , in the departement of , about 2 kilometres northwest of the village of Fromelles on the D22C road. is situated 2 km northwest of Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Le Maisnil and Radinghem-en-Weppes.

Village
Photo: Friedrich Tellberg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a commune in the department in northern . It is about 10 km west of . is situated 2½ km east of Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery.

Village
Photo: ChrisDeLompret, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in northern . is situated 4 km east of Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery.

Village
Photo: Guillaumyid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in northern . It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. is situated 7 km northeast of Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery.

Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery

Latitude
50.60778° or 50° 36′ 28″ north
Longitude
2.85093° or 2° 51′ 3″ east
Inception
July 19th, 2010
Open location code
9F24JV52+49
Open­Street­Map ID
way 200536912
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Wiki­data ID
Q1469828
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Hebrew—“Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery” goes by many names.

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