British Cemetery
British Cemetery is a cemetery in Honnechy, Arrondissement of Cambrai, Hauts-de-France. British Cemetery is situated nearby to the town hall Mairie d’Honnechy, as well as near the square Grand’Place.Photo: Camster, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery located in Nord, in France
- Also known as: “Honnechy British Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Martin d’Honnechy and Église Saint-Nicolas de Maurois.
Église Saint-Martin d’Honnechy
Church
Photo: Renhour48, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Martin d’Honnechy is a church, which is situated 470 metres southwest of British Cemetery.
Église Saint-Nicolas de Maurois
Church
Photo: Camster, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Nicolas de Maurois is a church, which is situated 650 metres west of British Cemetery.
Maurois Communal Cemetery, Commonwealth Plot
Cemetery
Photo: Renhour48, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maurois Communal Cemetery, Commonwealth Plot is situated 1 km northwest of British Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Le Cateau-Cambrésis and Caudry.
Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Town
Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Cateau-Cambrésis is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The term Cambrésis indicates that it lies in the county of that name which fell to the Prince-Bishop of Cambrai. Le Cateau station has rail connections to Paris, Maubeuge and Saint-Quentin. Le Cateau-Cambrésis is situated 6 km northeast of British Cemetery.
Caudry
Town
Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, Public domain.
Caudry is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Its inhabitants are called the 'Caudrésiens'. The town is mostly known as the Capital City of French Lace. Caudry station has rail connections to Douai, Cambrai, Paris, Lille and Saint-Quentin. Caudry is situated 8 km northwest of British Cemetery.
Ligny-en-Cambrésis
Village
Photo: Camster, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ligny-en-Cambrésis is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The first Australian soldier to fall during the First World War, lieutenant William Malcolm Chisholm, who died of his wounds on 27 August 1914, is buried at Ligny-en-Cambrésis Communal Cemetery. Ligny-en-Cambrésis is situated 8 km northwest of British Cemetery.
British Cemetery
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
- Location: Honnechy, Arrondissement of Cambrai, North, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.07099° or 50° 4′ 16″ northLongitude
3.47575° or 3° 28′ 33″ eastOpen location code
9F253FCG+98OpenStreetMap ID
way 339573229OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q2360938
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“British Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Honnechy British Cemetery”
- French: “cimetière britannique de Honnechy”
- French: “Honnechy British Cemetery”
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