Wancourt British Cemetery

France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Guemappe /
 cemetery, First World War 1914-1918
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Wancourt was captured on 12 April 1917 after very heavy fighting and the advance was continued on the following days. The cemetery, called at first Cojeul Valley Cemetery, or River Road Cemetery, was opened about ten days later; it was used until October 1918, but was in German hands from March 1918 until 26 August, when the Canadian Corps recaptured Wancourt . At the Armistice, the cemetery contained 410 graves, but was very greatly increased in the following years when graves were brought in from small cemeteries and isolated positions on the battlefields south-east of Arras.

Casualty Details: UK 1688, Canada 246, Total Burials: 1934
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Coordinates:   50°14'41"N   2°52'39"E

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