Barlin Communal Cemetery Extension

France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Houchin /
 cemetery, First World War 1914-1918
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The extension was begun by French troops in October 1914 and when they moved south in March 1916 to be replaced by Commonwealth forces, it was used for burials by the 6th Casualty Clearing Station. In November 1917, Barlin began to be shelled and the hospital was moved back to Ruitz, but the extension was used again in March and April 1918 during the German advance on this front.

Shot at Dawn: Company Quartermaster Sergeant W Alexander, 10th Bn. Canadian Expeditionary Force, executed for desertion on 18/10/1917, plot 2. D. 43.

Casualty Details: UK 410, Canada 679, South Africa 5, Germany 13, France 63, Total Burials: 1170

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Coordinates:   50°27'54"N   2°37'0"E
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