Étaples Military Cemetery (Étaples)
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cemetery, First World War 1914-1918

General Directions: Étaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on
the west side of the road to Boulogne-sur-Mer.
During the First World War, the area around Étaples was the scene of immense concentrations of Commonwealth reinforcement
camps and hospitals. It was remote from attack, except from aircraft, and accessible by railway from both the northern or the
southern battlefields. In 1917, 100,000 troops were camped among the sand dunes and the hospitals, which included eleven
general, one stationary, four Red Cross hospitals and a convalescent depot, could deal with 22,000 wounded or sick. In
September 1919, ten months after the Armistice, three hospitals and the Q. M. A. A. C. convalescent depot remained.
the west side of the road to Boulogne-sur-Mer.
During the First World War, the area around Étaples was the scene of immense concentrations of Commonwealth reinforcement
camps and hospitals. It was remote from attack, except from aircraft, and accessible by railway from both the northern or the
southern battlefields. In 1917, 100,000 troops were camped among the sand dunes and the hospitals, which included eleven
general, one stationary, four Red Cross hospitals and a convalescent depot, could deal with 22,000 wounded or sick. In
September 1919, ten months after the Armistice, three hospitals and the Q. M. A. A. C. convalescent depot remained.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Étaples_Military_Cemetery
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 50°32'7"N 1°37'21"E
- cemetery 56 km
- cemetery 60 km
- cemetery 67 km
- Doullens Communal Cemetery 67 km
- Beauval Communal Cemetery 69 km
- Lorette Memorial. 79 km
- La Targette French Cemetery 82 km
- Maison Blanche German cemetery 83 km
- Cimetiére St Pierre 85 km
- Serre Road Cemetery No 2 CWGC 88 km
- Runway 14/32 1.9 km
- Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport 1.9 km
- Le Touquet-Paris-Plage 2.2 km
- Sainte-Cécile-Plage 5.1 km
- German Bunkers 7.3 km
- Bréxent-Énocq 7.8 km
- Hardelot-Plage 11 km
- Outreau 18 km
- Old city 21 km
- Saint-Martin-Boulogne 22 km