ANNOEULLIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY & GERMAN EXTENSION
Nord
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.52403, Longitude: 2.94147
Location Information
Annoeullin is a village in the Department of the Nord, approximately 10 kilometres east of La Bassee and 4 kilometres north of Carvin on the D41.
The Communal Cemetery is in the south-east part of the village. The three Commonwealth war graves will be found on the extreme right of the Calvaire.
The German Extension is adjacent to the Communal Cemetery.
Historical Information
The German Extension on the South-East side of the Communal Cemetery was begun in October, 1915, and enlarged by the French after the Armistice, when 23 British graves were removed to Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez. It now contains 1,600 German graves.
There is now 1, 1914-1918 war grave in this site, that of Capt. Albert Ball, VC. There are also 3, 1939-1945 Commonwealth war casualties commemorated in this site.
World War Two Burials
Sergeant 7264522 Patrick Fitch, Royal Army Medical Corps, 149 Field Amb., died 4th September 1944 aged 29. Son of John and Mary Fitch; husband of Agnes P. Fitch, of Glasgow.
Private 4449296 Joseph Miller, 9th Bn., Durham Light Infantry, died 31st May 1940 or 1st June 1940 aged 31. Son of Edward and Ethel May Miller, of Gateshead, Co. Durham; husband of Blanche velyn Alderson Miller, of Gateshead.
Private 6021618 Leslie Charles Newell, 6th Bn. Durham Light Infantry, died 4th September 1944 aged 28.
Annoeullin is a village in the Department of the Nord, approximately 10 kilometres east of La Bassee and 4 kilometres north of Carvin on the D41.
The Communal Cemetery is in the south-east part of the village. The three Commonwealth war graves will be found on the extreme right of the Calvaire.
The German Extension is adjacent to the Communal Cemetery.
Historical Information
The German Extension on the South-East side of the Communal Cemetery was begun in October, 1915, and enlarged by the French after the Armistice, when 23 British graves were removed to Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez. It now contains 1,600 German graves.
There is now 1, 1914-1918 war grave in this site, that of Capt. Albert Ball, VC. There are also 3, 1939-1945 Commonwealth war casualties commemorated in this site.
World War Two Burials
Sergeant 7264522 Patrick Fitch, Royal Army Medical Corps, 149 Field Amb., died 4th September 1944 aged 29. Son of John and Mary Fitch; husband of Agnes P. Fitch, of Glasgow.
Private 4449296 Joseph Miller, 9th Bn., Durham Light Infantry, died 31st May 1940 or 1st June 1940 aged 31. Son of Edward and Ethel May Miller, of Gateshead, Co. Durham; husband of Blanche velyn Alderson Miller, of Gateshead.
Private 6021618 Leslie Charles Newell, 6th Bn. Durham Light Infantry, died 4th September 1944 aged 28.