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Houchin British Cemetery contains 700 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and two from the Second World War. There are also 39 German and one Belgian war graves. 
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Barlin Communal Cemetery Extension contains 1,095 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, 2 being unidentified. There are 63 French and 13 German burials including 2 unidentified.  Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension was begun by French troops, who made over 100 burials, and was taken over by Commonwealth troops and field ambulances in March 1916. It was used until October 1918. The cemetery contains 224 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 7 French burials.  Fosse No. 10 Communal Cemetery Extension is located in the town of Sains-en-Gohelle in the Pas De Calais region of France. The cemetery contains 472 burials from the Great War.  Quatre-Vents Military Cemetery is located to the west of Arras in France. The cemetery contains 137 World War One Burials and 1 Burial from World War Two .  Villers Station Cemetery is located in the Pas De Calais region of France to the west of Arras. The cemetery contains 1208 Commonwealth burials and 32 German.  There are now 3,207 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated at Duisans British Cemetery. There are also 88 German war graves. The cemetery is located near the village of Étrun, close to Arras in France  Écoivres Military Cemetery is located in the Pas De Calais region of France and contains 1,728 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. There are also 786 French and four German war graves.  Haute-Avesnes British Cemetery was started by The 51st (Highland) Division in July 1916 and it continued to be used by field ambulances of the divisions holding this part of the line. The cemetery contains 142 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and eight German war graves.  Habarcq Communal Cemetery Extension contains 179 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-1918 war. There are also 15 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here, 11 of which are unidentified. There are also 378 French burials of the 1914-1918 war here.  |
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