More pictures added to New Munich Trench Cemetery in France, courtesy of Johan Pauwels. There are nearly 150, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, almost 20 are unidentified. All fell in the period November 1916, or January 1917, and the majority belonged to the 10/11th, 16th or 17th Highland Light Infantry.
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More pictures added to Redan Ridge Cemetery No. 3 in France, courtesy of Johan Pauwels. Redan Ridge was named from The Redan, a group of British front-line trenches of 1916. The cemetery was made by the V Corps in the spring of 1917, when these battlefields were cleared. Redan Ridge Cemetery No. 3 is among the old German front line trenches. There are now over 50, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, half are unidentified and 13 graves which were destroyed by shell fire, are now represented by special memorials. The great majority of these officers and men fell in November, 1916, and belonged to the 2nd Division.
8 more pictures added to "X" Farm Cemetery in France, courtesy of Werner Van Caneghem. "X" Farm Cemetery was begun in April 1915 and used until June 1916, and it was sometimes called "Wine Avenue". It was intended to take the place to Desplanque Farm Cemetery. There are now over 100, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site.
More pictures added to Martinpuich British Cemetery in France, courtesy of Johan Pauwels. The cemetery now contains 115 burials and commemorations of the First World War. Nine of the burials are unidentified and four graves destroyed by shell fire in 1918 are represented by special memorials.
12 more pictures added to Naval Trench Cemetery in France courtesy of Werner Van Caneghem. The cemetery contains 59 First World War burials, two of them unidentified. There is also one burial of the Second World War in the cemetery.
More pictures added to Montay British Cemetery in France, courtesy of Werner Van Caneghem. Montay was reached by Commonwealth forces on 10 October 1918. The cemetery was made by the 38th (Welsh) Division and the 2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and contains the graves of those killed between 22 October-1 November 1918. Montay British Cemetery contains 41 First World War burials.
More pictures added to Upton Wood Cemetery in France, courtesy of Werner Van Caneghem. Upton Wood Cemetery contains 226 burials and commemorations of the First World War. Eight of the burials are unidentified but there is a special memorial to one casualty known to be buried among them.
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