CAPELLE-BEAUDIGNIES ROAD CEMETERY
Nord
France
Location Information
Capelle (or Capelle-sur-Ecaillon) is a small village in the Department of the Nord, 13 kilometres south of Valenciennes.
Capelle-Beaudignies Road Cemetery is 1.5 kilometres east of the village, on the south side of the road to Beaudignies (D109).
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access with some difficulty.
The register is available in the Mairie on Monday and Wednesday from 16.00 to 18.00 and Friday from 15.00 to 17.00
GPS CO-Ordinates
Longitude: 3.56659
Latitude: 50.23594
Historical Information
Capelle-Beaudignies Road Cemetery was made by the 3rd Division in October-November, 1918, after the capture of the place.
There are now over 50, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, a small number are unidentified. Eleven German graves of the 31st October, 1918, have been removed.
The cemetery covers an area of 333 square metres and is enclosed by a low brick wall.
Casualty Details: UK 55, Total Burials: 55
Capelle (or Capelle-sur-Ecaillon) is a small village in the Department of the Nord, 13 kilometres south of Valenciennes.
Capelle-Beaudignies Road Cemetery is 1.5 kilometres east of the village, on the south side of the road to Beaudignies (D109).
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access with some difficulty.
The register is available in the Mairie on Monday and Wednesday from 16.00 to 18.00 and Friday from 15.00 to 17.00
GPS CO-Ordinates
Longitude: 3.56659
Latitude: 50.23594
Historical Information
Capelle-Beaudignies Road Cemetery was made by the 3rd Division in October-November, 1918, after the capture of the place.
There are now over 50, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, a small number are unidentified. Eleven German graves of the 31st October, 1918, have been removed.
The cemetery covers an area of 333 square metres and is enclosed by a low brick wall.
Casualty Details: UK 55, Total Burials: 55
Troops of the 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment resting in a front line trench at Molain, 17 October 1918. © IWM (Q 70745)
Image by Adrian Hill: in a battlefield landscape six soldiers, carrying various pieces of equipment, watch a shell bursting in the distance. A row of blasted tree trunks stand to the right of the soldiers. IWM ART 281
