CHÂTEAU-THIERRY (LES CHESNEAUX) FRENCH NATIONAL CEMETERY
Aisne
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.05052, Longitude: 3.40016
Location Information
Château-Thierry is a town 40 kilometres south of Soissons. The cemetery is located on the right hand side of the N37 on entering the town from Soissons (named on sign "Cimetiere Militaire de Château-Thierry).
History Information
Château-Thierry French National Cemetery contains the graves of more than 2,000 French soldiers and among them are those of nine Commonwealth servicemen (including two unidentified), who died in September 1914 and May 1918, and one British Red Cross man attached to the French Army. Three of these graves were brought in after the Armistice, two from Belleau French Military Cemetery, and one is represented by a special memorial.
Total Commonwealth Burials: 9.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 7.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 2.
Château-Thierry is a town 40 kilometres south of Soissons. The cemetery is located on the right hand side of the N37 on entering the town from Soissons (named on sign "Cimetiere Militaire de Château-Thierry).
History Information
Château-Thierry French National Cemetery contains the graves of more than 2,000 French soldiers and among them are those of nine Commonwealth servicemen (including two unidentified), who died in September 1914 and May 1918, and one British Red Cross man attached to the French Army. Three of these graves were brought in after the Armistice, two from Belleau French Military Cemetery, and one is represented by a special memorial.
Total Commonwealth Burials: 9.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 7.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 2.
