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CINQ RUES BRITISH CEMETERY
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​France


Location Information

Hazebrouck is a town and commune 22 kilometres east of St. Omer. Cinq Rues British Cemetery lies 3 kilometres west of the town. From Hazebrouck follow the N42 in the direction of St. Omer. The cemetery lies directly on the right hand side of this road approximately 3 kilometres out of Hazebrouck.

GPS CO-Ordinates
Longitude: 2.50197
Latitude: 50.72916



Historical Information

The cemetery was used chiefly by the field ambulances and fighting units of the 29th Division from April to August 1918 for the burial of Commonwealth casualties sustained during the German offensive.

There are now 226 First World War burials in the cemetery.
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Casualty Details: UK 225, Germany 2, Total Burials: 227

The cemetery was designed by
N A Rew


Pictures in gallery © Werner Van Caneghem except first image
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94158 Driver
Daniel Arthur Davies
"A" Bty. 64th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
25th April 1918, aged 20.
Row B. 23.

Son of Thomas and Mary Davies, of 219, Dawes Road, Fulham, London.


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Lieutenant
Leonard Frederick Dixon
11th Bn. attd. 2nd Bn. South Wales Borderers
22nd may 1918, aged 26.
Row D. 25.

Son of James: Gainsford Dixon, J.P., and Alice Emma Dixon, of 12, Park Avenue, Chelmsford.


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Second Lieutenant
James Harrison
53rd Sqdn. Royal Air Force
29th June 1918, aged 27.
Row H. 8.

Son of John Harrison; husband of Clara Harrison, of Southdene, 23, Kensington Road, Ansdell, Lytham, Lancs.
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Originally enlisted in the South Wales Borderers, before transferring to the R. A. F. and being promoted to Second Lieutenant.

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77574 Private
Frederick Holland
2nd Bn. Royal Fusiliers
3rd June 1918, aged 19.
Row F. 30.


Son of Thomas and Phoebe Hannah Holland, of 6, Dryden Street, Padiham, nr. Burnley.
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Worked as a clerk at Padiham Railway Station prior to enlisting.

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15065 Private
Hubert Parker
11th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
21st April 1918, aged 21.
Row B. 6.


Son of Thomas and Catherine Parker; husband of Elizabeth Ellen Parker, of Burnley.

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Motor buses carrying French troops near Hazebrouck, March 1915. © IWM (Q 61564)

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