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FROMELLES (PHEASANT WOOD) MILITARY CEMETERY 
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​France

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.60788, Longitude: 2.85142
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Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Image above © Carl Liversage  @carl_liversage    

​Location Information

Fromelles is a small village situated in the Nord/Pas de Calais region of Northern France, 22 kilometres west of Lille and 104 kilometres south east of Calais, close to the villages of Aubers and Herlies. The GPS co-ordinates are: 

The cemetery is sign posted from the main N41 Lille - La Basse road. 

When arriving in Fromelles the cemetery is located on Rue de la Basse Ville opposite the church and civil cemetery.


Visiting Information

Internal gradients are manageable for those with mobility problems and there is ramped access to the Cross of Sacrifice terrace. 

The cemetery has its own parking area.


Historical Information

In the early evening of 19 July 1916, near the village of Fromelles, in northern France, two infantry divisions newly arrived on the Western Front, the 5th Australian and British 61st (South Midland) attacked a 4,000 yard section of the German frontline centred on a notorious strongpoint called the "Sugar Loaf". Advancing over unfavourable ground, in clear view of resolute and expectant defenders, the attackers suffered terrible casualties in a matter of minutes. The action turned into a bloody catastrophe - the Australians had over 5,500 killed, wounded and missing; 61st Division reported over 1,500 killed, wounded and missing. No tactical advantages resulted from the action and it remains the worst day in Australian military history. 

Completed in July 2010, Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery is the first new war cemetery to be built by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in fifty years. 


The cemetery contains a total of 250 Australian and British soldiers. 225 are Australians, of which 59 are unidentified, 2 are unidentified British soldiers and 23 are entirely unidentified Commonwealth soldiers. The 250 were recovered in 2009 from a number of mass graves located behind nearby Pheasant Wood, where they had been buried by the Germans following the disastrous battle of Fromelles on 19 and 20 July 1916.

The cemetery was officially dedicated on 19 July 2010 and was designed by Barry Edwards.

Total burials: 250

Identified Casualties: Australia 166.

Unidentified Casualties: Australia 59, United Kingdom 2, Unknown 23.


Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery

Cemetery images in gallery below © Werner Van Caneghem

Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
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14th November 1919 - View of the snow covered countryside from the top of Sugar Loaf, looking north. Map reference N. 8. d. 48. 35.
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Image above © Carl Liversage  @carl_liversage   ​

Images in gallery below © Geerhard Joos

Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery

The Cemetery Under Construction.

 Pictures © Paul Cobb

Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Image above © Carl Liversage  @carl_liversage   ​

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