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LIGNY-SUR-CANCHE BRITISH CEMETERY
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Pas De Calais

​France


Location Information

Ligny-sur-Canche is a village and commune in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais immediately west of Frevent. The British Cemetery is north of the village on the road to Hautecote. Turn into the village from the main Frevent to Auxi le Chateau road (D.941).


Historical Information

The cemetery was begun at the end of August 1918 by the 3rd Canadian, 19th and 43rd Casualty Clearing Stations then posted at Frevent. The last burial took place two weeks later.

Ligny-sur-Canche British Cemetery contains 80 First World War burials.

Casualty Details: UK 77, Canada 3, Total Burials: 80

The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw
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10350 Serjeant
William Baigrie, M. M.
1st Bn. Gordon Highlanders
28th August 1918, aged 29.
Row A. 23.

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Baigrie, of Dalkeith; husband of Zillah Baigrie, of Scotts Close, Dalkeith, Midlothian.

​His headstone bears the inscription; "In Honour's Cause His Life He Gave, His Memory And Love In Our Hearts Still Live."

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18021 Private
Frederick William Dent
2nd Bn. Coldstream Guards
1st September 1918, aged 26.
Row B. 20.

Son of Mitchell and Jane Dent, of Prospect House, King's Meaburn, Bolton, Penrith, Cumberland.

His headstone bears the inscription; "In Grateful Hearts He Lives And In God's Keeping Safe."


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Wounded British troops arriving at No.43 Casualty Clearing Station, Frevent, 8 April 1918. © IWM (Q 334)
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Wounded British troops at the 43rd Casualty Clearing Station; Frevent. © IWM (Q 335)

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