MOULIN-DE-PIERRE BRITISH CEMETERY
Villers-Outréaux
Nord
France
Location Information
Villers-Outréaux is a village situated in the western part of the Department of the Nord, just adjacent to its southern most border, 20 kilometres south of Cambrai.
Moulin De Pierre British Cemetery is 3 kilometres north of Villers Outréaux and is built at the side of the D76, which connects Villers Outreaux with the village of Lesdain. The cemetery is signposted from near the village centre at the crossroads of the D76 and D16.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access with some difficulty.
Historical Information
Villers-Outréaux was cleared by the 38th (Welsh) Division and Tanks, after heavy fighting, on the 8th October, 1918.
Moulin-de-Pierre British Cemetery is on the Chemin du Moulin-de-Pierre, a road going North from Villers-Outréaux and passing a stone mill whose ruins were used as a German machine-gun emplacement.
There are now nearly 50, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. All of whom fell on the 8th October, 1918.
The Cemetery covers an area of 199 square metres and is enclosed by a stone rubble wall on three sides.
Casualty Details: UK 49, Total Burials: 49,
Villers-Outréaux is a village situated in the western part of the Department of the Nord, just adjacent to its southern most border, 20 kilometres south of Cambrai.
Moulin De Pierre British Cemetery is 3 kilometres north of Villers Outréaux and is built at the side of the D76, which connects Villers Outreaux with the village of Lesdain. The cemetery is signposted from near the village centre at the crossroads of the D76 and D16.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access with some difficulty.
Historical Information
Villers-Outréaux was cleared by the 38th (Welsh) Division and Tanks, after heavy fighting, on the 8th October, 1918.
Moulin-de-Pierre British Cemetery is on the Chemin du Moulin-de-Pierre, a road going North from Villers-Outréaux and passing a stone mill whose ruins were used as a German machine-gun emplacement.
There are now nearly 50, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. All of whom fell on the 8th October, 1918.
The Cemetery covers an area of 199 square metres and is enclosed by a stone rubble wall on three sides.
Casualty Details: UK 49, Total Burials: 49,
