NIEPPE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Nord
France
Location Information
Nieppe is on the road from Baillieul to Armentieres (D933). It is north of the A25 Dunkirk-Lille road near Exit 9 (Armentieres). Nieppe Communal Cemetery is on the south-east side of the cross-roads to Coutre-Rue.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access with some difficulty.
Historical Information
The village of Nieppe was within the Allied lines from 16 October 1914 until 11 April 1918, when the 34th Division were driven out after hard fighting. Nieppe was recaptured by the 29th Division on 3 September 1918.
Nieppe Communal Cemetery was used by Commonwealth field ambulances and fighting units from October 1914 to November 1917, and again in September and November 1918.
The cemetery now contains 62 Commonwealth burials of the First World War.
Casualty Details: UK 43, Australia 6, New Zealand 11, South Africa 2, Total Burials: 62.
Nieppe is on the road from Baillieul to Armentieres (D933). It is north of the A25 Dunkirk-Lille road near Exit 9 (Armentieres). Nieppe Communal Cemetery is on the south-east side of the cross-roads to Coutre-Rue.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access with some difficulty.
Historical Information
The village of Nieppe was within the Allied lines from 16 October 1914 until 11 April 1918, when the 34th Division were driven out after hard fighting. Nieppe was recaptured by the 29th Division on 3 September 1918.
Nieppe Communal Cemetery was used by Commonwealth field ambulances and fighting units from October 1914 to November 1917, and again in September and November 1918.
The cemetery now contains 62 Commonwealth burials of the First World War.
Casualty Details: UK 43, Australia 6, New Zealand 11, South Africa 2, Total Burials: 62.
Pictures in gallery below © Werner Van Caneghem
