PETIT-VIMY BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas De Calais
France
Location Information
Vimy is a village some 10 kilometres north of Arras and the Petit-Vimy British Cemetery is west of the village and a little west of the main road (N25) from Lens to Arras.
Visiting Information
The location or design of this site makes wheelchair access impossible.
Historical Information
The cemetery was made and used by units in the front line from the beginning of May to October 1917. In 1923, it was enlarged with graves found on the battlefields to the north-west.
Petit-Vimy British Cemetery contains 94 First World War burials, 23 of them unidentified.
Casualty Details: UK 4, Canada 90, Total Burials: 94.
The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw.
Vimy is a village some 10 kilometres north of Arras and the Petit-Vimy British Cemetery is west of the village and a little west of the main road (N25) from Lens to Arras.
Visiting Information
The location or design of this site makes wheelchair access impossible.
Historical Information
The cemetery was made and used by units in the front line from the beginning of May to October 1917. In 1923, it was enlarged with graves found on the battlefields to the north-west.
Petit-Vimy British Cemetery contains 94 First World War burials, 23 of them unidentified.
Casualty Details: UK 4, Canada 90, Total Burials: 94.
The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw.
