RIBEMONT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Aisne
France
Location Information
Ribemont in the Department of the Aisne (there is also a Ribemont in the Department of the Somme), is a village 14 kilometres South-East of St. Quentin, adjacent to the Canal de Sambre.
History Information
The Communal Cemetery was extended by the Germans, but the German graves, 320 in number, have been removed. There are 34, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site, beyond the French Military plot, on the North-East side of the cemetery. Of these, 5 are unidentified and a special memorial is erected to a soldier believed to be buried among them. Other special memorials record the names of three United Kingdom soldiers, buried in Monceau-le-Neuf Communal Cemetery German Extension, whose graves could not be found.
Pictures © Barry Cuttell
Ribemont in the Department of the Aisne (there is also a Ribemont in the Department of the Somme), is a village 14 kilometres South-East of St. Quentin, adjacent to the Canal de Sambre.
History Information
The Communal Cemetery was extended by the Germans, but the German graves, 320 in number, have been removed. There are 34, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site, beyond the French Military plot, on the North-East side of the cemetery. Of these, 5 are unidentified and a special memorial is erected to a soldier believed to be buried among them. Other special memorials record the names of three United Kingdom soldiers, buried in Monceau-le-Neuf Communal Cemetery German Extension, whose graves could not be found.
Pictures © Barry Cuttell
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