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SAUCHY-CAUCHY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
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​Pas De Calais

​France



​GPS Coordinates - Latitude: 50.23327, Longitude: 3.09166

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Location Information

Sauchy-Cauchy is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 3 kilometres north of the main Arras to Cambrai road (D939) and about 4 kilometres from Marquion.

Sauchy-Cauchy Communal Cemetery Extension is on the north side of the Communal Cemetery, which is located in the Rue de l'Egalite alongside the Canal du Nord.


Visiting Information

Wheelchair access with some difficulty.


Historical Information

The village of Sauchy-Cauchy was captured by the 56th (London) Division on the 27th September, 1918.

The Communal Cemetery Extension was made by the 56th Division in September and October, 1918; and after the Armistice 14 graves of March and April, 1918, were brought in from the German Extension, and nine of April, 1917-September, 1918, from the battlefields to the North and South of Sauchy-Cauchy.

This cemetery contains the graves of 53 casualties of the First World War, two of which are unidentified.

Total Burials: 53.

Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 48, Canada 3. Total 51.

The Extension was designed by
G H Goldsmith
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Sauchy-Cauchy Church - Pre War postcard.
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303424 Lance Corporal
George Buggs
5th Bn. London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)
27th September 1918, aged 26.
Row A. 29.

His headstone bears the inscription: "Faithful Unto Death."


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Lieutenant
Alick Todd, M. C. 
18th Sqdn. Royal Flying Corps, and 4th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
16th April 1917, aged 24.
Row B. 4.

Son of Edward Todd, of Sidney Villa, Shiney Row, Philadelphia, Co. Durham.


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408549 Private
Ardagh Weaymouth
4th Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps
2nd September 1918, aged 26.
Row B. 3.

Son of Mrs. Weaymouth, of 295, Scarborough Rd., Toronto, Canada.

His headstone bears the inscription: 
"Rest Dear Son Thy Labor Is O'er Thy Willing Hands Will Toil No More."

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A British tank knocked out in Bourlon Wood during the Battle of Cambrai. This vehicle was one of those assessed for salvage and repair by the German Army. IWM (Q 45407)
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Battle of the Canal du Nord. Canadian 18 pounders moving forward towards Bourlon Wood to cover infantry advance. In foreground, Canadian 6th Division Engineers, and British and German wounded. Moeuvres, 27 September 1918. IWM (Q 9334)

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