SUMMIT TRENCH CEMETERY
Croisilles
Pas De Calais
France
Location Information
Croisilles is a village 8 kilometres south-east of Arras (D5).
Summit Trench Cemetery lies down a 1 kilometre track 100 metres west of the village.
Historical Information
"Summit Trench" was part of the Hindenburg Line, on a low hill between Croisilles and Henin. This battle cemetery is 90 metres west of the site of the trench and was made at the end of August 1918 by the 56th (London) Division.
Summit Trench Cemetery contains 74 First World War burials, five of them unidentified.
The cemetery was designed by N A Rew.
Croisilles is a village 8 kilometres south-east of Arras (D5).
Summit Trench Cemetery lies down a 1 kilometre track 100 metres west of the village.
Historical Information
"Summit Trench" was part of the Hindenburg Line, on a low hill between Croisilles and Henin. This battle cemetery is 90 metres west of the site of the trench and was made at the end of August 1918 by the 56th (London) Division.
Summit Trench Cemetery contains 74 First World War burials, five of them unidentified.
The cemetery was designed by N A Rew.
