ZOUAVE VALLEY CEMETERY
Souchez
Pas De Calais
France
Location Information
Souchez is a village some 12 kilometres north of Arras on the main road to Bethune. Zouave Valley Cemetery is approximately 2 kilometres south-east of the village, and lies in the valley which extends southwards from Souchez on the western side of Vimy Ridge.
Historical Information
The cemetery takes its name from French Regiments which fought in the vicinity of Souchez 1914-15.
The cemetery was begun in May 1916 and used until June 1917. It suffered severely from shell fire. It was increased after the Armistice by the concentration of graves (which now form Plot I) from a wide area round Souchez.
There are now nearly 250, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, over a quarter are unidentified and special memorials are erected to 8 soldiers from the United Kingdom and 3 from Canada, known or believed to be buried among them. Five graves in Plot II, identified as a group but not individually, are marked by headstones bearing the additional words: "Buried near this spot". The cemetery covers an area of 1,533 square metres and is enclosed by a rubble wall.
Casualty Details: UK 138, Canada 98, South Africa 8, Germany 1, Total Burials: 245
One German Soldier is buried in Plot II, Row G. Grave 2.
Souchez is a village some 12 kilometres north of Arras on the main road to Bethune. Zouave Valley Cemetery is approximately 2 kilometres south-east of the village, and lies in the valley which extends southwards from Souchez on the western side of Vimy Ridge.
Historical Information
The cemetery takes its name from French Regiments which fought in the vicinity of Souchez 1914-15.
The cemetery was begun in May 1916 and used until June 1917. It suffered severely from shell fire. It was increased after the Armistice by the concentration of graves (which now form Plot I) from a wide area round Souchez.
There are now nearly 250, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, over a quarter are unidentified and special memorials are erected to 8 soldiers from the United Kingdom and 3 from Canada, known or believed to be buried among them. Five graves in Plot II, identified as a group but not individually, are marked by headstones bearing the additional words: "Buried near this spot". The cemetery covers an area of 1,533 square metres and is enclosed by a rubble wall.
Casualty Details: UK 138, Canada 98, South Africa 8, Germany 1, Total Burials: 245
One German Soldier is buried in Plot II, Row G. Grave 2.
256 Lance Corporal
Harry Van Tromp
22nd Bn. Royal Fusiliers
24th May 1916, aged 34.
Special Memorial 8.
Son of the late Henry Joseph and Elisabeth Van Tromp, of Taunton.
Harry Van Tromp
22nd Bn. Royal Fusiliers
24th May 1916, aged 34.
Special Memorial 8.
Son of the late Henry Joseph and Elisabeth Van Tromp, of Taunton.
