CUESMES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Mons
Hainaut
Belgium
GENERAL DIRECTIONS: The cemetery can be found 2km west of Mons. From the R50 Mons ring road, the N6 leads south towards Maubeuge, 700m along the N6 (Avenue General De Gaulle) is a right turn onto the N544 chausee de Cuesmes, after 2km is the village of Cuesmes, on reaching the village the cemetery is 300m beyond the village square on the right of rue de Frameries. Access and parking are easy.
The cemetery is restricted to normal cemetery opening hours.
This cemetery contains graves from August 1914 (South Lancashire Regiment) and October-December 1918 (Canadian Expeditionary Force), most of the burials were brought here after the armistice.
CASUALTY DETAILS: UK 44; Canada 3; Total Burials: 47
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