BEAUMETZ-LES-CAMBRAI MILITARY CEMETERY No. 1
Beaumetz-Les-Cambrai
Pas de Calais
France
General Directions: Beaumetz-les-Cambrai is a village just south of the main road from Bapaume to Cambrai, about 10 kilometres north-east of Bapaume and 15 kilometres south-west of Cambrai. From Bapaume take the N30 in the direction of Cambrai. Continue for 10.3 kilometres when Beaumetz-les-Cambrai Military Cemetery No.1 will be clearly seen from the main road on the right hand side.
The village of Beaumetz-les-Cambrai was captured by the enemy on the 22nd March, 1918, after an obstinate defence by the 51st (Highland) and 25th Divisions, and retaken in the middle of the following September. Beaumetz-les-Cambrai Military Cemetery No. 1 was made by the enemy after the fighting of March, 1918, and known to them as No. 9 Military Cemetery; after the Armistice the graves of 307 German soldiers were removed to other cemeteries, and 33 of the British graves were regrouped.
Casualty Details: UK 257, Total Burials: 257
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