CARVIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Carvin
Pas de Calais
France
General Directions: Carvin is a town 20 kilometres south-west of Lille, a large town in the Department of the Nord. Leave the church in Carvin and take the Rue d'Egalite. The Communal Cemetery will be found 500 metres on the left hand side. The War Graves are in two small plots. One is near the fence on the right hand side, and the other is beside the German cemetery.
Carvin was in German hands from an early date in the 1914-18 War until shortly before the Armistice. On the north western side of the village stands Carvin German National Military Cemetery, which contains over 6000 burials.
Casualty Details: UK 39, Canada 4, South Africa 1, Total Burials: 44
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