CAUDRY OLD COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Caudry
Nord
France
General Directions: Caudry is a town approximately 12 kilometres east of Cambrai on the south side of the main road to Le Cateau (N43). From the Cambrai to Le Cateau road (N43) take the dual carriageway into Caudry town. Follow this road for 1.10 kilometres to a traffic light controlled junction. Turn right and follow this road for approximately 220 metres and then turn right on to Rue Aristide Briand. Follow this road for approximately 300 metres and the cemetery entrance will be found on the right hand side just after the junction with Rue de Dunkerque on a small road (D164).
Caudry town was the scene of part of the Battle of Le Cateau on the 26th August 1914, and from that date it remained in German hands until the 10th October 1918, when it was captured by the 37th Division. It had been a German centre for medical units, and during October 1918 and the following five months the 21st, 3rd, 19th, and 49th Casualty Clearing Stations passed through it.
This cemetery contained also French, German and Russian graves. The low curb on which the names of the British soldiers are inscribed was erected by the people of Caudry (whose War Memorial includes a representation of the entrance of British troops into the town); it has been supplemented by recumbent headstones.
Casualty Details: UK 128, Canada 2, Australia 9, Total Burials: 139
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