CROISILLES RAILWAY CEMETERY

Croisilles

Pas de Calais

France

General Directions: Croisilles is a village about 13 kilometres south-east of Arras. Croisilles Railway Cemetery lies off a track, approximately 2 kilometres long, to the south-east of the village on the road to Ecoust-St-Mein (D9).

The 7th Division attacked Croisilles in March 1917 and took it on 2 April. It was lost on 21 March 1918 and recaptured by the 56th (London) Division on the following 28 August, after heavy fighting. The Railway Cemetery was begun by the 21st Manchesters at the beginning of April 1917 and used by units of various divisions until January 1918. The cemetery was also used by the Germans in March 1918 and one further Commonwealth burial was made in September 1918.

Casualty Details: UK 181,  Germany 26, Total Burials: 207

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