CRUCIFIX CEMETERY

Vendegies-sur-Ecaillon

Nord

France

General Directions: Vendegies-sur-Ecaillon is a village and commune in the Department of the Nord, in the valley of the Ecaillon, 12 kilometres south of Valenciennes and 10 kilometres west of Le Quesnoy. The Cemetery is south west of the village and stands on the D958, Valencienne - Solesmes road.

Vendegies-sur-Ecaillon was captured by the 19th (Western) and 61st (South Midland) Divisions on 24 October 1918, after severe fighting. The cemetery, which stands behind a roadside crucifix, was made by the 61st Division after the battle. More than half the burials here are men of the 2nd/6th Royal Warwickshire Regiment.

Casualty Details: UK 50, France 29, Total Burials: 79

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