GLAGEON COMMUNAL CEMETERY AND EXTENSION
Glageon
Nord
France
General Directions: The village of Glageon is about 3 kilometres west of Trelon, 11 kilometres south-east of Avesnes and 56 kilometres east of Cambrai. The Communal Cemetery and Extension lie west of the village.
The Communal Cemetery was used for the burial of German soldiers and Allied prisoners from September, 1914, to August, 1918; the Extension was then begun, and was used until the following October. The German, American and Italian and a number of French graves have now been removed from both burial grounds; but the British and Russian graves remain.
Casualty Details: UK 59, France 51, Russia 111, Total Burials (Communal): 221
Casualty Details: UK 300, Australia 1, South Africa 1, France 1, Total Burials (Extension): 303
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