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HAPPY VALLEY BRITISH CEMETERY Fampoux Pas de Calais France
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General Directions: Fampoux is a village 7 kilometres east of Arras (D33). Happy Valley British Cemetery is 5 kilometres south of the village down a 2 kilometre track on the road to Monchy-le-Preux. Happy Valley was the name given to the long valley which ran eastward from Orange Hill, and along which Commonwealth troops fought their way on 10-11 April 1917 during the early stages of the Battle of Arras. The cemetery was begun by the 12th (Eastern) Division after the battle, and used again by the 4th Division in December 1917. Casualty Details: UK 76, Total Burials: 76 Latest additions to the site | Belgian Cemetery Index | French Cemetery Index Other Cemeteries and Memorials around the world | British Cemeteries and Memorials | 1939-1945 Cemetery Index Cemeteries with Victoria Cross burials | Cemeteries with "Shot at Dawn" burials | Regimental Badge Archive | Roll of Honour Information on how to submit a photograph or image to the site | Book Reviews | About Us and our task | Links Contact Us (We always reply) | Site Map | Miscellaneous articles
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