HARGICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY
Hargicourt
Aisne
France
General Directions: Hargicourt is a village about 16 kilometres north-west of St Quentin and about 3 kilometres west of the main road from St Quentin to Cambrai. The Cemetery is at the western end of the village, on the south side of the road to Peronne.
Hargicourt was occupied by British troops in April, 1917, lost on the 21st March, 1918, and recaptured by Australian troops on the 18th September, 1918. Hargicourt British Cemetery was begun in May, 1917, and used by fighting units until March, 1918; some further burials were made in September and October, 1918, and three British graves were brought in after the Armistice from Hargicourt Communal Cemetery German Extension. It was largely used by the 34th Division, under the name of Hargicourt Quarry Cemetery (derived from the quarry across the railway line).
Casualty Details: UK 273, Australia 15, India 22, Germany 2, Total Burials: 312
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