HOUPLINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Houplines
Nord
France
General Directions: The village of Houplines is 2 kilometres east of the centre of Armentieres on the D945. The Communal Cemetery Extension is located on this road to the north-west side of the Communal Cemetery.
Houplines was in Allied hands (but near the front line) from 17 October 1914, when it was taken by the 4th Division. It fell into German hands in April 1918 during their great advance, but was recovered in September. The village contained four Commonwealth cemeteries in addition to plots in the communal cemetery, but the graves were regrouped after the war and only two cemeteries remain. Houplines Communal Cemetery Extension was begun, as "Houplines New Military Cemetery" in October 1914 and used until January, 1916, mainly by the 4th and 6th Divisions. It was enlarged after the Armistice when graves were brought in from other burial grounds and from the battlefields around Armentieres.
Casualty Details: UK 525, Canada 4, Australia 1, New Zealand 3, Total Burials: 533
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