LUKE COPSE BRITISH CEMETERY

Serre-les-Puisieux

Pas de Calais

France

General Directions: Using the D919 from Arras to Amiens you will drive through the villages of Bucquoy and Puisieux and then Serre-les-Puisieux (approximately 20 kilometres south of Arras). On leaving Serre-les-Puisieux, 600 metres further along the D919 there is a right hand turn onto a small lane which will take you directly to Luke Copse Cemetery.

The village of Puisieux was taken by Commonwealth forces on the 28 February 1917, lost on the 26 March 1918 and recovered on the following 21 August. In the spring of 1917, the battlefields of the Somme and Ancre were cleared by V Corps and a number of new cemeteries were made. Luke Copse British Cemetery (originally known as V Corps Cemetery No. 19) is on the old front line of July 1916. It is named from one of four small plantations that were on or close behind that line, between Serre and Hebuterne. The graves are of casualties of the 31st and 3rd Divisions, who died in attacks on 1 July and 13 November 1916.

Further Information: In wet or inclement weather, vehicles should be parked outside of  Serre Road Cemetery No.1, and you should then walk up the lane to Luke Copse British Cemetery, which will be found after continuing past Serre Road Cemetery No. 3 and the Sheffield Memorial Park. When the weather is dry the lane is suitable for cars with a degree of care. The vehicle should be parked outside of Serre Road Cemetery No. 3 and you should continue on foot for about 5 minutes before reaching the cemetery.

Casualty Details: UK 72, Total Burials: 72

Burials by Regiment

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