MANCHESTER CEMETERY
Riencourt-Les-Bapaume
Pas de Calais
France
General Directions: Riencourt-les-Bapaume is a village 3 kilometres south-east of Bapaume. On the N17 Bapaume to Peronne road, signposts indicate the Cemetery and the village. From the N17 take the D11E through the village, and a further 1 kilometre on the cemetery is clearly visible on the left, adjacent to the D11E.
Riencourt was occupied by Commonwealth forces in March 1917. It was lost on 24 March 1918 during the German offensive and recaptured by the 42nd (East Lancashire) Division on the evening of 30 August 1918. The cemetery was made by the same division early in the following month.
Casualty Details: UK 71, New Zealand 1, Total Burials: 72
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