MASNIERES BRITISH CEMETERY
Marcoing
Nord
France
General Directions: Marcoing is a village 7 kilometres south-west of Cambrai and the village of Masnieres is 5 kilometres south-east of Marcoing. Masnieres British Cemetery is 3 kilometres due east of Marcoing in the middle of fields with access by a small track.
Masnieres was captured by the 29th Division on the 20th November, 1917, the first day of the Battle of Cambrai. On the 30th November and the 1st December, Masnieres was held by the same Division against repeated attacks, but it was evacuated, under orders, on the night of the 1st-2nd. It was retaken on the 29th September, 1918, by the 62nd (West Riding) Division. Masnieres British Cemetery was made by the 3rd Division Burial Officer in October, 1918.
Victoria Cross: Lance Serjeant, Thomas Neely, VC, MM of the 8th Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment, he died on 01/10/1918 and is buried in plot II.B.21.
Casualty Details: UK 147, New Zealand 19, Germany 59, Total Burials: 225
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