THIENNES BRITISH CEMETERY
Thiennes
Nord
France
General Directions: The village of Thiennes is 9 kilometres south-west of Hazebrouck and 17 kilometres north-west of Bethune. Take the D 194 from Aire Sur La Lys to Thiennes. Travel through the town on the D 122 and turn immediately left after the level crossing. Follow the small road alongside the railway line for 100 metres and bear right at the small junction and follow the road for 500 metres. The cemetery is in the field on the right.
The German offensive of April 1918 pushed the front line back almost as far as St Venant in this sector and this was one of the cemeteries made for Commonwealth burials arising from the fighting in the area. Thiennes British Cemetery was started by the 5th Division in May and used by the 59th and 61st Divisions before being closed in August 1918.
Casualty Details: UK 114, Total Burials: 114
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