SISSONNE BRITISH CEMETERY
Sissonne
Aisne
France
General Directions: From Laon take the N44 towards Reims, turn left after 4 kilometres on to the D181 (signposted Sissonne). Continue along this road passing through the villages of Eppes and Coucy les Eppes, and then, crossing over the E17 motorway, arrive at the village of Sissonne via the Rue de Laon. At the "T" junction opposite the French 1914-1918 War Memorial, turn left (D18 in the direction of Lappion) along the Rue de Verdun, which after a short distance becomes the Aveue de 11 Novembre 1918, passing the first CWGC direction sign on the left. Continue along the D18 until you arrive at the Cemetery on your right after a total journey of about 20 kilometres.
The village of Sissonne was in German hands during almost the whole of the 1914-1918 War. The British Cemetery was made after the Armistice, by the concentration of graves from the German Cemetery, from other burial grounds, and from the battlefield.
British graves were brought to this cemetery from the following: Aguilcourt Old Communal Cemetery, Amifontaine, Ardon, Asfeld-la-Ville, Dizy-le-Gros, La Malmaison, Lappion, Menneville Montaig Montcornet, Morlot and Veslud German Cemeteries; Athies-sous-Laon and Roucy French Military Cemeteries, Chambry and Neufchatel Communal Cemetery German Extensions; and Troyon Churchyard (Aisne).
Casualty Details: UK 291, Total Burials: 291
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