Cemetery Details
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Cemetery: |
HOUDAIN LANE CEMETERY, TILLOY-LES-MOFFLAINES |
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Country: |
France |
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Locality: |
Pas de Calais |
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Location Information: |
Houdain Lane Cemetery lies just west of Feuchy, a small village approximately 1.5 kilometres east of Arras. From Feuchy centre the cemetery is signposted along a track for 500 metres, followed by a more difficult track. |
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Historical Information: |
The village of Tilly-les-Mofflaines was taken by Commonwealth troops on 9 April 1917, but it was partly in German hands again from March to August 1918.
"Houdain Lane" was a trench in the area between Tilloy and Feuchy. The cemetery was made in April 1917 by units of the 12th (Eastern), 15th (Scottish) and 37th Divisions.
The cemetery contains 76 burials of the First World War. |
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No. of Identified Casualties: |
67 |
This
figure includes Foreign and Non-World War graves in CWGC care