Cemetery Details
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Cemetery: |
PERNOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, HALLOY-LES-PERNOIS |
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Country: |
France |
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Locality: |
Somme |
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Location Information: |
Pernois and Halloy are villages on either side of the secondary road about 16 kilometres south-west of Doullens. The British Cemetery is just south of this road. |
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Historical Information: |
Pernois British Cemetery was opened towards the end of April 1918, during the German advance, for burials from No.4 Casualty Clearing Station. The cemetery was closed in August.
The cemetery contains 403 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 17 German war graves.
The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield. |
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No. of Identified Casualties: |
418 |
This
figure includes Foreign and Non-World War graves in CWGC care