May Holiday #7

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Some cemeteries were started during the war, others over the years since.  After the war many bodies were moved from their individual locations into cemeteries, and even to this day bodies are still found, and re-buried with full military honours ... here are some of those I visited.

Flesquieres (where Deborah is!)



Gouzecourt New British Cemetery






Louveral Cemetery





And our guide with his 2 favourite memorials



Arras Cemetery ...











This is the RFC/Raf memorial






Le Touret Cemetery






Le True Aid Cememtery











The Commonwealth War Graves Commission are always working ... and here are 2 masons re-etching faded stones.

Dud Corner Cemetery








And this is looking from the cemetery walls across typical battlefields

Quarry Cemetery






St Mary's Advanced Dressing Station Cemetery


(and as you can see, there are multiple cemeteries in the area ... 2 cross of sacrifice can be seen here)



Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery


Chinese Labour Corps

















The walk into the cemetery was along a line of "daily" markers, as it was near a Casualty Clearing Station, so most of these graves are in their original location (this is where the nurse's grave is)

Right I think I have SPAMmed you enough, so this is the final post of my WWI trip to France & Belgium.  (although, I have one more set to post at some point!!!)