The La Targette British Cemetery, near Neuville-St. Vaast, France.

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The La Targette British Cemetery, near Neuville-St. Vaast, France. "La Targette British Cemetery, formerly known as Aux-Rietz Military Cemetery, was begun at the end of April 1917 and used by field ambulances and fighting units until September 1918. Nearly a third of the graves have an artillery connection; in March-April 1917, the artillery of the 2nd Canadian and 5th Divisions, and certain heavy artillery units, had their headquarters in a deep cave at Aux-Rietz. Sixteen graves were brought into the cemetery from the immediate neighbourhood after the Armistice. The cemetery contains 638 First World War burials, 41 of them unidentified. There are also three Second World War burials, two of which are unidentified. The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield." (Source: )

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Location: La Targette British Cemetery, Neuville-St. Vaast, France.
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
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