SERRE ROAD CEMETERY , PUISIEUX, Battlefields of Northern France. Maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission,CWGC.
SERRE ROAD CEMETERY , PUISIEUX Country: France Locality: Pas de Calais Visiting Information: Vehicles should be parked a further 100 metres along on the right hand side of the D919 in front of Serre Road Cemetery , and visitors should then walk up the lane to Serre Road Cemetery Wheelchair access to the cemetery is possible via main entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on 01628 507200. Location Information: The village of Serre is 11 kilometres north-north-east of Albert. Using the D919 from Arras to Amiens you will drive through the villages of Bucquoy, Puisieux, then Serre Les Puisieux (approximately 20 kilometres south of Arras). On leaving Serre Les Puisieux, 600 metres further along the D919, there is a right turn onto a small lane which will take you directly to Serre Road Cemetery. It must, however, be emphasised that this lane is not suitable for cars and buses. Historical Information: The "Serre Road" was, in June 1916, the road leading out of Mailly-Maillet, in British hands, and entering No Man's Land about 1,170 metres South-West of Serre, which was held by the Germans. The 31st and 4th Divisions attacked North and South of this road on 1 July 1916, with parties of the 31st Division reaching Serre, but the attack failed. The 3rd and 31st Divisions renewed the attempt, without success, on 13 November. The Germans evacuated Serre on 24 February 1917, and the 22nd Manchesters entered the village on the following morning. In the spring of 1917, the battlefields of the Ancre were cleared by the V Corps and a number of cemeteries made, three of which are named from the Serre Road. They fell into enemy hands on 25 March 1918, but were recovered on the following 14 August. Serre Road Cemetery , was made by the V Corps in the spring of 1917. There are now over 80, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site (mainly of the 31st Division) who fell in July and November 1916. O
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Location: cemetery on the WW1 Somme Battlefields of Northern France.
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