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The Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery is one of the largest
Commonwealth war cemeteries in the Arras area. The cemetery mainly
contains graves from World War I, but it also contains a few World
War II graves. The Arras Memorial
- which is a part of the cemetery - commemorates almost 35,000
servicemen from the United Kingdom, South Africa and New Zealand who
died in the Arras sector between the spring of 1916 and 7 August
1918, the eve of the Advance to Victory, and have no known grave.
The Arras Flying Services Memorial is also located at the
cemetery.
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The Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery in
Arras seen from the outside. The
building is a part of the Arras Memorial.
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A few of the the approx
35,000 names on the walls of the Arras Memorial at the
Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery in Arras.
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Some of the many World
War I graves at the Faubourg-d'Amiens
Cemetery in Arras.
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One of the few World War
II graves at the Faubourg-d'Amiens
Cemetery in Arras.
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The
Arras Flying Services
Memorial at the
Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery in Arras.
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Some of the few German
World War I graves at the
Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery in Arras.
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Photo: euro-t-guide.com - August 2011
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