Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery

The Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery is a World War I cemetery located in the commune of Fleurbaix, in the Pas-de-Calais departement of France, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of the village of Fleurbaix on the D171 road (rue Louis Bouquet), just before the hamlet of Pétillon.

Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
For Allied forces from World War I
Established1914
Location50°37′45″N 02°49′21″E / 50.62917°N 2.82250°E / 50.62917; 2.82250 (Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery)
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Designed bySir Herbert Baker
Total burials845
Burials by nation
Burials by war
Statistics source: Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Of the 845 graves, 395 are of unknown soldiers.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, retrieved 6 February 2010
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