Louverval Military Cemetery, Doignies

Historical  Information (Source: CWGC)

The chateau at Louverval, was taken by the 56th Australian Infantry Battalion at dawn on 2 April 1917. The hamlet stayed in Allied hands until the 51st (Highland) Division was driven from it on 21 March 1918 during the great German advance, and it was retaken in the following September.

Parts of Rows B and C of the cemetery were made between April and December 1917 and in 1927, graves were brought in from Louverval Chateau Cemetery, which had been begun by German troops in March 1918 and used by Commonwealth forces in September and October 1918.

The cemetery now contains 124 First World War burials.

 

Served with

  • United Kingdom (112)
  • Australian (4)
  • New Zealand (2)

Served in

  • Army (102)
  • Navy (16)
Cambrai Memorial Louverval MC
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