Manchester Cemetery, Riencourt-Les-Bapaume
- Country France
- Total identified casualties 61 Find these casualties
- Region Pas de Calais
- Identified casualties from First World War
- GPS Coordinates Latitude: 50.08525, Longitude: 2.8897
Location information
Riencourt-les-Bapaume is a village 3 kilometres south-east of Bapaume. On the RN17 Bapaume to Peronne road, signposts indicate the Cemetery and the village. From the RN17 take the RD11E through the village, and a further 1 kilometre on the cemetery is clearly visible on the left, adjacent to the RD11E.
Visiting information
The location or design of this site makes wheelchair access very difficult. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on enquiries@cwgc.org or 01628 507200.
History information
Riencourt was occupied by Commonwealth forces in March 1917. It was lost on 24 March 1918 during the German offensive and recaptured by the 42nd (East Lancashire) Division on the evening of 30 August 1918. The cemetery was made by the same division early in the following month.
Manchester Cemetery contains 72 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 11 of the burials are unidentified but there is a special memorial to a soldier of the 1st/5th Manchesters known to be buried among them.
The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw.