Le Peuplier Military Cemetery, Caestre

• Country France
• Total identified casualties 106 Find these casualties
• Region Nord
• Identified casualties from First World War
• GPS Coordinates Latitude: 50.7525, Longitude: 2.57793

Location information

Caestre is a village in the Department of the Nord, on the main road between Cassel and Bailleul, and the hamlet of Le Peuplier is nearly 2 kilometres from Caestre. From the church in Caestre, take the D942 and turn first right onto the D161. Le Peuplier Military Cemetery can be clearly seen from the main road on the right hand side.

History information

The cemetery was used by fighting units from the beginning of May to the end of August 1918 for the burial of casualties sustained during the German offensive. There are now 106 First World War burials in the cemetery. The cemetery was designed by J R Truelove.