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Beuvry Communal Cemetery Extension
The Beuvry Communal Cemetery Extension (also known as the Beuvry Communal Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery Extension) is a cemetery located in the Pas-de-Calais region of France. It contains mostly British Empire, British and Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth soldiers killed near the village of Beuvry in the World War I, First and World War II, Second World Wars. The cemetery is managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Location The extension is located to the left of the Beuvry Communal Cemetery in Beuvry, approximately 3 kilometers east of the town of Béthune, Bethune, France. Fighting around Beuvry Beuvry village was occupied during the First World War by a variety of British Royal Engineers, supply, and artillery units, remaining in British control even in the German Empire, German spring offensive of 1918. Establishment of the Extension History The cemetery extension was begun in March 1916 and was used until October 1918. After the end o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Beuvry () is a Communes of France, commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A suburban town immediately southwest of Béthune, southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D945, D72 and N41 roads. Light industry and a little farming have replaced the coal mining of the past. History The town's name comes from ''beaver'' (in Old French, ''bièvre'') and underwent variations on this over the centuries: Berri; Beuvri; Bevery; Bouvry and finally Beuvry. On 19 September 1784 the Robert brothers, Robert brothers (Anne-Jean Robert and Marie-Noël Robert) plus M. Collin-Hullin flew their hydrogen balloon, ''La Caroline'', on request of Philippe III Alexandre, 1st Prince de Ghistelles for 6 hours 40 minutes, covering 186 km from Paris to Beuvry. ''La Caroline'' owed its design to the work of professor Jacques Charles and Jean Baptiste Meusnier and achieved the world's first ever flight over 100 km. In the Ville de Beuvr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
