Location

Cambrin is a village about 24 kilometres north of Arras and 8 kilometres east of Bethune on the road to La Bassée. The Cemetery is on the north side of the road and is approached by a path from the main road.

The village is noted for its Statue of Liberty War Memorial. Turn down behind the Mairie for parking space to visit either of the two cemeteries in the village.

For the Military Cemetery go back up the hill (right of photo) along the main road a few hundred metres. It is sign posted up an alleyway behind the houses.

Historical Information

At one time, the village of Cambrin housed brigade headquarters but until the end of the First World War, it was only about 800 metres from the front line trenches.

The village contains two cemeteries used for Commonwealth burials; the churchyard extension, taken over from French troops in May 1915, and the Military Cemetery behind the Mayor's House.

Cambrin Military Cemetery, often called Cambrin Chateau Cemetery, was begun in February 1915 and used as a front line cemetery until December 1918.

It contains many graves of the Battle of Loos and in row D there are buried 57 officers and men of the 1st King's (Liverpool Regiment) who died on the first day of the battle, 25 September 1915.

Cambrin Military Cemetery contains 816 Commonwealth burials of the First World War.

The cemetery was designed by Charles Holden.

Private William Booth 28003 Aged 20 Son of Elizabeth Booth, of 2, Penn St, Oldham, Lancs.	Lance Corporal L A Edgar 26401
Grave: D 19	Grave: D 19b
Lance Serjeant J Lonergan 8687	Private Albert Edward Ambridge 25081 Aged 16 Son of Mr J and Mrs R Ambridge, of 143, Dewsbury Rd, Leeds.
Grave: D 19a	Grave: D 19c

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Cambrin Churchyard Cemetery