Rossignol Wood Cemetery
Location
Hebuterne is a village which lies about 20 kilometres south-west of Arras. Rossignol Wood Cemetery lies approximately one kilometre north-east of the village, on the road between Gommecourt and Puisieux (D6).
Immediately opposite the cemetery can be seen the large wood known as Rossignol Wood.
Historical Information
Within the wood there are still traces of the fighting.
German Bunkers still line the wood
A shell just inside the woods edge
The edge of the wood is a zig-zag of pathways
Probably just storm damage
The clump of trees on the horizon is the Sheffield Memorial Park
On the morning of 1st July 1916 troops there came under fire from Rossignol Wood
Rossignol Wood Cemetery.
Rossignol Wood Cemetery
Other cemeteries that are close by:
Owl Trench
Gommecourt No 2
Gommecourt Wood