Rookery British Cemetery, Héninel
Location
Héninel is a village and commune in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 10 kilometres south-east of Arras and 3 kilometres south of the straight main road from Arras to Cambrai.
Rookery British Cemetery is 1.5 kilometres from Héninel village, 165 metres north-east of the road to Fontaine-les-Croisilles opposite Cuckoo Passage Cemetery.
A track leading off to your right will take you up to the Héninel-Croisilles Road Cemetery. Immediately in front of you is a dirt track leading up a sunken road. You may already be able to see Cuckoo Passage Cemetery perched on the right hand embankment.
If you wish to visit Cuckoo Passage leave your vehicle unless you are certain of the ground and walk the 150 metres up to the cemetery entrance.
Access by wheelchair to both of these cemeteries is obviously very difficult if not impossible.
| GPS | N | E | OSM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decimal | 50.235183 | 2.884571 | Map |
Historical Information
Héninel village was captured in a snowstorm on 12th April 1917 by the 56th (London) and 21st Division and the 50th (Northumbrian) Division, advancing from Héninel on the two following days, captured Wancourt Tower.
Rookery British Cemetery (named from a group of trenches) was made by the 18th and 50th Division Burial Officers in April-June 1917 and used until November 1917. Two further burials were made in August 1918.
The cemetery contains 55 First World War burials, one of which is unidentified.
Soldiers from 1st/4th Bn Yorkshire Regiment
Who died on 13th July 1917