Ribecourt Road Cemetery, Trescault
Location
The village of Trescault is approximately thirteen kilometres south-west of Cambrai. Ribecourt Road Cemetery lies to the north-east of the village on the south-east side of the road from Cambrai, Marcoing and Ribecourt.
| GPS | N | E | OSM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decimal | 50.093673 | 3.103219 | Map |
Historical Information
Ribécourt was taken on the 20th November 1917 by the 6th Division, but at the conclusion of the Battle of Cambrai it remained practically on the British front line; it was lost in March 1918 and recaptured by the 3rd and 42nd (East Lancashire) Divisions on the following 27th September.
Looking towards Ribécourt la Tour
Trescault remained in British hands until March 1918 and was retaken by the 37th Division on the following 12th September.
In Ribecourt Road Cemetery, Rows B, C and D in Plot I contain graves of November 1917 to February 1918, chiefly of the 51st (Highland) and 59th (North Midland) Divisions; but the remainder of the cemetery was made in October 1918, almost entirely by the 42nd Division (who called it the Divisional Cemetery, Trescault).
Soldiers from the Manchester Regiment killed in September 1918
There are now over 250, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, a small number are unidentified. The Cemetery covers an area of 1,015 square metres and is enclosed by a low rubble wall.
274 metres to the west is a Battle Memorial erected by the 42nd Division.
Looking across towards Havrincourt Wood
and the area crossed by 62nd Division in 1917
Captain Charles Allen MC
7th Bn Manchester Regiment
Died on 27th September 1918 aged 40
Elder son of Catherine and the late Charles Allen
of 3, Carill Drive, Fallowfield, Manchester
Grave: II F 4