Inchy-en-Artois is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, on the west side of the Canal du Nord. Triangle Cemetery is south-east of the village, in the triangle at the junction of the roads to Moeuvres and Bourlon. The Cemetery is approximately 13 kilometres from Cambrai.
GPS | N | E | OSM |
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Decimal | 50.174019 | 3.059381 | Map |
The line between Inchy and Moeuvres was broken by the 4th Canadian Division on the morning of the 27th September 1918, and the cemetery was made after the battle by fighting units and Field Ambulances.
There are now nearly 100, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, a small number are unidentified.
The cemetery covers an area of 472 square metres and is enclosed by a brick wall.
Lance Sergeant John Adamson 887422 MM and 2 Bars
46th Bn Canadian Infantry
Died on 27th September 1918 aged 23
Son of Thomas and Alice Adamson
of 8, Chaucer Rd., Napier, New Zealand
Born at Peckham, London, England
Grave: C 8