Bois Grenier (Brewery Orchard) 1. WK

Visiting information Wheelchair access with some difficulty. For more information on wheelchair access please contact our inquiry line on 01628 634221. History information The brewery cellar was used as a changing station and the cemetery was started in November 1914 in the nearby orchard. It was protected from enemy observation by destroyed houses and continued to be used until January 1918. Brewery Orchard Cemetery contains 339 Commonwealth burials from the First World War. There are also four burials from the Second World War and five German war graves. The cemetery was designed by Sir Herbert Baker. Source: CWGC This cemetery is in the care of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), the British partner organization of the War Graves Commission.