Fromelles Military Cemetery, Fromelles
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Facts and practical information
Fromelles Military Cemetery is a First World War cemetery built by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on the outskirts of Fromelles in northern France, near the Belgian border. Constructed between 2009 and 2010, it was the first new Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery for more than 50 years, the last such cemeteries having been built after the Second World War. The cemetery contains the graves of 250 British and Australian soldiers who died on 19 July 1916 in the Battle of Fromelles. ()
Day trips
Fromelles Military Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Australian Memorial Park, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Le Trou Aid Post Cemetery, Aubers.