The Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery is a World War I cemetery located in the commune of Fleurbaix, in the Pas-de-Calais departement of France, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of the village of Fleurbaix on the D171 road (rue Louis Bouquet), just before the hamlet of Pétillon.
| Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery | |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
| For Allied forces from World War I | |
| Established | 1914 |
| Location | 50°37′45″N 02°49′21″E / 50.62917°N 2.82250°E near |
| Designed by | Sir Herbert Baker |
| Total burials | 845 |
| Burials by nation | |
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| Burials by war | |
| Statistics source: Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. | |
Of the 845 graves, 395 are of unknown soldiers.[1]
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edit- ^ Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, retrieved 6 February 2010
