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Masnieres British Cemetery is a small Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial site for British Empire (later Commonwealth) troops killed during the First World War Battle of Cambrai (1918) between September–October 1918. It also contains a number of German graves, although these are mostly unidentified.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Masineres British Cemetery, Marcoing )〕 The cemetery is located near to the village of Marcoing, southwest of Cambrai. Opened by the III Corps Burial Officer in October 1918, the cemetery covers an area of and is enclosed by a stone rubble wall. Its grounds were assigned to the British Empire in perpetuity by the French state in recognition of the sacrifices made by the Allies in the defence of France during the war.〔 The Masnieres Newfoundland Memorial, which commemorates the Royal Newfoundland Regiment's losses in 1917 in the Battle of Cambrai〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Masnières Newfoundland Memorial )〕 is located nearby, but is not a part of the cemetery.〔 The Royal Newfoundland Regiment are honoured by 5 overseas memorials: the Beaumont Hamel Memorial, the Gueudecourt Memorial, the Monchy-le-Preux Memorial and the Masnières Memorial.〔http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0009128 Canadian Encyclopedia Monuments, World Wars I and II〕 ==Notable graves== The cemetery contains the grave of Thomas Neely VC MM, who was killed in action just south of Cambrai on 1 October 1918, three days after his Victoria Cross action.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Thomas Neely )〕 A second Victoria Cross holder, Henry Tandey VC, DCM, MM, had his ashes interred in the cemetery at his request following his death in 1977.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Henry Tandy )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Masnieres British Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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