HERVIN FARM BRITISH CEMETERY
UK - 51
UNIDENTIFIED - 3
HISTORY
Hervin Farm British Cemetery is 50 yards south of
the road from St. Laurent-Blangy to Fampoux, and just a little east of the
railway embankment; Hervin Farm, which was taken by the 9th (Scottish) Division
on the 9th April 1917, is on the other side of the railway. The cemetery was
made by fighting units and Field Ambulances in April, 1917 during the opening
stage of the Battle of Arras, and three graves were added later. It contains the
graves of 51 soldiers from the United Kingdom, of whom three are unidentified.
It covers an area of 467 square yards. It is enclosed by a wall of flint and
stands on the slope between the river Scarpe and the road.
LOCATION
St.Laurent-Blangy lies about 3 kilometres
north-east of Arras. Hervin Farm British Cemetery lies about one kilometre east
of St. Laurent-Blangy, to the south of the road from St. Laurent-Blangy to
Fampoux. It is better to park on the road and walk down to the cemetery, as the
access road is narrow and there is no room to turn round at the bottom.
GRAVES OF INTEREST
 | Brigadier General C.Gosling CMG KRRC & General Staff |
- Commanded Brigade, 4th Division.
- Killed 12th April 1917.
| Lieutenant Colonel S.G.Mullock 2nd Bn Essex Regiment |
- Killed 12th April 1917.
