Nord
Location Information:
Thiant is a village in the Department of the Nord, 8 kilometres south-west of Valenciennes, near the junction of the Ecaillon and the Escaut. The commonwealth war graves can be found in a plot at the West end of the Communal Cemetery.
Historical Information:
There are now 72 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-18 war commemorated in this site (mostly men of the 51st (Highland) Division from October-November 1918). Of these, 3 are unidentified. There are 6 German burials of the 1914-1918 war here, 5 are unidentified. The Commonwealth plot covers an area of 298 square metres.
Cemetery Details
Cemetery name:
THIANT COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Cemetery Location:
France
NZ Casualties:
1
Total Known Casualties:
69
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