Mont-Huon Military Cemetery

Mont-Huon Military Cemetery [2] is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery close to Le Tréport, north-west of Dieppe on the north-west coast of France. The cemetery holds over 2,300 dead from both World War I and World War II.[1]

Mont-Huon Military Cemetery
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Used for those deceased 1917-19, 1940
Location50°02′46″N 1°21′54″E
near 
Le Tréport, Somme
Designed bySir Reginald Blomfield
Total burialsOver 2,300
Unknowns
0
Burials by nation
  • Allied - 2,134
  • Germany - over 200
Burials by war
First World War - 2,128 (Allied)
Second World War - 7 (Allied)
Statistics source: [1]
Mont-Huon Military Cemetery, the Stone Shelter and a general view.

History

Le Tréport was the scene of much Allied activity during World War I due to its proximity to the front line, it had ready access to England and was chosen to establish a hospital where the Trianon Grand Hotel[3] was put into service to provide 500 beds. The local civilian cemetery quickly became over-crowded and the first military cemetery also become over-crowded, requiring the establishment of Mont-Huon in the summer of 1917.

The Second World War saw the reopening of the cemetery to cope with the casualties of that war. Seven[1] men are buried in Mont-Huon Military Cemetery from World War II, in two separate sections.

The slight discrepancy (by one) in the number of Allied burials (WW1=2,128 & WW2=7; total = 2,135 v 2,134[1]) is because there is one non-combatant buried in Mont-Huon. Mrs Gertrude Chambers, who died 1 December 1918 aged 27 is interred in Mont-Huon. Her headstone reads "Had he asked us we would say God we love her let her stay".

The cemetery

Designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield, Mont-Huon Military Cemetery contains the remains of soldiers from the Allies and Germany.[1]

In total, the cemetery contains 2,349[3] burials of which over 200 are German burials.

References
  1. "Cemetery Details: Mont-Huon Military Cemetery". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. "Cemetery Details: Mont-Huon Military Cemetery". 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  3. Information plaque at entrance.
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