Windy Corner, Cuinchy
Windy Corner was a road junction near the village of Cuinchy in the First World War. It was in the section of the line held by the British army and there was a battalion headquarters there. Burials took place there and there is now a cemetery maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. 3,443 dead were buried there of which 1,246 have been identified.[1]
References
- John A Baines (2006), Guards Windy Corner Cemetery, Royal Sussex Living History Group
External links
- The Famous Windy Corner at Givenchy — discussion, maps and photographs
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