Commonwealth War Cemetery Vignacourt

This British cemetery contains the remains of 584 British soldiers who were buried here between April and August 1918, approximately three quarters of whom were Australian. One of them is Cyrille Knockaert, born in Nieuwpoort (Belgium) on 20 November 1893 and emigrated to Australia where he enlisted in 1915. On 9 August 1918, he suffered gunshot wounds near Amiens from which he died two days later.

There are also two burials from the Second World War.
DENIS HARTWELL - Sapper Royal Engineers - died 11 May 1940
ALBERT EDWARD SAVAGE - Fusilier14th Bn. Royal Fusiliers - died 10 May 1940

The cemetery also contains a monument erected by the village in honour of the Commonwealth dead. It is a statue of a French soldier, on the base of which are engraved the words: "Freres D'armes de L'Armee Britannique, tombes au Champ D'Honneur, dormez en paix. Nous veillons sur vous." ("Brothers in arms of the British Army, fallen on the field of honour, sleep in peace; we are watching over you.").

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Source

• Text: Luc Van Waeyenberge
• Photos: Luc Van Waeyenberge
• https://www.cwgc.org/
• Vrienden In Flanders Field Museum (VIFF)