The Cross of Sacrifice, located close to the church on the ground movement facing the front, dominates the group of steles grouped together in a hexagonal enclosure.
Each of the 250 bodies found in the Bois des Faisans graves was re-interred here, with honors conferred jointly by the British and Australian armed forces.
The Bois des Faisans cemetery is the first to be built by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission since the 1960s. It was inaugurated on July 19, 2010 in the presence of the highest British, Australian and French authorities.
By this date, 94 soldiers had been identified. As identification work progresses, other headstones bearing the words "Known unto God" will gradually be replaced by headstones bearing the soldiers? new identities.
Each of the 250 bodies found in the Bois des Faisans graves was re-interred here, with honors conferred jointly by the British and Australian armed forces.
The Bois des Faisans cemetery is the first to be built by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission since the 1960s. It was inaugurated on July 19, 2010 in the presence of the highest British, Australian and French authorities.
By this date, 94 soldiers had been identified. As identification work progresses, other headstones bearing the words "Known unto God" will gradually be replaced by headstones bearing the soldiers? new identities.
