Quarry Wood Cemetery, Sains-Les-Marquion

• Country France
• Total identified casualties 278 Find these casualties
• Region Pas de Calais
• Identified casualties from First World War
• GPS Coordinates Latitude: 50.17737, Longitude: 3.07932

Location information

Sains-les-Marquion is a village approximately 12 kilometres north-west of Cambrai and 2 kilometres south of the Arras to Cambrai road (D939).

The Cemetery lies at the end of an access path to the left of the D15 road heading towards Havrincourt, about 2 kilometres from the village.

History information

The cemetery was made by the 102nd Canadian Battalion in October 1918.

There are now over 250, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, a small number are unidentified and a special memorial is erected to one Canadian Officer believed to be buried among them.

The cemetery covers an area of 1,249 square metres and is enclosed by a rubble wall.