Couin New British Cemetery

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Couin New British Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) buial ground for military personnel who die on the Western Front during the First World War. It is located in the Pas de Calais region of France. Established in 1917, it was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield and is administered by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. There are 363 soldiers of the First World War entered in the cemetery, including two from Germany.

History: Couin is a village to the east of Doullens, in the Pas de Calais region of France. A castle in the village was used as a headquarters for British forces in the area from 1915 to 1918 and a cemetery, the Couin British Cemetery, was established in May 1916 by the field ambulance of the 48th Division. The Couin New British Cemetery was started in January 1917 when the original cemetery reached capacity. It was used by field ambulances from then, always not continuously, until the end of the war.

Cemetery: Designed by the English architect Sir Reginald Blomfield and administered by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, the Couin New British Cemetery is located on the D2, a road running between Couin, to the southwest, and Souaster...