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Fromelles is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 1,161; its inhabitants are called Fromellois. It is located about 16 kilometres to the w
Village of Fromelles
German soldiers posing on a crater left by the explosion of a mine. The photo is dated 9 May 1915, the start of the Battle of Aubers Ridge.
The V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission World War I cemetery and memorial. It is in the commune of Fromelles, in the Nord departement of France, about
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…otherwise unsuitable sites. After the burial area was reconfigured, and marked with two large concrete crosses, it was officially dedicated, becoming the V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial. The cemetery has remained one of only a few Commonwealth military cemeteries to have no individual headstones. For at least 80 years, the remains of…
View of the cemetery with the memorial in the background
The burial areas at VC Corner Australian Cemetery