The 21st Division captured Héninel on 12 April 1917 and advanced eastwards on the two following days. The 33rd Division then took over the attack. These two divisions are largely represented in the cemetery. In April 1918 this ground was lost, and the eleven German graves in Plot I, Rows D and E, were made when the cemetery was in German hands. After the Armistice, graves were brought in from a wide area round Héninel.
The cemetery now contains 307 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, 104 of them unidentified. The cemetery was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.

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1. St John the Baptist Church – Beaurains Road Cemetery loop from Arras

42.7km

03:09

270m

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2. Saint-Léger – Beaurains Road Cemetery loop from Boisleux

40.1km

02:55

260m

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3. St John the Baptist Church – The Scarpe by bike loop from Arras

46.9km

02:50

280m

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Location: Héninel, Atrecht, Hauts-De-France, France

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Heninel Croisilles Road Cemetery

1. St John the Baptist Church – Beaurains Road Cemetery loop from Arras

2. Saint-Léger – Beaurains Road Cemetery loop from Boisleux

3. St John the Baptist Church – The Scarpe by bike loop from Arras

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