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The Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery is a
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The Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery is a World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
cemetery located in the ''commune
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'' of Fleurbaix, in the Pas-de-Calais '' departement'' of France
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, about southwest of the village of Fleurbaix on the D171 road (rue Louis Bouquet), just before the hamlet of Pétillon.
Of the 845 graves, 395 are of unknown soldiers.
See also
* Le Trou Aid Post Cemetery *V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial
The V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission World War I cemetery and memorial. The site is located in the ''commune'' of Fromelles, in the Nord ''departement'' of France, about northwest of the vill ...
* Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery is a First World War cemetery built by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on the outskirts of Fromelles in northern France, near the Belgian border. Constructed between 2009 and 2010, it was the firs ...
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