The land occupied as British War Cemeteries in France is, by a decree of 29th December, 1915, the free gift to the French people for the perpetual resting- place of those who are laid there.

By a decree made on 25th September, 1920, by the President of the French Republic, perpetual concessions have been freely assumed for all British war

graves in the churchyards and communal cemeteries of France.

The particulars given in the registers of the Graves have been compiled from information furnished by the Record Offices and the next—of-kin. In all cases the relatives have been asked to furnish the personal information they wish to appear in the Register and where possible this has been given in their actual wording.

The number of the Plot is indicated by a Roman numeral following the entry, the Row by a capital letter and the Grave by a number. Thus II. B. 8 indicates Plot II, Row B, Grave 8. In the Registers of Cemeteries that are not divided into Plots the Row is indicated by a capital letter following the entry and the grave by a number. Thus D. 12., indicates Row D, Grave 12.

Other Special Memorials to officers and men whose graves have been lost in— dicated by the name of the place of burial followed by a number: thus “Assevillers Mil. Cem. 1.”, indicates the first name on the relative group of

Memorial Stones.

Fouquescourt British Cemetery contains graves in which more than one soldier is buried and on which more than one headstone is erected. As each of these graves has a single grave number it follows that the numbering of the grave given in the register will in some cases not correspond with the number of the headstone as determined by counting from the beginning of the Row. Visitors should therefore examine the whole row if they do not at once find the grave in

which they are interested.

lNDEX TO THE REGISTERS OF THE GRAVES

Fouquescourt Old Churchyard 9 Fouquescourt British Cemetery 9 Manitoba Cemetery, Caix 21 Vrely Communal Cemetery Extension 27 Damery Communal Cemetery 30 Folies Communal Cemetery 31 Arvillers Communal Cemetery 31 Beaufort Churchyard 32

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