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Quietiste Military Cemetery is half-way from Le
Cateau to Busigny, on the north-west side of the road (D21).
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| Le Cateau is a small town in the
Department of the Nord. It, and the country West of it, were the
scene of the rearguard battle fought by the II Corps on the 26th
August 1914, against a greatly superior German force; it then passed
into German hands, and became a railhead and an important hospital
centre. It was stormed by the 5th Connaught Rangers on the evening
of the 10th October 1918, and cleared during the following
week.
Quiétiste Military Cemetery is half-way from Le
Cateau to Busigny, on the North-West side of the road. It was made
in October 1918, by the 50th (Northumbrian) Division, as "Farm
Cemetery"; the present name was acquired before the end of
1918, and is due to some association with Fenelon, Bishop of
Cambrai, whose country house at Honnechy, 1.5 miles West, was used
by both sides as Divisional Headquarters. The cemetery covers an
area of 817 square yards. It contains the graves of 51 soldiers and
one airman from the United Kingdom (of whom three are unidentified)
and 15 German soldiers; the date of death in every case but one is
in October 1918. It is enclosed by a brick wall, except on the
roadside; and stands above the road level, with considerable views
to the South over the valley of the Essarts.
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Cities WW1 Cemeteries website ©Paul Reed 2006-2007
Email: info@ww1cemeteries.co.uk
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