[2] It was captured by the Germans on 26 April 1918 and before its recapture by the 8th Battalion East Surrey Regiment on the following 22 August during the Battle of Albert 1918 it had been completely destroyed by artillery fire.

[3] During the Second World War it was used again after the French moved British graves into the cemetery from isolated areas around Albert.

A few more additional roads line the side of the Cross with the rest of the graves being located next to the main plot separated by a wide path.

The War graves are separated from the rest of the communal cemetery by low walls, hedges and fences.

[2] The Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British Order of Chivalry that was awarded to those who "hold high and confidential offices within Her Majesty's colonial possessions, and in reward for services rendered to the Crown in relation to the foreign affairs of the Empire"[4] Prior to 1993 the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) was a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by commissioned officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.

[5] The Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) was a military decoration for gallantry in the field by other ranks of the British Army.