Hangard Wood, to the south of Villers-Bretonneux, was the location of a number of battles during the First World War, from April to August 1918.

In August, during the early stages of the Hundred Days Offensive, it was captured by the Canadian Corps.

It initially held the bodies of soldiers who had died in the fighting in Hangard that month, but also received the remains of others killed in the area earlier in the year, during the Spring Offensive.

Of the 103 identified casualties are 59 Canadians, 40 British, four Australian, and a sole South African.

[1] A notable interment is John Croak, a Canadian soldier who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Battle of Amiens.