The churchyard is situated between two farms. The extension stands in an old orchard at the back of the churchyard. Berles-au-Bois Churchyard Extension was begun by French troops, whose graves are in the South corner. It was continued by the 46th North Midland and other Divisions from September 1915, until January 1917, when it was closed. The 8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment was based in the village for a time and the cemetery has 39 Leicesters' graves. There is a total of 144 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and also 8 German burials of the Second World War.
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