Monchy-le-Preux

Monchy-le-Preux () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France southeast of Arras.

History

During the First World War, ten Commonwealth soldiers, from Newfoundland territory while still independent from Canada fought off a German counterattack in April 1917 and kept the village from German occupation.

Population

Places of interest

• Monchy-le-Preux (Newfoundland) Memorial commemorating soldiers of the Newfoundland Regiment in World War I.
• Windmill British Cemetery
• Monchy British Cemetery

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

External links

• The CWGC cemetery