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Designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield, St Sever Cemetery and its extension are among the largest sites maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in France. Just over 11,700 members of the Commonwealth forces, most of whom fell in the First World War, are buried here.
During this conflict, the British Army set up camps and hospitals on the southern outskirts of Rouen, making the town one of the most important Commonwealth rear bases, benefiting from major port and rail facilities....