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Saint-Pierre Catholic Church is located in the municipality of Ruyaulcourt.

This small farming village has a rich history and is known for its two Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries from the First World War. The village has a church, a castle, and a range of amenities including bars, a supermarket, a chemist and a post office. Many residents commute to nearby towns such as Arras and Bapaume for work.

Wancourt was captured on 12 April 1917 after very heavy fighting and the advance was continued on the following days. The cemetery, called at first Cojeul Valley Cemetery, or River Road Cemetery, was opened about ten days later; it was used until October 1918, but was in German hands from March 1918 until 26 August, when the Canadian Corps recaptured Wancourt. At the Armistice, the cemetery contained 410 graves, but was very greatly increased in the following years when graves were brought in from a number of small cemeteries and isolated positions on the battlefields south-east of Arras. The cemetery now contains 1936 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 829 of the burials are unidentified but there are special memorials to 76 casualties known or believed to be buried among them, and to 20 who were buried in Signal Trench Cemetery whose graves were destroyed in later battles.

Places of Interest The church of St.Leger, rebuilt, as was the whole village, after the First World War. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery. The village was situated in an area that was heavily fought over during the war. There are several military cemeteries in the area, including the Heninel-Croisilles Road Cemetery, where many soldiers who fought near Saint-Léger are buried. An interesting anecdote is that Saint-Léger and the surrounding villages changed hands several times during the war between the Allies and the German troops. This caused much destruction and suffering among the local population.

The Monument aux Morts in Boyelles is a war memorial commemorating the victims of the First World War. The monument is located on the Place de la Mairie in Boyelles, a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department, in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. The monument was erected in 1925 and lists the names of the 23 soldiers from the town who died during the war.

The Église Saint-Léger is a church in Boyelles, a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in north-eastern France. It is a listed historic monument of the town and was built in the 19th century. It is Gothic in style and is dedicated to Saint Léger, a 7th-century bishop of Autun.

Commonwealth War Cemetery: https://www.cwgc.org/visit-us/find-cemeteries-memorials/cemetery-details/26602/beaumetz-cross-roads-cemetery-beaumetz-les-cambrai/

Commonwealth War Cemetery: https://www.cwgc.org/visit-us/find-cemeteries-memorials/cemetery-details/24901/dury-crucifix-cemetery/