Monchy-le-Preux () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of FranceINSEE commune file 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