Bully-Grenay is the name of the railway station serving this village and Grenay. The French Extension was made by French troops on the west side of the cemetery, and Commonwealth forces, who took their place in this part of the line in June 1915, buried in it until June 1916. The British Extension was begun at the end of April 1916, and was used until October. From April 1917 to March 1918 it was very largely an artillery burial ground. After the war, more graves were brought in from the surrounding countryside. The British extension was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.