The village, which stands on the Vimy Ridge, was captured by the Canadian Corps on 9 April 1917, and it remained in British hands until the end of the War. The oldest part of Thelus Military Cemetery is a large grave, originally called "CB 8"* and now forming Plot II, which was made after the capture of Vimy Ridge. The remaining Plots were made by fighting units from June 1917 to September 1918, except for Plot IV and part of Plot V, which were brought in from the battlefields of Vimy and Thelus after the Armistice.
There are now nearly 300 First World War casualties interred at this site. Of these, over 30 are unidentified. The cemetery covers an area of 1,459 square metres and the access path an additional area of 357 square metres. It is enclosed by a red brick wall.
There are 116 Canadians buried here from the Battle of Vimy Ridge. To find all soldiers buried at this cemetery, visit the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
*The numerous groups of graves made about this time by the Canadian Corps Burial Officer were, as a rule, not named, but serially lettered and numbered.