What to do and see in Somme, Hauts-de-France: The Best Cemeteries

September 5, 2021 Kaleigh Reichenbach

Discover the best top things to do in Somme, France including Australian National Memorial, Contay British Cemetery, Pozieres Memorial, Heilly Station Cemetery, Puchevillers British Cemetery, Bernafay Wood British Cemetery, Carnoy Military Cemetery, Guillemont Road Cemetery, La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie, Peronne Road Cemetery.
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1. Australian National Memorial

route de Villers Bretonneux D23, 80800 Fouilloy France +33 3 60 62 01 40 [email protected] https://sjmc.gov.au/australian-national-memorial/
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Australian National Memorial

The Australian National Memorial was inaugurated in 1938 to commemorate all Australian soldiers who fought in France and Belgium during the First World War. The names of over 10,000 Australian soldiers with no known grave are listed on its walls. The memorial is adjacent the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery and the Sir John Monash Centre.

Reviewed By 613stevenp - Mackay, Australia

Very moving experience, Villers Bretonneux the town holds Australia close in its heart, some houses even display Australian flags. Love how the school has a giant banner in the school ground saying NEVER FORGET AUSTRALIA, but to see how many Australians were killed is confronting.

2. Contay British Cemetery

80560 Contay France
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Contay British Cemetery

3. Pozieres Memorial

80300 Pozieres France
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Pozieres Memorial

The POZIERES MEMORIAL relates to the period of crisis in March and April 1918 when the Allied Fifth Army was driven back by overwhelming numbers across the former Somme battlefields, and the months that followed before the Advance to Victory, which began on 8 August 1918. The Memorial commemorates over 14,000 casualties of the United Kingdom and 300 of the South African Forces who have no known grave and who died on the Somme from 21 March to 7 August 1918. The Corps and Regiments most largely represented are The Rifle Brigade with over 600 names, The Durham Light Infantry with approximately 600 names, the Machine Gun Corps with over 500, The Manchester Regiment with approximately 500 and The Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery with over 400 names. The memorial encloses POZIERES BRITISH CEMETERY, Plot II of which contains original burials of 1916, 1917 and 1918, carried out by fighting units and field ambulances. The remaining plots were made after the Armistice when graves were brought in from the battlefields immediately surrounding the cemetery, the majority of them of soldiers who died in the Autumn of 1916 during the latter stages of the Battle of the Somme, but a few represent the fighting in August 1918. There are now 2,758 Commonwealth servicemen buried or commemorated in this cemetery. 1,380 of the burials are unidentified but there are special memorials to 23 casualties known or believed to be buried among them. There is also 1 German soldier buried here. The cemetery and memorial were designed by W.H. Cowlishaw, with sculpture by Laurence A. Turner. The memorial was unveiled by Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien on 4 August 1930.

Reviewed By elsie505 - Chislehurst, United Kingdom

Beyond words, such loss. The cemetry gardens were beautiful, the flowers in full bloom amongst the headstones...so many young men buried, so many names on the walls....

4. Heilly Station Cemetery

La Couturelle, Mericourt-l'Abbe France
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Heilly Station Cemetery

There are now 2,890 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in this cemetery. Only 12 of the burials are unidentified and special memorials are erected to 21 casualties whose graves in the cemetery could not be exactly located. The cemetery also contains 83 German graves.

5. Puchevillers British Cemetery

Chemin de la Vicogne, 80560 Puchevillers France
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Puchevillers British Cemetery

Puchevillers British Cemetery contains 1,763 First World War burials. The cemetery was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.

6. Bernafay Wood British Cemetery

D197, Montauban-de-Picardie France
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Bernafay Wood British Cemetery

Bernafay Wood British Cemetery now contains 945 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 417 of the burials are unidentified but there are special memorials to 11 soldiers known or believed to be buried here. Other special memorials commemorate 12 soldiers buried in Bernafay Wood North Cemetery whose graves were destroyed by shell fire.

7. Carnoy Military Cemetery

Rue du Bosquet, 80300 Carnoy France https://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/29800/carnoy-military-cemetery/
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Carnoy Military Cemetery

There are now over 850, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, nearly 30 are unidentified and special memorials are erected to 17 soldiers and one airman from the United Kingdom, known or believed to be buried among them.

8. Guillemont Road Cemetery

D64, Guillemont France
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Guillemont Road Cemetery

Reviewed By 5Susie1234

So excited that we traced my grandfather who is buried here. I Arranged a family trip the following year 2003. We found The cemetery Pristine, peaceful and beautifully maintained. We found his resting place quite quickly thanks to The War Graves Commission, thanks to them we would never have found him as there isn't a shred of information on him. So sad my mum died before we found him. Left some roses on his grave then had a picnic by the cross. I'm sure the sqadiies and officers wouldn't mind. I wanted to stay a while with him. We stayed in Albert at the Great Western Hotel. Arrived about 9 pm but were refused a beer. Very odd. Albert was closed for the night. Only stayed 1 night. Went to the WW1 museum in Albert well worth a visit. Saw things dug up 'for sale' I e. Money,shoes,binnoculars,belts buckles etc very macabre and sad. Rude woman in cafe wouldn't let me use the loo.She and hers were quite happy to let my grandad die there. Only horrible person in Albert. Go to the bakers and buy the BEST EVER quiche type open leek and cheese pies.OMG YUMM YUMM. Good trip.

9. La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie

Route de Daours, Corbie France http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=6400&mode=1
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La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie

Neuville British Cemetery contains 866 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. There are also 27 German war graves.

10. Peronne Road Cemetery

Route d'Albert a Peronne D938, 80360 Maricourt France http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=32200&mode=1
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Peronne Road Cemetery

There are now 1348, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 366 are unidentified and special memorials are erected to 26 soldiers from the United Kingdom known or believed to be buried among them. Other special memorials record the names of three soldiers from the United Kingdom, buried in other cemeteries, whose graves could not be found.

Reviewed By johnphilipson120 - Hexham, United Kingdom

A beautiful yet typical cemetery close to the front line of the Somme......quiet and peaceful. I visit here every two years to pay my respects to a great Uncle buried here, and all of the other brave soldiers. Their names should liveth for evermore.

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