Courcelette British Cemetery

Courcelette British Cemetery is a cemetery in Courcelette, Arrondissement of Péronne, Hauts-de-France. Courcelette British Cemetery is situated near the town hall Mairie de Courcelette, as well as near the village Martinpuich.

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Type: Cemetery
Description: cemetery located in Somme, in France
Also known as: “Mouquet Road Cemetery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Église Saint-Ultan de Courcelette and Regina Trench Cemetery.

Église Saint-Ultan de Courcelette

Church

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Église Saint-Ultan de Courcelette is a church, which is situated 1 km east of Courcelette British Cemetery.

Regina Trench Cemetery

Cemetery

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Regina Trench Cemetery is situated 1¼ km north of Courcelette British Cemetery.

Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Pozières

Church

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Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Pozières is a church, which is situated 2 km southwest of Courcelette British Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Martinpuich and Longueval.

Martinpuich

Village

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Martinpuich is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 18 miles south of Arras.

Longueval

Village

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Longueval is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Longueval is situated 6 km southeast of Courcelette British Cemetery.

Beaumont-Hamel is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. During the First World War, Beaumont-Hamel was close to the front line, near many attacks, especially during the Battle of the Somme, one of the largest allied offensives of the war. Beaumont-Hamel is situated 6 km northwest of Courcelette British Cemetery.

Courcelette British Cemetery

Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
Location: Courcelette, Arrondissement of Péronne, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude

50.05556° or 50° 3′ 20″ north

Longitude

2.73431° or 2° 44′ 4″ east

Open location code

9F243P4M+6P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 117427009

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

Wikidata ID

Q2006916

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Hungarian—“Courcelette British Cemetery” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Courcelette British Cemetery”
French: “cimetière britannique de Courcelette”
French: “Cimetière britannique de Courcelette”
Hungarian: “Courcelette-i katonai temető”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Mairie de Courcelette and Pozières Windmill Ruins.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Monument aux Morts de Courcelette and Canadian 15th Battalion Battle of the Somme Memorial.

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