Mill Road Cemetery
Mill Road Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I situated near the French town of Thiepval. The cemetery was established as a battlefield cemetery for troops killed in the Battle of the Somme.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ulster Tower Park and Connaught Cemetery.
Ulster Tower Park
Memorial
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The Ulster Tower, located in Thiepval, France, is Northern Ireland's National War Memorial. It was one of the first memorials to be erected on the Western Front and commemorates the men of the 36th Division and all those from Ulster who served in the First World War. Ulster Tower Park is situated 220 metres west of Mill Road Cemetery.
Connaught Cemetery
Cemetery
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The Connaught Cemetery is a cemetery located in the Somme region of France commemorating British and Commonwealth soldiers who fought in the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Connaught Cemetery is situated 330 metres southwest of Mill Road Cemetery.
Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme 1915 - 1918
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The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme is a war memorial to 72,337 missing British and South African servicemen who died in the Battles of the Somme of the First World War between 1915 and 1918, with no known grave. Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme 1915 - 1918 is situated 1¼ km south of Mill Road Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beaumont-Hamel and Martinpuich.
Beaumont-Hamel
Village
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 3 km northwest of Mill Road Cemetery.
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. Martinpuich is situated 6 km east of Mill Road Cemetery.
Albert
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Albert is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is located about halfway between Amiens and Bapaume.
Mill Road Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery located in Somme, in France
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
- Location: Thiepval, Arrondissement of Péronne, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.06102° or 50° 3′ 40″ northLongitude
2.68367° or 2° 41′ 1″ eastOpen location code
9F243M6M+CFOpenStreetMap ID
way 117442667OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q2167127
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Mill Road Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Mill Road Cemetery”
- French: “cimetière de la route du moulin”
- French: “cimetière de Mill Road”
- French: “cimetière militaire britannique de la route du moulin”
- French: “Cimetière militaire britannique de la route du moulin”
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