Auchonvillers Military Cemetery
The Auchonvillers Military 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery located in Somme, in France
- Also known as: “Auchonvillers Communal Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery” and “Auchonvillers Military Cemetery (CWGC)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Vincent d’Auchonvillers and Beaumont Hamel Newfoundland Memorial.
Église Saint-Vincent d’Auchonvillers
Church
Photo: Renhour48, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Vincent d’Auchonvillers is a church, which is situated 180 metres northeast of Auchonvillers Military Cemetery.
Beaumont Hamel Newfoundland Memorial
Protected area
Photo: Theitalianpen, Public domain.
Beaumont Hamel Newfoundland Memorial is a protected area, which is situated 2 km east of Auchonvillers Military Cemetery.
Hawthorn Ridge Cemetery No. 2
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hawthorn Ridge Cemetery No. 2 is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I situated on the grounds of the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial near the French town of Beaumont-Hamel. Hawthorn Ridge Cemetery No. 2 is situated 1½ km east of Auchonvillers Military Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beaumont-Hamel and Acheux-en-Amiénois.
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.
Acheux-en-Amiénois
Village
Photo: Markus3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Acheux-en-Amiénois is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Acheux-en-Amiénois is situated 7 km west of Auchonvillers Military Cemetery.
Albert
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Albert is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is located about halfway between Amiens and Bapaume.
Auchonvillers Military Cemetery
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
- Location: Auchonvillers, Arrondissement of Péronne, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.08075° or 50° 4′ 51″ northLongitude
2.62719° or 2° 37′ 38″ eastOpen location code
9F243JJG+7VOpenStreetMap ID
way 117445838OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q2269748
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Auchonvillers Military Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Auchonvillers Military Cemetery”
- French: “Cimetière militaire britannique d’Auchonvillers”
- French: “cimetière militaire d’Auchonvillers”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Terrain de ballon au poing / long paume and Mairie d’Auchonvillers.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Auchonvillers Military Cemetery”. Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.