Thistle Dump Cemetery
Thistle Dump Cemetery is a cemetery in Longueval, Arrondissement of Péronne, Hauts-de-France. Thistle Dump Cemetery is situated nearby to Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, as well as near Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial.Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Caterpillar Valley Cemetery and Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial.
Caterpillar Valley Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Carcharoth (Commons), CC BY-SA 3.0.
Caterpillar Valley Cemetery is a World War I Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in Longueval, France. The cemetery is named after Caterpillar Valley which was the name given by the British army to the long valley which rises eastwards to the high ground at Guillemont. Caterpillar Valley Cemetery is situated 640 metres southeast of Thistle Dump Cemetery.
Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Carcharoth (Commons), CC BY-SA 3.0.
Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial is situated 690 metres southeast of Thistle Dump Cemetery.
London Cemetery and Extension
Cemetery
Photo: sassf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The London Cemetery and Extension is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery at High Wood near Longueval, France. It is the third largest of the Somme battlefield cemeteries, containing 3,872 World War I burials. London Cemetery and Extension is situated 1 km north of Thistle Dump Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Martinpuich and Suzanne.
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 2½ km northwest of Thistle Dump Cemetery.
Suzanne
Village
Photo: Markus3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Suzanne is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Suzanne is situated 9 km south of Thistle Dump Cemetery.
Avesnes-lès-Bapaume
Village
Photo: Floflo62, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Avesnes-lès-Bapaume is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. Avesnes-lès-Bapaume is situated 9 km northeast of Thistle Dump Cemetery.
Thistle Dump Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery located in Somme, in France
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
- Location: Longueval, Arrondissement of Péronne, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.0296° or 50° 1′ 47″ northLongitude
2.78535° or 2° 47′ 7″ eastOpen location code
9F242QHP+R4OpenStreetMap ID
way 119112286OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q2146343
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Thistle Dump Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Thistle Dump Cemetery”
- French: “cimetière de Thistle Dump”
- French: “Cimetière des chardons”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include La Planchette and High Wood.
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