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.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Caterpillar Valley Cemetery and Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial.

Caterpillar Valley Cemetery

Cemetery

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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

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Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial is situated 690 metres southeast of Thistle Dump Cemetery.

London Cemetery and Extension

Cemetery

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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

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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

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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″ north

Longitude

2.78535° or 2° 47′ 7″ east

Open location code

9F242QHP+R4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 119112286

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

Wikidata 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.

Nearby Places

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