Dantzig Alley British Cemetery
Dantzig Alley British Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War. It is located near the village of Mametz, eight kilometres from Albert in the Somme department of France.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery located in Somme, in France
- Also known as: “Dantzig Alley Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Martin de Mametz and Mametz Wood Memorial.
Église Saint-Martin de Mametz
Church
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Église Saint-Martin de Mametz is a church, which is situated 710 metres southwest of Dantzig Alley British Cemetery.
Mametz Wood Memorial
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The Mametz Wood Memorial commemorates an engagement of the 38th Division of the British Army during the First Battle of the Somme in France in 1916. Mametz Wood Memorial is situated 2 km northeast of Dantzig Alley British Cemetery.
Devonshire Cemetery
Cemetery
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Devonshire Cemetery is a small Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial site for some of the British Empire and Commonwealth troops killed during the Battle of the Somme. Devonshire Cemetery is situated 1½ km southwest of Dantzig Alley British Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Longueval and Martinpuich.
Longueval
Village
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Longueval is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Longueval is situated 5 km northeast of Dantzig Alley British 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 north of Dantzig Alley British 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 6 km south of Dantzig Alley British Cemetery.
Dantzig Alley British Cemetery
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
- Location: Mametz, Arrondissement of Péronne, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.99984° or 49° 59′ 59″ northLongitude
2.7439° or 2° 44′ 38″ eastOperator
Commonwealth War Graves CommissionOpen location code
8FX4XPXV+WHOpenStreetMap ID
way 119113071OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q2791554
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Dantzig Alley British Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Dantzig Alley British Cemetery”
- French: “cimetière britannique de Dantzig Alley”
- French: “cimetière militaire de l’allée de Dantzig (Mametz)”
- French: “Cimetière militaire de l’allée de Dantzig”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mairie de Mametz and East Fricourt Wood.
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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 “Dantzig Alley British Cemetery”. Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.