Blighty Valley Cemetery
Blighty Valley Cemetery is a World War I cemetery located about 4 kilometres north-east of the town of Albert, Somme in northern France. It contains 1,027 burials and commemorations of Commonwealth soldiers who died in 1916 during the Battle of the Somme.Photo: Ybroc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Authuille Church and Ovillers Military Cemetery (CWGC).
Authuille Church
Church
Photo: APictche, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Authuille Church is situated 1 km north of Blighty Valley Cemetery.
Ovillers Military Cemetery (CWGC)
Photo: Ybroc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ovillers Military Cemetery (CWGC) is situated 1½ km east of Blighty Valley Cemetery.
Lonsdale Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Ybroc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lonsdale Cemetery is situated 1¼ km northeast of Blighty Valley Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Albert and Beaumont-Hamel.
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.
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 6 km north of Blighty Valley Cemetery.
Martinpuich
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 7 km east of Blighty Valley Cemetery.
Blighty Valley Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery located in Somme, in France
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
- Location: Authuille, Arrondissement of Péronne, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.03336° or 50° 2′ 0″ northLongitude
2.66914° or 2° 40′ 9″ eastOperator
Commonwealth War Graves CommissionOpen location code
9F242MM9+8MOpenStreetMap ID
way 120628436OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q2615174
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Blighty Valley Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Blighty Valley Cemetery”
- French: “Blighty Valley Cemetery”
- French: “cimetière de Blighty Valley”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Authuile Military Cemetery and Mairie d’Authuille.
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