Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension
The Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension is a cemetery located in the Somme region of France commemorating French and British Commonwealth troops 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: “Aveluy Communal Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery Extension”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Sainte-Faire ou Saint-Fare d’Aveluy and Blighty Valley Cemetery.
Église Sainte-Faire ou Saint-Fare d’Aveluy
Church
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Église Sainte-Faire ou Saint-Fare d’Aveluy is a church, which is situated 330 metres east of Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension.
Blighty Valley Cemetery
Cemetery
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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. Blighty Valley Cemetery is situated 1¼ km northeast of Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension.
Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery
Cemetery
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The Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery is a military cemetery located in the Somme region of France commemorating British and Commonwealth soldiers who fought in World War I. Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery is situated 1½ km west of Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension.
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 7 km north of Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension.
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 8 km east of Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension.
Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
- Location: Aveluy, Arrondissement of Péronne, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.02457° or 50° 1′ 29″ northLongitude
2.65669° or 2° 39′ 24″ eastOperator
Commonwealth War Graves CommissionOpen location code
9F242MF4+RMOpenStreetMap ID
way 120628443OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q7482649
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension”
- Dutch: “Begraafplaats van Aveluy”
- French: “Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension”
- French: “cimetière communal d’Aveluy, extension”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cimetière de Aveluy and Mairie d’Aveluy.
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