Owl Trench Cemetery

Owl Trench Cemetery is a cemetery in Gommecourt, Arrondissement of Arras, Hauts-de-France. Owl Trench Cemetery is situated nearby to the forest Bois de Rossignol Wood, as well as near Rossignol Wood Cemetery.

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Type: Cemetery
Description: cemetery located in Pas-de-Calais, in France
Also known as: “Owl Trench CWGC Cemetery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rossignol Wood Cemetery and Gommecourt British Cemetery No.2.

Rossignol Wood Cemetery

Cemetery

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Rossignol Wood is a forest northeast of Hébuterne, France. It is the site of a small World War I cemetery. Rossignol Wood Cemetery is situated 290 metres west of Owl Trench Cemetery.

Gommecourt British Cemetery No.2

Cemetery

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Gommecourt British Cemetery No.2 is situated 1½ km west of Owl Trench Cemetery.

Église Saint-Laurent de Gommecourt

Church

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Église Saint-Laurent de Gommecourt is a church, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Owl Trench Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beaumont-Hamel.

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 5 km south of Owl Trench Cemetery.

Owl Trench Cemetery

Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
Location: Gommecourt, Arrondissement of Arras, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude

50.12856° or 50° 7′ 43″ north

Longitude

2.66933° or 2° 40′ 10″ east

Open location code

9F244MH9+CP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 121131905

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

Wikidata ID

Q2334747

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to French—“Owl Trench Cemetery” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Owl Trench Cemetery”
French: “cimetière d’Owl Trench”
French: “Owl Trench Cemetery”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bois de Rossignol Wood and Bois du Biez.

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