Foncquevillers Military Cemetery
Foncquevillers Military Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for military personnel who died on the Western Front during the First World War.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Notre-Dame de Foncquevillers and Gommecourt Wood New Cemetery.
Église Notre-Dame de Foncquevillers
Church
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Église Notre-Dame de Foncquevillers is a church, which is situated 470 metres east of Foncquevillers Military Cemetery.
Gommecourt Wood New Cemetery
Cemetery
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Gommecourt Wood New Cemetery is situated 1¼ km southeast of Foncquevillers Military Cemetery.
Église Saint-Laurent de Gommecourt
Church
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Église Saint-Laurent de Gommecourt is a church, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Foncquevillers Military Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beaumont-Hamel.
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 8 km south of Foncquevillers Military Cemetery.
Foncquevillers Military Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery located in Pas-de-Calais, in France
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
- Location: Foncquevillers, Arrondissement of Arras, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.14893° or 50° 8′ 56″ northLongitude
2.6262° or 2° 37′ 34″ eastOpen location code
9F244JXG+HFOpenStreetMap ID
way 121131915OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q2690985
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Foncquevillers Military Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Foncquevillers Military Cemetery”
- French: “cimetière militaire de Foncquevillers”
- French: “Foncquevillers Military Cemetery”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tennis du jeu de paume and Mairie de Foncquevillers.
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