Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme
Picture courtesy of
Mike & Rosemarie Thomas
For much of the
War Abbeville was HQ to the Commonwealth lines of communication
and three large hospitals were stationed there. The
cemetery contains the graves of some 2529 men. It is
a very large cemetery with the extension set on two
levels at the back of a massive Communal Cemetery.
Designer - Sir Reginald Blomfield
Commemorated on:
Island (Bailiwick) Memorial, St Peter Port, Guernsey
Remembered on:
Island (Bailiwick)
Memorial, St Peter Port, Guernsey
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Commonwealth
War Graves Commission Record