Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension

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Aveluy Communal Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery Extension
Cimetiere militaire britannique d'Aveluy 1.jpg
Graves at Aveluy
Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension
Details
Established1915
Location
Aveluy, Somme, France
CountryFrench, British
Coordinates 50°01′29″N2°39′24″E / 50.0246°N 2.6568°E / 50.0246; 2.6568
TypeMilitary
No. of graves613 total, 589 identified
Websitecwgc.org
Find a Grave Aveluy Communal Commonwealth War Graves Commission 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. The cemetery honors mainly soldiers who died holding the line near the village of Aveluy from slightly before July 1915 to 26 March 1918. [1]

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Location

The cemetery is located just off of the D20 road in the village of Aveluy, which is itself a short distance north of Albert, France. [1] [2]

Fighting near Aveluy

The front near Aveluy was held by the French until August 1915, until it was transferred into Commonwealth control. The British held the line until 27 March 1918, when the Germans overran Aveluy in their final Offensive on the Somme. The village was retaken by the British in August 1918. [1]

Establishment

History

The cemetery was begun by the French and was transferred into Commonwealth jurisdiction along with the rest of the line. It was used by fighting units and field ambulances, most notably the 3rd and 9th Casualty Clearing Stations, who used the cemetery until November 1917. The cemetery extension was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield. [1]

Statistics

The cemetery contains a total of 613 graves, with 589 of them identified and 26 unidentified. 3 memorials commemorate graves that could not be located from their original burial site. [1]

Identifiable Burials by Nationality [3]
NationalityNumber of Burials
United Kingdom525
Australia54
Canada7
India2
South Africa1
Number of Burials by Unit [4]
Royal Engineers56Australian units55
Royal Field Artillery40Highland Light Infantry26
Northamptonshire Regiment24Royal Fusiliers - City of London Regiment22
Lancashire Fusiliers21Royal Garrison Artillery18
Rifle Brigade17Border Regiment15
Loyal North Lancashire Regiment15West Yorkshire Regiment15
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry14Cameronians - Scottish Rifles13
Devonshire Regiment13Royal Berkshire Regiment11
Northumberland Fusiliers10Royal Sussex Regiment10
Middlesex Regiment9Norfolk Regiment9
Queen's - Royal West Surrey Regiment9Royal West Kent Regiment - Queen's Own8
Seaforth Highlanders8Buffs - East Kent Regiment7
Canadian units710th Hussars7
Lincolnshire Regiment7King's Liverpool Regiment6
Royal Irish Rifles6Essex Regiment5
Gloucestershire Regiment5King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment5
Royal Warwickshire Regiment5South Wales Borderers5
Army Cyclist Corps4Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons4
Royal Scots4York & Lancaster Regiment4
Black Watch - Royal Highlanders3East Lancashire Regiment3
Gordon Highlanders3King's Royal Rifle Corps3
Machine Gun Corps - Infantry3Royal Army Medical Corps3
Royal Army Service Corps3Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers3
South Lancashire Regiment3South Staffordshire Regiment3
Sherwood Foresters - Notts. & Derbys Regiment3Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders2
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry2Duke of Wellington - West Riding Regiment2
East Surrey Regiment2East Yorkshire Regiment2
Indian Labour Corps2Suffolk Regiment2
Welch Regiment2Wiltshire Regiment2
Worcestershire Regiment2Cheshire Regiment1
Dorsetshire Regiment1General List1
Glasgow Yeomanry1Green Howards - Yorkshire Regiment1
King's Shropshire Light Infantry122nd Bn. London Regiment - The Queen's1
2nd Lothian - Border Horse1Manchester Regiment1
Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry1Royal Naval Division1
Royal Welsh Fusiliers1Second Life Guards1
South African Labour Corps1

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