Google Earth Community: WW-1 British memorial/cemeteries in Somme (France)

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I have made this post to show the British (Commonwealth) Memorials and Cemeteries in the Somme and nearby areas of Northern France. It was scene of one the bloodiest battle of World War - I. (The post was initially started with Memorial/Cemeteries located near Thiepval. However I have expanded it to include Somme Region and nearby areas around it.)

Following locations have been placemarked; Latest additions/revisions are marked in red.

Memorials

19th (Western) Division Memorial - La Boisselle

34th Division Memorial - La Boisselle

38th (Welsh) Division Memorial - Mametz Wood

Chinese Memorial, Noyelles-Sur-Mer (Included with Noyelles-Sur-Mer Chinese Cemetery)

Tyneside Scottish and Irish Memorial - La Boisselle

Villers-Bretonneux Australian Memorial

Cemeteries

Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux

Allonville Communal Cemetery

Aubigny British Cemetery

Ayette British Cemetery

Ayette Indian and Chinese Cemetery

Bavelincourt Communal Cemetery

Beaucourt British Cemetery

Beaulencourt British Cemetery

Blangy-Tronville Communal Cemetery

Bonnay Communal Cemetery Extension

Bouchoir New British Cemetery

Boves East Communal Cemetery

Boves West Communal and Extension Cemeteries

Brie British Cemetery

Bucquoy Communal and Extension Cemeteries

Caix British Cemetery

Cayeux Military Cemetery

Chipilly Communal and Extension Cemeteries

Cote 80 French National Cemetery, Etinehem

Courcelles-Au-Bois Communal Cemetery Extension

Croisilles British Cemetery

Croisilles Railway Cemetery

Crouy British Cemetery

Crucifix Corner Cemetery

Delsaux Farm Cemetery

Demuin British Cemetery

Doingt Communal Cemetery Extension

Domino British Cemetery

Douchy-Les-Ayette British Cemetery

Ecoivres Military Cemetery

Ecoust Military Cemetery

Ecoust-St. Mein British Cemetery

Ennemain Communal Cemetery Extension

Epehy Wood Farm Cemetery

Eterpigny Communal Cemetery Extension

Favreuil British Cemetery

Fienvillers British Cemetery

Fins New British Cemetery

Fouquescourt British Cemetery

Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension

Frechencourt Communal Cemetery

H.A.C. Cemetery, Ecoust St Mein

Ham British Cemetery

Hancourt British Cemetery

Hangard Communal Cemetery Extension

Hangard Wood British Cemetery

Hannescamps Churchyard and New Military Cemeteries

Harponville Communal and Extension Cemeteries

Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres

Hem Farm Military Cemetery

Herbecourt British Cemetery

Heudicourt Communal Cemetery Extension

Hillside Cemetery

Hourges Orchard Cemetery

L'Homme Mort British Cemetery

La Chapelette British and Indian Cemetery

Le Quesnel Communal Cemetery Extension

Longpre-Les-Corps Saints British Cemetery

Longueau British Cemetery

Manitoba Cemetery

Mezieres Communal Cemetery Extension

Moreuil Communal Cemetery Allied Extension

Morval British Cemetery

Mory Abbey Military Cemetery

Namps-au-Val British Cemetery

Nesle Communal Cemetery

Noyelles-Sur-Mer Chinese Cemetery and Memorial

Pargny British Cemetery

Pernois British Cemetery

Picquigny British Cemetery

Pigeon Ravine Cemetery

Pont-Remy British Cemetery

Queens Cemetery, Bucquoy

Querrieu British Cemetery

Quesnoy Farm Military Cemetery

Rancourt Military Cemetery

Red Cross Corner Cemetery

Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension

Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery

Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension

Rosieres British Cemetery

Rosieres Communal Cemetery Extension

Roye New British Cemetery

Saulcourt Churchyard Extension

Senlis Communal Cemetery Extension

Shrine Cemetery, Bucquoy

St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens

St. Riquier British Cemetery

Ste. Emilie Valley Cemetery

Suzanne Communal Cemetery Extension

Suzanne Military Cemetery No 3

Templeux-Le-Guerard British Cemetery

Templeux-Le-Guerard Communal Cemetery Extension

Thilloy Road Cemetery

Tincourt New British Cemetery

Toronto Cemetery

Vignacourt British Cemetery

Villers-Bocage Communal Cemetery Extn

Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery

Villers-Faucon Communal and Extension Cemeteries

Ville-Sur-Ancre Communal and Extension Cemeteries

Vrely Communal Cemetery Extension

Warvillers Churchyard Extension

Wood Cemetery, Marcelcave

(Few locations were already placemarked on GE but due to imagery update some placemarkers have shifted. For completeness of the folder and correcting the shift I thought it prudent to duplicate these.)

Since the GE map of the area is still not in very high resolution I have identified actual locations using http://www.geoportail.fr and have also added detailed aerial views obtained from this portal.

For final identification of names and description, my main source of information has been the web site of Commonwealth War Graves Commission http://www.cwgc.org.
However I could not have proceeded in the matter without the maps and description given in;

http://www.ww1battlefields.co.uk

http://www.webmatters.net/france/ww1_somme.htm

I have also referred to following as my source of information;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

http://www.firstworldwar.com

http://www.victoryineurope.com

http://ww1cemeteries.com

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mike.briggs76

http://www.purecollector.com/history/cwgc/index.html

Acknowledgments: I am thankful to;

http://ww1cemeteries.com

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

http://www.tyneside-scottish.co.uk

Noisette

Special Note: The historical details, information regarding number of burials etc has been generally taken from the web site of CWGC. It is however suggested that for any research/historical work, the actual CWGC web page be referred. I have added, in the description field of the placemarkers, the relevant link to CWGC web page of all the cemeteries and a few memorials.

Edit Note: Although the CWGC web site gives quite comprehensive data but it suffers from lack of Cemetery Index. This shortcoming, to a great extent, has been overcome by Duncan MacLeod in his web site - http://www.purecollector.com/history/cwgc/index.html, which helped me in identifying the new Cemeteries/memorials missed by me earlier. The present additions could not have been possible without the index given in this web site.

Edited by CuriousJM (08/17/08 11:34 AM)