Devonshire Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Mametz

Name: Devonshire Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
Address: Mametz, France

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Devonshire Cemetery is a small Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial site for some of the British Empire and Commonwealth troops killed during the Battle of the Somme. It is located near to the village of Mametz. The cemetery grounds were assigned to the British Empire in perpetuity by the French state in recognition of the sacrifices made by the Allies in the defence of France during the First World War. ()

Coordinates: 49°59'59"N, 2°44'38"E

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Mametz France

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Devonshire Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Thiepval Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Authuile Military Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Communal Cemetery Extension.

4.4 miNW
Monuments and statues, Memorial
Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval
112 min walk • The Thiepval Memorial, towering above the rolling countryside of the Somme in Authuille, France, stands as a poignant tribute to the missing of the Somme, commemorating more than 72,000 soldiers of the British and South African forces who died during the First World...
2.8 miNE
Cemetery
Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval
71 min walk • Caterpillar Valley Cemetery is a World War I Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in Longueval, France. The cemetery is named after Caterpillar Valley which was the name given by the British army to the long valley which rises eastwards to the high ground at Guillemont.
4.5 miNW
Cemetery
Authuile Military Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Authuille
114 min walk • The Authuile Military Cemetery is a cemetery located in the Somme region of France commemorating British and Commonwealth soldiers who fought in the First World War. The cemetery contains soldiers who died on a variety of dates in several battles near the French village of Authuile.
4 miW
Cemetery
Communal Cemetery Extension, Albert
101 min walk • The Albert Communal Cemetery Extension is a war cemetery with dead from both World War I and World War II located in the French Commune of Albert in the Somme Region.
2.7 miNW
Memorial
Pozières Memorial, Pozières
69 min walk • The Pozières Memorial is a World War I memorial, located near the commune of Pozières, in the Somme department of France, and unveiled in August 1930.
3.5 miNE
Military museum, Museum, Memorial
Delville Wood South African National Memorial, Longueval
90 min walk • The Delville Wood South African National Memorial is a World War I memorial, located in Delville Wood, near the commune of Longueval, in the Somme department of France.
4.8 miNW
Cemetery
Aveluy Wood Cemetery, Authuille
124 min walk • The Aveluy Wood Cemetery is a cemetery located in the Somme region of France commemorating British and Commonwealth soldiers who fought in the Battle of the Somme in World War I.
1.3 miW
Cemetery
Fricourt German war cemetery
34 min walk • Fricourt German war cemetery is near the village of Fricourt, near Albert, in the French département of the Somme. Most of the fallen were members of the Imperial German 2nd Army.
3.1 miNE
Cemetery
London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval
80 min walk • The London Cemetery and Extension is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery at High Wood near Longueval, France. It is the third largest of the Somme battlefield cemeteries, containing 3,872 World War I burials.
3.8 miN
Battlefield, Monuments and statues, Memorial
Courcelette Memorial, Martinpuich
97 min walk • The Courcelette Memorial is a Canadian war memorial that commemorates the actions of the Canadian Corps in the final two and a half months of the infamous four-and-a-half-month-long Somme Offensive of the First World War.
3.5 miNE
Cemetery
Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval
89 min walk • Delville Wood Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery located near Longueval, France and the third largest in the Somme battlefield area.