Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel

Name: Ancre British Cemetery
Address: Beaumont-Hamel, France

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The Ancre British 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. The cemetery contains mainly those who died on 1 July 1916 during the first Allied attack on the village of Beaumont-Hamel, on 3 September 1916 during the second Allied attack on the village, and on 13 November 1916 during the capture of the village and the nearby towns of Beaucourt-sur-Ancre and St. Pierre-Divion. ()

Coordinates: 50°4'5"N, 2°40'1"E

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Beaumont-Hamel France

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Ancre British Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Thiepval Memorial, Connaught Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, Ulster Tower.

1.5 miSE
Monuments and statues, Memorial
Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval
38 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...
0.9 miSE
Cemetery
Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval
23 min walk • The Connaught 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.
0.9 miNW
Historical place, Memorial
Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, Beaumont-Hamel
23 min walk • The Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial is a memorial site in France dedicated to the commemoration of Dominion of Newfoundland forces members who were killed during World War I.
0.8 miSE
Tower, Memorial
Ulster Tower, Thiepval
20 min walk • The Ulster Tower, located in Thiepval, France, is Northern Ireland's National War Memorial. It was one of the first memorials to be erected on the Western Front and commemorates the men of the 36th Division and all those from Ulster who served in the First World War.
0.8 miNW
Cemetery
Y Ravine Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel
22 min walk • Y Ravine Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I situated on the grounds of Beaumont Hamel Newfoundland Memorial Park near the French town of Beaumont-Hamel.
1 miNW
Cemetery
Hunter's Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel
27 min walk • Hunter's Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I situated on the grounds of Beaumont Hamel Newfoundland Memorial Park near the French town of Beaumont-Hamel.
0.9 miNW
Memorial
51st Division Monument
24 min walk • The 51st Division Memorial at Beaumont-Hamel is a memorial in France commemorating the soldiers of the 51st Division killed during World War I. The memorial is located near Y Ravine on the 84-acre Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial site.
1.1 miNW
Cemetery
Hawthorn Ridge No. 2 Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel
28 min walk • Hawthorn Ridge Cemetery No. 2 is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I situated on the grounds of the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial near the French town of Beaumont-Hamel.
0.9 miSE
Cemetery
Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval
23 min walk • Mill Road Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I situated near the French town of Thiepval. The cemetery was established as a battlefield cemetery for troops killed in the Battle of the Somme.

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Which popular attractions are close to Ancre British Cemetery?

Nearby attractions include Ulster Tower, Thiepval (20 min walk), Y Ravine Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel (22 min walk), Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval (23 min walk), Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval (23 min walk).