Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery


The Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery is a military cemetery located in the Somme region of France commemorating British and Commonwealth soldiers who fought in World War I. The cemetery contains mainly those who died capturing the village of Bouzincourt between June and August 1918 and those who died on the front line near Bouzincourt.[1]

Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery
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EstablishedSeptember 1918
Location
Bouzincourt, Somme, France
CountryBritish and Commonwealth
Coordinates50°01′19″N 2°38′14″E / 50.02197°N 2.6372°E / 50.02197; 2.6372
TypeMilitary
Owned byCommonwealth War Graves Commission
No. of graves709 total, 313 unidentified
Websitecwgc.org
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Location

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The cemetery is located to the east of the village of Bouzincourt, approximately 3 kilometers northwest of Albert, France on the D938 road.[1]

Establishment of the Cemetery

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The cemetery was started in the first week of September 1918 by the British V Corps, mainly for soldiers from the 12th and 18th Divisions who had died during the capturing Bouzincourt the two months prior (June - August 1918). After the end of the war, more plots were added to house approximately 500 more soldiers who were moved in from the surrounding area. The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield and Arthur James Scott Hutton.[1][2]

Statistics

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The cemetery covers an area of 2480 square meters, and contains a total of 709 burials, of which 396 are identified and 313 are unidentified. There exists a special memorial for an officer of the British 38th Division who is believed to be buried among the unknown.[1][3]

Identified Burials by Nationality[2]
Nationality Number of Burials
United Kingdom 370
Australia 24
Canada 2
Total 396
 
Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery Plan
Number of Burials by Unit[4]
Unit # Unit #
Royal Welsh Fusiliers 115 East Yorkshire Regiment 34
Royal Sussex Regiment 30 Queen's - Royal West Surrey Regiment 29
Australian burials 24 Royal West Kent Regiment 22
Royal Berkshire Regiment 15 Royal Fusiliers - City of London Regiment Regiment 14
Northamptonshire Regiment 13 Buffs - East Kent Regiment 12
Bedfordshire Regiment 10 Royal Engineers 8
East Surrey Regiment 6 Suffolk Regiment 6
London Regiment - 23rd Battalion 5 Machine Gun Corps 5
West Yorkshire Regiment 5 London Regiment - 18th Bn. London Irish Rifles 4
Notts. & Derbys Regiment 4 Durham Light Infantry 3
Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 3 Rifle Brigade 3
Canadian burials 2 Lancashire Fusiliers 2
Norfolk Regiment 2 Royal Navy Division 2
South Wales Borderers 2 Cameronians - Scottish Rifles 1
Cheshire Regiment 1 Dorsetshire Regiment 1
Essex Regiment 1 King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 1
King's Royal Rifle Corps 1 London Regiment - 5th Bn. London Rifle Brigade 1
London Regiment - 7th Bn. 1 London Regiment - 11th Bn. Finsury Rifles 1
London Regiment - 19th Bn. St. Pancras 1 London Regiment - 20th Bn. Blackheath & Woolwich 1
Northumberland Fusiliers 1 Royal Army Medical Corps 1
Royal Field Artillery 1 Royal Irish Fusiliers 1
Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Cemetery Details | CWGC". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  2. ^ a b "Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery, Somme, France". WW1 Cemeteries.com - A photographic guide to over 4000 military cemeteries and memorials. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  3. ^ "Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery". vwma.org.au. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  4. ^ "Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery, Albert". silentwitness.freeservers.com. Retrieved 2021-03-14.