ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY AND EXTENSION

Abbeville

Somme

France

View from the Extension towards the Communal

General Directions: The town of Abbeville is on the main road from Paris to Boulogne (N1), about 80 kilometres south of Boulogne. The communal cemetery and communal cemetery extension are located on the left hand side of the road when leaving the town in a north-east direction for Drucat. CWGC direction signs will be found within the cemetery. Enter the Communal Cemetery by the left hand side main gate and follow CWGC signs within the Cemetery. 

For much of the First World War, Abbeville was headquarters of the Commonwealth lines of communication and No 3 BRCS, No 5 and No 2 Stationary Hospitals were stationed there variously from October 1914 to January 1920. The communal cemetery was used for burials from November 1914 to September 1916, the earliest being made among the French military graves. The extension was begun in September 1916. 

Victoria Cross: Lance Corporal, Leonard James Keyworth, VC, 1st/24th Bn. London Regiment, died of wounds on 19/10/1915 and is buried in plot III. C. 2. (Communal)

More views of this cemetery

Casualty Details:  (Communal) UK 739, Canada 9, Australia 13, New Zealand 1, South Africa 10, India 2, Total Burials: 774 (Extension) UK 1376, Canada 109, Australia 226, New Zealand 33, South Africa 8, India 2, Total Burials: 1754

1343646 Sergeant

John Macfie

61 Sqd. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

25/06/1944, aged 21.

Plot 6. F. 11.

Son of Andrew B. Macfie and Frances Macfie, of Glasgow.  

"Remembered with Honour"

By his niece Betty McClennan (nee Macfie)

Plan of the cemetery

Cemetery plan courtesy of Barry Cuttell

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