AUCHONVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY

Auchonvillers

Somme

France

General Directions: Using the D919 from Arras to Amiens you will drive through the villages of Bucquoy, Puisieux then Serre Les Puisieux (approximately 20 kilometres south of Arras). On leaving Serre Les Puisieux, 3 kilometres further along the D919, turn left following the signs for Auchonvillers. At the crossroads in the village centre follow the CWGC signs for Auchonvillers Military Cemetery which is on the outskirts of the village on the right hand side.

From the outbreak of the war to the summer of 1915, this part of the front was held by French troops, who began the military cemetery in June 1915. It continued to be used by Commonwealth field ambulances and fighting units but burials practically ceased with the German withdrawal in February 1917. After the Armistice, 15 of the graves in Plot II Row M were brought in from scattered positions east of the cemetery. The French graves were later removed to other burial grounds.

Casualty Details: UK 496, Canada 8, New Zealand 24, Total Burials: 528

Plan of Cemetery

Cemetery plan courtesy of Barry Cuttell

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