COURCELLES-AU-BOIS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

Courcelles-au-Bois

Somme

France

General Directions: Courcelles-au-Bois is a village approximately 13 kilometres north of Albert. Take the D129 out of Mailly Maillet in the direction of Colincamps, Courcelles. About 2.5 kilometres further on turn left on the C5 towards Courcelles. Turn right in the village of Courcelles-au-Bois following the CWGC sign, and the cemetery is about 100 metres further on the left.

The extension was opened in October 1916 and used by field ambulances and fighting units until March 1917, when the German Army withdrew from the Ancre. It was used again in April 1918 during the German attack on Amiens. The village was in German hands for some months, but was retaken in August 1918. In 1934 three graves were moved into the extension from the communal cemetery.

Casualty Details: UK 105, Canada 2, New Zealand 5, South Africa 3: Total Burials: 115

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