GEZAINCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Gezaincourt
Somme
France
General Directions: Gezaincourt is a village a little south-west of the town of Doullens, halfway between the main roads from Doullens to Abbeville and Doullens to Amiens. The Communal Cemetery and Extension are on the east side of the village. There is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission signpost outside Doullens on the road towards Amiens.
The Communal Cemetery at Gezaincourt contains nine Commonwealth burials of the First World War, made between October 1915 and March 1916 The adjoining Extension was opened in March 1916 and used until March 1917, and again from March to October 1918. In most cases, the burials were carried out from casualty clearing stations and, in June to August 1918, from the 3rd Canadian Stationary Hospital.
Shot at Dawn: Private W. E. Anderson, 5th Bn. Dorset Regiment, executed for desertion 31/03/1917, plot 1. P. 1.
Casualty Details: UK 507, Canada 24, Australia 23, New Zealand 40, India 2, Germany 75, Total Burials: 671
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