GRANDCOURT ROAD CEMETERY
Grandcourt
Somme
France
General Directions: Grandcourt is a village about 11 kilometres north-north-east of the town of Albert. The Cemetery is 1 kilometre south of the village in the direction of Thiepval on the D151 road. Access from the D151 is by a single lane road. The Cemetery, 500 metres on the southern side of the road, is in the middle of a field.
Grandcourt was reached on 1 July 1916, by men of the 36th (Ulster) Division, but it was not taken until the night of 5/6 February 1917 when patrols of the Royal Naval Division found it deserted. It was in German hands again from April to August 1918. Grandcourt Road Cemetery was made in the spring of 1917 when the Ancre battlefield was cleared.
Further Information: The road from which this cemetery is accessed is very narrow and parking is very difficult and hazardous, the cemetery is then a short walk through fields.
Casualty Details: UK 390, Canada 1, Total Burials: 391
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