POINT 110 OLD MILITARY CEMETERY

Fricourt

Somme

France

General Directions: Fricourt is a village in the Department of the Somme 5 kilometres east of Albert. The Cemetery is about 1 kilometre south of Fricourt on a track running between the roads from Fricourt and Mametz to Bray. Both the new and the old cemeteries are near the side of the track, the old being 230 metres north of the new.

Fricourt village was captured by the 17th Division on 2 July 1916 but the southern part of the commune, in which this cemetery is situated, was already in Allied hands. Point 110 Old Military Cemetery was begun by French troops in February 1915 and continued by the 1st Dorsets and other Commonwealth units from August 1915 to September 1916. The cemetery was named from the contour on the map; before September 1916 it was called King George's Hill. The French graves were later removed to the French national cemetery at Albert.

Further Information: Access by vehicle is possible with care, the track is uneven and difficult in inclement conditions.

Casualty Details: UK 100, Total Burials: 100

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