Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery

Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery

cimetière communal de Bouzincourt

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Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery
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The Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery is a cemetery located in the Somme region of France commemorating British and Commonwealth soldiers who thought in the Battle of the Somme in World War I. The cemetery contains mainly soldiers who die on the front line near the village of Bouzincourt between March–July 1916 and April–June 1918, and is managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery

Rental: The cemetery is located in the north of the village of Bouzincourt, which is approximately 3 kilometres northwest of the town of Albert, France on the D938 road.

Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery

Establishment: Bouzincourt was used as a field ambulance station between early 1916 and February 1917. It was captured by the Germans for a few days in 1918. The cemetery was begun in March 1916 and was used between March–July 1916 and April–June 1918. The Bouzincourt Communal Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery Extension was established in May 1916 and contains 589 buildings.

Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery

Statistics: The cemetery contains a total of 33 buries, all of which are identified.