Beauval Communal Cemetery, Commonwealth Plot

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The Beauval 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 cases processed through the Allied 4th and 47th Casualty Clearing Stations in the village of Beauval in the First World War and a small number of cases from the Second World War.

Rental: The cemetery is located on the by-road Rue de l'Eglise, which is located in the northern end of Beauval approximately 24 kilometres north of the town of Amiens and 6 kilometres south of the town of Doullens.

History: The 4th Casualty Clearing Station began and used the cemetery from June 1915 to October 1916 while stationed at Beauval. From October to December 1916, the cemetery was used by the 47th Casualty Clearing Station. A small number of buildings were created in the cemetery as late as March 1918. After the end of World War I, graves from Lucheux Military Cemetery were moved to rows A through G of Beauval Communal Cemetery. A Cross of Sacrifice is located in front of the main cemetery gate. The cemetery was designed by G. H. Goldsmith...