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Delville Wood Cemetery
WWI CWGC site in Somme, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Delville Wood Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery located near Longueval, France and the third largest in the Somme battlefield area.
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Delville wood cemetery | |
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
![]() Delville Wood Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery | |
Used for those deceased Sep 1914 – Oct 1918 | |
Established | Concentration cemetery. 1920 onwards |
Location | 50°1′31″N 2°48′46″E near |
Total burials | 5,523 |
Unknowns | 3,593 |
Commemorated | 27 |
Burials by nation | |
Allied Powers:
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Burials by war | |
World War I: 5,523 | |
Official name | Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front) |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | i, ii, vi |
Designated | 2023 (45th session) |
Reference no. | 1567-SE05 |
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