2ND CANADIAN CEMETERY, SUNKEN ROAD 

Contalmaison

Somme

France

General Directions: Contalmaison is a village and commune in the Department of the Somme, 6 kilometres east-north-east of Albert. The sunken road from which this cemetery is named is part of the Contalmaison-Pozieres road. The cemetery lies in the fields on Accommodation road 400 metres east of the main Contalmaison to Pozieres road.

The 2nd Canadian Cemetery was made in July-October, 1916, during the middle fighting in the Somme offensive.

Further Information: The sunken road can be hazardous during inclement weather and at most times the surface is impassable for motor vehicles after a certain point, vehicles can be driven part way down and then left and the cemetery accessed by foot, it should be noted that there is no turning area for vehicles and it will be necessary to reverse back up the track.

Casualty Details: Canada 44, Total Burials: 44

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