2nd CANADIAN CEMETERY, SUNKEN ROAD
Contalmaison
Somme
France
Location Information
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.
Visiting Information
Access to the cemetery is via a rough track which can be inaccessible under bad weather conditions.
Wheelchair access with some difficulty.
Historical Information
The 2nd Canadian Cemetery was made in July-October, 1916, during the middle fighting in the Somme offensive.
There are now over 40, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site.
The Cemetery covers an area of 383 square metres and is enclosed by a low red brick wall.
Casualty Details: Canada 44, Total Burials: 44.
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.
Visiting Information
Access to the cemetery is via a rough track which can be inaccessible under bad weather conditions.
Wheelchair access with some difficulty.
Historical Information
The 2nd Canadian Cemetery was made in July-October, 1916, during the middle fighting in the Somme offensive.
There are now over 40, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site.
The Cemetery covers an area of 383 square metres and is enclosed by a low red brick wall.
Casualty Details: Canada 44, Total Burials: 44.
25th September 1919 - View from the top of Gibraltar pillbox, map reference x. 4. c. 6. 5, looking 15 degrees east of south towards Contalmaison. A group of unidentified soldiers can be seen at the road junction near the remnants of a limber.
