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2nd CANADIAN CEMETERY, SUNKEN ROAD

​Contalmaison
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​Somme

​France

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.03208, Longitude: 2.7302

2nd Canadian Cemetery, Sunken Road
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 44, 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.

​The cemetery was designed by William Harrison Cowlishaw

Casualty Details: Canada 44.
2nd Canadian Cemetery, Sunken Road
2nd Canadian Cemetery, Sunken Road
2nd Canadian Cemetery, Sunken Road
2nd Canadian Cemetery, Sunken Road
2nd Canadian Cemetery, Sunken Road
2nd Canadian Cemetery, Sunken Road
2nd Canadian Cemetery, Sunken Road
2nd Canadian Cemetery, Sunken Road
2nd Canadian Cemetery, Sunken Road
2nd Canadian Cemetery, Sunken Road
2nd Canadian Cemetery, Sunken Road
2nd Canadian Cemetery, Sunken Road
2nd Canadian Cemetery, Sunken Road
2nd Canadian Cemetery, Sunken Road
2nd Canadian Cemetery, Sunken Road
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442615 Private
Arthur Biddulph
2nd Bn. 
Canadian Infantry
23rd September 1916, aged 27.
Row B. 4.

Son of William and Mary Ann Biddulph, of 28, Queen St., Bollington, Macclesfield.

His headstone bears the inscription "He Died For Us"


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603049 Private
Richard Stanley Brickwood
2nd Bn. 
Canadian Infantry
7th October 1916, aged 25.
Row B. 10.

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Son of Richard C. and Charlotte Brickwood; husband of Mrs. Daisy Brickwood, of Hickson, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada. Native of England.

His headstone bears the inscription "He Loved Honour More Than He Feared Death"


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18791 Sergeant
Timothy Carroll
2nd Bn. 
Canadian Infantry
3rd September 1916, aged 27.
Row D. 2.


Son of Timothy Carroll (Inland Revenue Officer), of Comber, Ireland.

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437828 Private
James Chillas
2nd Bn. 
Canadian Infantry
13th October 1916.
Row E. 2.


Beloved brother of Johanna Chillas Ogston



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123005 Private Clarence Earl Collins, 2nd Bn. Canadian Infantry, died 5th October 1916, aged 21. Row B. 6.
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400882 Private
Arthur Bertram Corbin
2nd Bn. 
Canadian Infantry
3rd September 1916, aged 24.
​Row D. 6.



Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels

2nd Canadian Cemetery, Sunken Road
2nd Canadian Cemetery, Sunken Road
2nd Canadian Cemetery, Sunken Road
2nd Canadian Cemetery, Sunken Road
2nd Canadian Cemetery, Sunken Road
2nd Canadian Cemetery, Sunken Road
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171415 Corporal
Frank Reid Smith
2nd Bn. 
Canadian Infantry
7th October 1916, aged 30.
Row B. 9.


Son of the late James and Mary Smith, of Lily Bank, Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

His headstone bears the inscription "Love Is Fulfilment Greater Love Hath No Man"





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172473 Private
Alfred Bertram Stone
2nd Bn. 
Canadian Infantry
7th October 1916, aged 31.
Row A. 8.


Son of James and Kate Stone, of Bristol, England; husband of Mabel Mary Stone, of 230, Simcoe St., Toronto, Canada.

​His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will Be Done"

Click on obituary to enlarge


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37446 Private 
Christopher Walker Wright
2nd Bn. 
Canadian Infantry
13th October 1916, aged 28.
Row E. 3.

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Son of Christopher and Henrietta Wright, of 27, Albemarle St., Hull, Yorks, England.

​His headstone bears the inscription "Till We Meet Again"


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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.

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