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COURCELLES-AU-BOIS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
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Somme

​France

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.10582, Longitude: 2.58548

Courcelles-au-Bois Communal Cemetery Extension

​Location Information

Courcelles-au-Bois is a village approximately 13 kilometres north of Albert. 

Take the D129 out of Mailly Maillet in the direction of Colincamps, Courcelles. About 2.5 kilometres further on turn left on the C5 towards Courcelles. Turn right in the village of Courcelles-au-Bois following the CWGC sign, and the cemetery is about 100 metres further on the left.


Visiting Information

Wheelchair access with some difficulty. 

Historical Information

The extension was opened in October 1916 and used by field ambulances and fighting units until March 1917, when the German Army withdrew from the Ancre. It was used again in April 1918 during the German attack on Amiens. The village was in German hands for some months, but was retaken in August 1918.

There are now 115 First World War burials in the extension, including three brought in from the communal cemetery in 1934.

Total Burials: 115.

Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 105, New Zealand 5, South Africa 3, Canada 2. Total 115.

The extension was designed by Sir Frank Higginson.
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Two officers of the 12th Royal Lancers studying a map in Courcelles-au-Bois. Near them is hung a French flag found in the village, March 1917. © IWM (Q 5065)
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27751 Corporal
Frederick Delappe Barnfield
10th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
12th February 1917, aged 22.
Row E. 13.

Son of Harry and Emily Barnfield, of 24, Load St., Bewdley, Worcestershire.


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45478 Private
Vincent Henry Condon
1st Bn. Canterbury Regiment, N. Z. E. F.
19th April 1918, aged 32.
Row F. 11.

Son of Arthur Henry and Clara Condon, of Awakino, New Zealand.


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Lieutenant
Walter Hetherington Gordon
2nd Div. Ammunition Col. Canadian Field Artillery
30th October 1916
​Row A. 16.

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24/2243 Rifleman
William Patrick Mason
4th Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade
5th April 1918, aged 22.
Row F. 8.

Son of James and Margaret Mason, of 53, Kent Terrace, Wellington. Born at Victoria Place, Wellington, New Zealand.


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45935 Private
Peter James Trainor
​"B" Coy. 1st Bn. Wellington Regiment, N. Z. E. F.
22nd April 1918, aged 24.
Row F. 12.

Son of Charles and Mary Trainor, of 19, Pitt St., Wanganui, New Zealand.

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Captain
William Sinclair Tuck, Mentioned in Despatches
2nd Trench Mortar Bty. Canadian Field Artillery
30th October 1916, aged 23.
Row A. 15.

Nephew of William Sinclair Davis, of Oakville, Ontario, Canada.


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Ruins in Courcelles-au-Bois, March 1917. © IWM (Q 5056)

Images in this gallery © Johan Pauwels

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NEARBY CWGC CEMETERIES & MEMORIALS
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Colincamps Communal Cemetery
Bertrancourt Communal Cemetery
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