MONTIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY & EXTENSION
Somme
France
Location Information
Montigny (or Montigny-sur-I'Hallue) is a village on the D919 Amiens (15 kilometres) to Contay (3.5 kilometres) road, then the D78 to Montigny (1 kilometre).
Continue for a further 100 metres along the Rue de La Brassierie and then turn left, the cemetery will be found a further 100 metres on.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access possible via main entrance.
Historical Information
The communal cemetery was used by the 47th (London) and 58th (London) Divisions from May to August 1918. It contains 56 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, three of which are unidentified.
Casualty Details: UK 56, Total Burials: 56.
Montigny (or Montigny-sur-I'Hallue) is a village on the D919 Amiens (15 kilometres) to Contay (3.5 kilometres) road, then the D78 to Montigny (1 kilometre).
Continue for a further 100 metres along the Rue de La Brassierie and then turn left, the cemetery will be found a further 100 metres on.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access possible via main entrance.
Historical Information
The communal cemetery was used by the 47th (London) and 58th (London) Divisions from May to August 1918. It contains 56 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, three of which are unidentified.
Casualty Details: UK 56, Total Burials: 56.
Communal
Extension
Shot at Dawn
39463 Private John Swain, 5th Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment, executed for desertion 11th August 1918, Row A. 21. (Extension).
39463 Private John Swain, 5th Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment, executed for desertion 11th August 1918, Row A. 21. (Extension).
Picture © Geerhard Joos
