SUNKEN ROAD CEMETERY
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: UK 5, Canada 148, Australia 61, Total Burials: 214
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: UK 5, Canada 148, Australia 61, Total Burials: 214
2026 Private
Gordon Everitt Webb. (Known as Don)
19th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
29th July 1916, aged 18.
Special Memorial 1.
Son of William James and Annie Webb, of 432, Darling St., Balmain, New South Wales. Native of Grenfell.
Picture courtesy of John Dwyer
Gordon Everitt Webb. (Known as Don)
19th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
29th July 1916, aged 18.
Special Memorial 1.
Son of William James and Annie Webb, of 432, Darling St., Balmain, New South Wales. Native of Grenfell.
Picture courtesy of John Dwyer
March 1918 - An Australian Motor Ambulance A24100 leaving a Dressing Station at Contalmaison Chateau in France. Note the other ambulance in the background.
