TORONTO CEMETERY
Démuin
Somme
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.83723, Longitude: 2.53658
Location Information
Démuin is a village and commune in the Department of the Somme in the valley of the Luce to the east of Domart. Toronto Cemetery is 2 kilometres north of Démuin village, in the fields.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to this cemetery is possible via the main entrance.
Historical Information
Démuin was lost and recaptured on 30 March 1918, and lost again on the 31st, but on 8 August 1918, it was retaken by the 58th Canadian Battalion.
The cemetery was begun by the 3rd Canadian Battalion (Toronto Regiment) in August 1918, and used by other Canadian units for the burial of their dead in that month.
Toronto Cemetery contains 97 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, 22 of which are unidentified. The cemetery also contains four German graves.
Total Burials: 101.
Identified Casualties: Canada 70, United Kingdom 5, Germany 1. Total 76.
Unidentified Casualties: Commonwealth 22, Germany 3. Total 25.
