Some pictures of the Cemetery, taken 8 January 2015.
Harponville Communal Cemetery Extension
View Harponville Communal Cemetery Extension on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission websiteHarponville
Somme
France
Somme
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The Commonwealth graves at Harponville were made by fighting units during the German advance on the Somme in 1918. The 34 burials in the cemetery date from April, May and early June 1918. 19 of the burials are of men of the Welch Regiment. The Extension contains 138 First World War burials, dating from June, July and August 1918. The Extension was designed by N A Rew.
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George Alfred
From Empingham
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By John Stokes on Friday 9th January '15 at 10:09am
A Rutlander, living in Belgium
Rutland and The Battle of the Somme
More than 90 Rutland soldiers died in the Battle of the Somme which lasted from 1 July 1916 until the middle of November. Today they lie in cemeteries across the old battlefield in northern France or are remembered among the 72,000 names on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme. By using our interactive map, you can find out what happened to them.
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