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Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France.
Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France.
Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France., contains 1,754 First World War burials. For much of the First World War, Abbeville was headquarters of the Commonwealth lines of communication and No.3 BRCS, No.5 and No.2 Stationary Hospitals were stationed there variously from October 1914 to January 1920. The communal cemetery was used for burials from November 1914 to September 1916, the earliest being made among the French military graves. The extension was begun in September 1916.
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Born 1893
Died 1919
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Died 1918
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Died 1916
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Died 1918
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