The Connaught Cemetery is a cemetery located in the Somme region of France commemorating British and Commonwealth soldiers who fought in the Battle of the Somme in World War I. The cemetery contains mainly those who died near the village of Thiepval from Autumn 1916 until the end of the war in November 1918 with a brief exception between March and August 1918.[1]
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| Established | Autumn 1916 |
| Location | Thiepval, Somme, France |
| Country | British and Commonwealth |
| Coordinates | 50°03′32″N 2°40′50″E / 50.05889°N 2.68047°E |
| Type | Military |
| Owned by | Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| No. of graves | 1268 total, 646 identified |
| Website | cwgc.org |
| Find a Grave | Connaught Cemetery |
Location
editThe cemetery is located approximately 1 kilometer along the D73 road out of Thiepval, which is approximately 8 kilometers northeast of Albert, France. Geographically, it is located at the edge of Thiepval Wood near a formation known as Ulster Tower.[1] Nearby is the Mill Road Cemetery, also from World War I.[2]
Statistics
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There are now 1,268 Commonwealth soldiers buried in the cemetery, of which 646 are identified.[1] All of the identified casualties are British.[3]
| Unit | # | Unit | # |
| Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers | 84 | Duke of Wellington (West Riding Regiment) | 54 |
| Lancashire Fusiliers | 54 | Royal Irish Rifles | 40 |
| Notts. & Derbyshire Regiment | 32 | West Yorkshire Regiment | 28 |
| Gloucestershire Regiment | 26 | Black Watch | 24 |
| North Staffordshire Regiment | 17 | Royal Navy Division - infantry | 16 |
| Royal West Kent Regiment | 16 | South Lancashire Regiment | 15 |
| Queen's - Royal West Surrey Regiment | 14 | Bedfordshire Regiment | 12 |
| Cambridgeshire Regiment | 11 | Machine Gun Corps | 11 |
| Royal Sussex Regiment | 11 | East Surrey Regiment | 10 |
| Royal Engineers | 10 | Cheshire Regiment | 9 |
| Dorsetshire Regiment | 9 | Northumberland Fusiliers | 9 |
| Hertfordshire Regiment | 8 | Middlesex Regiment | 8 |
| Hampshire Regiment | 7 | Loyal North Lancs Regiment | 7 |
| South Staffordshire Regiment | 7 | East Yorkshire Regiment | 6 |
| King's Royal Rifle Corps | 6 | Royal Warwickshire | 6 |
| Norfolk Regiment | 5 | Rifle Brigade | 5 |
| Royal Fusiliers | 5 | Buffs - East Kent Regiment | 4 |
| Leicestershire Regiment | 4 | Royal Field Artillery | 4 |
| East Lancashire Regiment | 3 | King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment | 3 |
| King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry | 3 | Worcestershire Regiment | 3 |
| York & Lancaster Regiment | 3 | Royal Army Service Corps | 2 |
| Suffolk Regiment | 2 | Welsh Regiment | 2 |
| Border Regiment | 1 | Monmouthshire Regiment | 1 |
| Northamptonshire Regiment | 1 | Royal Dragoons, attached South Lancashire Regiment | 1 |
| Wiltshire Regiment | 1 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Cemetery Details | CWGC". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ "First World War.com - The Western Front Today - Connaught Cemetery". www.firstworldwar.com. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "Connaught Cemetery, Somme, France (CWGC)". WW1 Cemeteries.com - A photographic guide to over 4000 military cemeteries and memorials. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval". silentwitness.freeservers.com. Retrieved 2021-03-21.