Y Ravine Cemetery CWGC

France / Picardie / Beaumont-Hamel /
 First World War 1914-1918, war cemetery
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This cemetery was started in the spring of 1917 by the British V Corps and was originally called Y Ravine Cemetery No. 1. By that time the British Front Line had moved further east beyond the 1st July 1916 battle lines so it was possible to retrieve and bury soldiers who had been lying in this area for the best part of a year.

There are over 400 casualties commemorated in this cemetery, many of which are unidentified. There are 275 identified burials in the cemetery. There are also 53 individuals from the United Kingdom and 8 individuals from Newfoundland named on memorials in the cemetery who are believed to be buried in this site among the unidentified graves.

www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=2076...
www.greatwar.co.uk/somme/cemetery-y-ravine.htm
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y_Ravine_Commonwealth_War_Graves_Commission_Cemetery
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Coordinates:   50°4'34"N   2°39'9"E
This article was last modified 12 years ago