Beaumont-Hamel in Somme, Upper France, France — Western Europe

Hunters Cemetery

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 10, 2024

1. Hunters Cemetery Memorial

Inscription.

In this cemetery are buried 46 officers and men who are commemorated on the headstones surrounding this cross

Erected by Commonwealth Graves Commission.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 50° 4.684′ N, 2° 38.977′ E. Memorial is in Beaumont-Hamel, Hauts-de-France (Upper France), in Somme. It can be reached from Route D73 north of Route D50, on the right when traveling north. The marker and cemetery are reached by walking from the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundlanders Memorial. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Beaumont-Hamel, Hauts-de-France 80300, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 51st Highland Division Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Hawthorn Ridge Cemetery No. 2 (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Hawthorn Ridge Cemetery No 2 (about 90 meters away); ‘Y’ Ravine Cemetery (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial (approx. half a kilometer away); Newfoundland War Memorial Park Beaumont Hamel (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); The Solitary Caribou (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); The Spirit of the Place (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beaumont-Hamel.

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Hunters Cemetery at CWGC. Beaumont-Hamel was attacked in vain on the 1st July, 1916, and captured by the 51st (Highland) and 63rd (Royal Naval) Divisions on the following 13th November. Hunter's Cemetery (the origin of the name may refer to a Chaplain attached to the Black Watch, the Rev. Hunter) is, in fact, a great shell-hole, in which soldiers of the 51st Division, who fell in the capture of Beaumont-Hamel, were buried after the battle. There are now over 40, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. (Submitted on July 12, 2024.)

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 10, 2024

2. Hunters Cemetery Memorial

Hunters Cemetery and the Cross of Sacrifice image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 10, 2024

3. Hunters Cemetery and the Cross of Sacrifice

Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 97 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 12, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.