Authuille in Somme, Upper France, France — Western Europe

The Thiepval Anglo-French Cemetery

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 10, 2024

1. The Thiepval Anglo-French Cemetery Memorial

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

The Thiepval Anglo-French Cemetery
That the world may remember the common sacrifice of two and a half million dead, here have been laid side by side Soldiers of France and of the British Empire in eternal comradeship.

Français
Pour rappeler au monde le sacrifice commun de deux millions et demi de morts ici ont ete inhumes et reposent cote a cote des soldats de la France et de l’empire Britannique freres d’armes pour l’eternite

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, World I.

Location. 50° 3.036′ N, 2° 41.051′ E. Memorial is in Authuille, Hauts-de-France (Upper France), in Somme. It can be reached from Rue de l'Ancre, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Authuille, 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: The Thiepval Memorial and Anglo-French Cemetery (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); 18th Division Memorial (approx. 0.3 kilometers away);

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The Thiepval Memorial (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Subsequent History of the Thiepval Memorial and the Legacy of Lutyens in Northern France (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Inauguration of the Thiepval Memorial in 1932 (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Construction of the Thiepval Memorial and Franco-British Cemetery (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); 'The Glorious Dead' ∙ Commemoration of the Missing (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The Durham Pals (approx. 0.3 kilometers away).

Also see . . . Thiepval Anglo-French Cemetery at CWGC. Of the 300 Commonwealth burials in the cemetery, 239 are unidentified. The bodies were found in December 1931 and January-March 1932, some as far north as Loos and as far south as Le Quesnel, but the majority came from the Somme battlefields of July-November 1916. Of the 300 French dead, 253 are unidentified. (Submitted on July 26, 2024.)

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 10, 2024

2. The Thiepval Anglo-French Cemetery Memorial

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 10, 2024

3. The Thiepval Anglo-French Cemetery Memorial

The Thiepval Anglo-French Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 10, 2024

4. The Thiepval Anglo-French Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 96 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 26, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.