Delville Wood Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery
Used for those deceased Sep 1914 – Oct 1918
Established
Concentration cemetery. 1920 onwards
Location
50°1′31″N2°48′46″E / 50.02528°N 2.81278°E / 50.02528; 2.81278 near
Longueval, Somme, France
Total burials
5,523
Unknowns
3,593
Commemorated
27
Burials by nation
Allied Powers:
United Kingdom: 5,242
South Africa: 152
Australia: 81
Canada: 29
New Zealand: 19
Burials by war
World War I: 5,523
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name
Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front)
Type
Cultural
Criteria
i, ii, vi
Designated
2023 (45th session)
Reference no.
1567-SE05
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