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Warlencourt British Cemetery
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Used for those deceased 1916–1918
Established1919
Location50°04′50″N 02°47′59″E / 50.08056°N 2.79972°E / 50.08056; 2.79972
near 
Bapaume, France
Designed bySir Edward Lutyens
Total burials3,505
Unknowns
1,823
Burials by nation
Allied Powers:
  • United Kingdom: 1,189
  • Australia: 339
  • South Africa: 108
  • New Zealand: 51
  • Canada: 2
  • Unknown: 1,823
Burials by war
First World War: 3,505

Warlencourt British Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for military personnel who died on the Western Front during the First World War. It is located in the Pas de Calais region of France. Established in 1919 to consolidate several smaller cemeteries, it was designed by Sir Edward Lutyens and is administered by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC). There are 3,450 soldiers interred, over which 1,823 are unidentified. There are also memorials to 55 soldiers whose graves are unknown. The majority of the soldiers who have been identified are British, with smaller numbers of Australians, South Africans, New Zealanders, and Canadians.

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