Longueau British Cemetery

Longueau British Cemetery
Longueau British Cemetery
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
	Cross of Sacrifice at the cemetery
	Used for those deceased 1918-1945
Established	April 1918
Location	49°52′10″N 2°21′33″E / 49.8694°N 2.3593°ECoordinates: 49°52′10″N 2°21′33″E / 49.8694°N 2.3593°E; near Amiens, Somme, France
Designed by	Reginald Blomfield
Total burials	204
Unknowns	14
Burials by nation
	United Kingdom 74; Canada 65; Australia 65
Burials by war
	World War I 202; World War II 2
	Statistics source: CWGC

Longueau British Cemetery is a First World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers in France, located to the east of Longueau, a suburb south-east of Amiens, Somme, France.^[1] The cemetery was begun in April 1918 and contains 204 burials, 14 of which are unidentified. Two Second World War airmen are also interred in the cemetery.^[2]

History[]

The cemetery was created in April 1918, as the British defensive lines before Amiens were re-established to contain a German push. Interments were taken until the end of August 1918 and later interments were made as field graves were moved to the cemetery. The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield.

References[]

^ "Longueau British Cemetery". cwgc.org. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
^ Reading Room Manchester. "CWGC - Longueau British Cemetery". cwgc.org. Retrieved 2015-08-07.

External links[]

Longueau British Cemetery at Find a Grave

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[1] "Longueau British Cemetery". cwgc.org. Retrieved 27 February 2019.

[2] Reading Room Manchester. "CWGC - Longueau British Cemetery". cwgc.org. Retrieved 2015-08-07.

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