The cemetery is located on the east side of the village of Bazentin-le-Petit, a subvillage of Bazentin, which is located approximately 8 kilometers northeast of the town of Albert and 3 kilometers southeast of the village of Pozieres.[1]
Bazentin was held by the Germans until 14 July 1916, when the British 3rd and 7th Divisions captured it and the British 21st Division captured Bazentin-le-Petit Wood. The village was temporarily lost in the German spring offensive of 1918, but was recaptured by the 38th Welsh Division on 25 August of the same year.[1]
Establishment of the Cemeteryedit
Historyedit
The cemetery extension was begun immediately after the capture of the village of Bazentin-le-Petit in July 1916 and was used until December 1916 by units operating in the area. After the end of World War I, 50 casualties from other battlefields around the villages of Bazentin and Contalmaison were reburied in the extension, including one British soldier who was previously buried in the Sailly-Laurette German Cemetery.[1][2]
One of the few distinguishable rows in the cemetery is Row B, which contains approximately 30 graves.[3]
Statisticsedit
The extension now contains 185 burials, of which 53 are unidentified and 132 are identified. 59 graves were destroyed by shellfire, and have since been replaced with special memorials.[2]
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bazentin, petit, communal, cemetery, extension, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, bo. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Bazentin le Petit Communal Cemetery Extension news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Bazentin le Petit Communal Cemetery Extension is a cemetery located in the Somme region of France commemorating British and Commonwealth soldiers who fought in the Battle of the Somme in World War I The cemetery contains mostly those who died from 14 July 1916 to December 1916 near Bazentin le Petit and those who died on battlefields near the villages of Bazentin and Contalmaison 1 Bazentin le Petit Communal Cemetery ExtensionDetailsEstablishedJuly 1916LocationBazentin le Petit Somme FranceCountryBritish and CommonwealthCoordinates50 01 55 N 2 46 03 E 50 03194 N 2 76750 E 50 03194 2 76750TypeMilitaryNo of graves185 total 132 identifiedWebsitecwgc orgFind a GraveBazentin le Petit Communal Cemetery Extension Contents 1 Location 2 Fighting near Bazentin le Petit 3 Establishment of the Cemetery 3 1 History 3 2 Statistics 4 ReferencesLocation editThe cemetery is located on the east side of the village of Bazentin le Petit a subvillage of Bazentin which is located approximately 8 kilometers northeast of the town of Albert and 3 kilometers southeast of the village of Pozieres 1 Fighting near Bazentin le Petit editMain article Battle of the Somme Bazentin was held by the Germans until 14 July 1916 when the British 3rd and 7th Divisions captured it and the British 21st Division captured Bazentin le Petit Wood The village was temporarily lost in the German spring offensive of 1918 but was recaptured by the 38th Welsh Division on 25 August of the same year 1 Establishment of the Cemetery editHistory edit The cemetery extension was begun immediately after the capture of the village of Bazentin le Petit in July 1916 and was used until December 1916 by units operating in the area After the end of World War I 50 casualties from other battlefields around the villages of Bazentin and Contalmaison were reburied in the extension including one British soldier who was previously buried in the Sailly Laurette German Cemetery 1 2 One of the few distinguishable rows in the cemetery is Row B which contains approximately 30 graves 3 Statistics edit The extension now contains 185 burials of which 53 are unidentified and 132 are identified 59 graves were destroyed by shellfire and have since been replaced with special memorials 2 Identified Burials by Nationality 4 Nationality Number of BurialsUnited Kingdom 130Canada 2According to Mount Allison University one Australian is also buried in the cemetery 3 Number of Burials by Unit 5 Northamptonshire Regiment 47 East Yorkshire Regiment 22Northumberland Fusiliers 14 Highland Light Infantry 11Durham Light Infantry 7 Royal Field Artillery 5Black Watch 3 Cameronians Scottish Rifles 3Machine Gun Corps 3 Canadian burials 2Gordon Highlanders 2 King s Royal Rifle Corps 2Royal Engineers 2 Cameron Highlanders 1Dorsetshire Regiment 1 Green Howards Yorkshire Regiment 1London Regiment 24th Bn The Queen s 1 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1Manchester Regiment 1 Royal Army Medical Corps 1Royal Fusiliers City of London Regiment 1 Seaforth Highlanders 1References edit a b c d Cemetery Details CWGC www cwgc org Retrieved 2021 02 24 a b Cemetery Details CWGC www cwgc org Retrieved 2021 02 24 a b French Cemeteries www mta ca Retrieved 2021 02 24 Bazentin le Petit Communal Cemetery Somme France CWGC WW1 Cemeteries com A photographic guide to over 4000 military cemeteries and memorials Retrieved 2021 02 24 Bazentin Le Petit Communal Cemetery Extension silentwitness freeservers com Retrieved 2021 03 20 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bazentin le Petit Communal Cemetery Extension amp oldid 1210437974, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
