Delville Wood Cemetery
Delville Wood Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery located near Longueval, France and the third largest in the Somme battlefield area.
| Delville wood cemetery | |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
Delville Wood Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery | |
| Used for those deceased Sep 1914 – Oct 1918 | |
| Established | Concentration cemetery. 1920 onwards |
| Location | 50°1′31″N 2°48′46″E near Longueval, Somme, France |
| Total burials | 5,523 |
Unknowns | 3,593 |
| Commemorated | 27 |
| Burials by nation | |
| 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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