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Saturday 30th September 1916

A.I.F. Burial Ground, Flers

(5 casualties)

A.I.F. Burial Ground is 2 kilometres north of the village of Flers, in the Department of the Somme. Travel south-west of Bapaume on the D929 in the direction of Albert for 6 kilometres to the village of Le Sars. Turn left eastwards on the D11 in the direction of Geudecourt for 3.5 kilometres to the D74/D197 junction. Continue along the D74 in the direction of Geudecourt for 500 metres when a CWGC signpost will be seen indicating the A.I.F. Burial Ground along a track to the right.

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    Herbert Cook
    (Private)
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    William George Geary
    (Private)
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    Anthony Hurt
    (Private)
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    Bertram Beighton Mackenzie
    (Lance Corporal)
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    Harry William Wicks
    (Private)
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Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension

(1 casualty)

The town of Abbeville is on the main road from Paris to Boulogne (N1), about 80 kilometres south of Boulogne. The communal cemetery and communal cemetery extension are located on the left hand side of the road when leaving the town in a north-east direction for Drucat. CWGC direction signs will be found within the cemetery. Enter the Communal Cemetery by the left hand side main gate and follow CWGC signs within the Cemetery. The extension may be entered from the communal cemetery or from the Allée Du Souvenir Francais, where there is car parking available. GPS Co-ordinates: N50.12101, E1.83220

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    Robert Lyal Aitken
    (Sergeant)
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Brockenhurst (St. Nicholas) Churchyard

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    Richard William Lynch
    (Rifleman)
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Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers

(1 casualty)

Flers is a village in the Department of the Somme, about 8 kilometres north-east of Albert. From the D929, direction Bapaume-Albert, leave Bapaume and after 1.3 kilometres follow the signs for Ligny Thilloy. Continue through the village until you give way to the D10, then turn right and follow signs for Flers. 200 metres into the village of Flers is a sign for Bulls Road Cemetery. Follow the winding route off to the left for 500 metres and the cemetery is on the right hand side, 20 metres off the road.

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    Leonard Hodsdon
    (Corporal)
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Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial

(35 casualties)

Longueval is a village approximately 13 kilometres east of Albert and 10 kilometres south of Bapaume. The Memorial is situated on a terrace in Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, which lies a short distance west of Longueval, on the south side of the road to Contalmaison.

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    Ernest John Howard Andrews
    (Private)
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    Claude Cecil Avery
    (Private)
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    Harold Lowick Bates
    (Rifleman)
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    Oswell Hughes Bennett
    (Private)
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    Thomas Berry
    (Rifleman)
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    William Caffery
    (Private)
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    William Andrew Clarke
    (Private)
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    William Clement Augustus Cornes
    (Rifleman)
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    James Craig
    (Private)
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    Joseph Flanagan
    (Private)
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    Thomas James Foss
    (Rifleman)
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    Gerald Bartley Galvin
    (Private)
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    Walter Jefferis Gibbons
    (Lance Corporal)
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    Clarence Nathaniel Goodhue
    (Private)
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    Harry Thomas Hardwick
    (Private)
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    James Laidlaw Herbert
    (Captain)
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    Alfred Horn
    (Rifleman)
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    William Howden
    (Second Lieutenant)
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    Arthur Huckin
    (Private)
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    James Llewell
    (Private)
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    Norman Strathmore Marriott
    (Private)
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    Roy McLeod
    (Sergeant)
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    Leonard McMillan
    (Private)
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    William Alexander McMillan
    (Private)
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    Hugh Jamieson Nairn
    (Private)
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    Edward Mortimer O'Sullivan
    (Private)
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    Peter Aramac Oxley
    (Corporal)
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    Lindsay Gordon Parlane
    (Private)
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    William Morton Rallinshaw
    (Second Lieutenant)
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    Stanley Richards
    (Corporal)
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    John Riddle
    (Private)
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    James Simpson
    (Private)
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    Robert Frederick Thew
    (Private)
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    Robert Thornton
    (Private)
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    Robert Edward Wood
    (Rifleman)
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Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval

(1 casualty)

Longueval is a village approximately 13 kilometres east of Albert and 10 kilometres south of Bapaume. Caterpillar Valley Cemetery lies a short distance west of Longueval on the south side of the road to Contalmaison.

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    Thomas Marwick Yorston
    (Private)
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Dartmoor Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt

(1 casualty)

Becordel-Becourt is a village about 2.5 kilometres south-east of Albert. From the D938 (Albert-Peronne) take the road C2 (Becourt-Becordel). The Cemetery is immediately north of the village on the road to Becourt opposite the Communal Cemetery.

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    Sidney Coulson
    (Rifleman)
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Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension

(2 casualties)

Dernancourt is a village 3 kilometres south of Albert. The Communal Cemetery is a little west of the village, and the Extension is on the north-west side of the Communal Cemetery.

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    William James Beddis
    (Private)
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    Percival John Napier
    (Lance Corporal)
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Etaples Military Cemetery

(2 casualties)

Etaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne. The Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne.

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    John Forbes Menzies Fleming
    (Lieutenant)
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    Robert Purcell
    (Rifleman)
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Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe

(5 casualties)

Mericourt-l'Abbe is a village approximately 19 kilometres north-east of Amiens and 10 kilometres south-west of Albert. Heilly Station Cemetery is about 2 kilometres south-west of Mericourt-l'Abbe, on the south side of the road to Corbie.

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    Francis Richard Avent
    (Corporal)
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    Joseph Alexander Dunn
    (Private)
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    Walter McArthur Galbraith
    (Private)
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    Thomas William Lewis
    (Private)
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    George Macfarlane Stewart
    (Sergeant)
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Quarry Cemetery, Montauban

(2 casualties)

Montauban is a village about 10 kilometres east of Albert. 5 kilometres from Albert on the D938 (Albert-Peronne), turn east onto the D64 and the village of Montauban will be found 4 kilometres along this road. Travel through the village for 600 metres then turn north. The quarry from which this cemetery is named is 750 metres north of the village at the bottom of a valley, 800 metres from the village on the east side of the road. The cemetery is on the north-west side of the quarry.

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    James Andrew Aitken
    (Saddler)
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    Apu Tepuretu
    (Private)
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Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix

(1 casualty)

The village of Fleurbaix is approximately 5 kilometres south-west of Armentieres and Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery is 3 kilometres south-west of the village.

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    John Clifford Stuart Des Barres
    (Corporal)
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St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen

(1 casualty)

St Sever Cemetery is a large communal cemetery situated on the eastern edge of the southern Rouen suburbs of Le Grand Quevilly and Le Petit Quevilly._x000D_ _x000D_ If approaching Rouen from the north, head for the centre of town and cross over the river Seine, following signs for Caen. Follow this route until you get to the 'Rond Point des Bruyeres' roundabout (next to the football stadium), then take the first exit into the Boulevard Stanislas Girardin. The cemetery is 150 metres down this road on the left._x000D_ _x000D_ If approaching Rouen from the south, follow the N138 (Avenue des Canadiens) towards the centre of town. At the 'Rond Point des Bruyeres' roundabout (next to the football stadium), take the fourth exit into the Boulevard Stanislas Girardin. The cemetery is 150 metres down this road on the left._x000D_ _x000D_ If arriving on foot, take the metro to St Sever Metro Station, then follow the Avenue de Caen until you get to the Avenue de la Liberation, then take this road and follow this, which will become the Boulevard du 11 Novembre. At the end of this road is the 'Rond Point des Bruyeres' roundabout. Take the first exit from this into the Boulevard Stanislas Girardin. The cemetery is 150 metres down this road on the left.

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    James Charles Sheppard
    (Private)
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Thiepval Memorial

(1 casualty)

The Thiepval Memorial will be found on the D73, next to the village of Thiepval, off the main Bapaume to Albert road (D929). Each year a major ceremony is held at the memorial on 1 July.

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    Alexander Ormond
    (Second Lieutenant)
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Wanganui (Aramoho) Cemetery

(1 casualty)

This cemetery is situated off Somme Parade, just east of Aramoho Park, Wanganui.

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    Robert Stafford
    (Trooper)
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