Sites to see around Martinpuich, Bazentin, High Wood and Longueval
Martinpuich British Cemetery
Martinpuich British Cemetery was begun in November 1916 and used by fighting units and Field Ambulances until June 1917, and again at the end of August 1918.
Gordon Cemetery, Mametz
The Gordon Cemetery contains a total of 97 graves of which 94 are of men of the 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders, of the 7th Division. They were killed on 1 July 1916 and buried in their own support trench in a double semi-circle around the Cross of Sacrifice.
Devonshire Cemetery, Mametz
The Devonshire Cemetery, Mametz was started by the 8th and 9th Battalions of the Devonshire Regiment on July 4, 1916 when following their offensive on July 1 they buried their dead in a portion of what had been their own front line.
Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz
Dantzig Alley British Cemetery was begun in July 1916. It was used by Field Ambulances and fighting units until the following November. At the Armistice the cemetery consisted of 183 graves, but it was then increased by the concentration of 1,782 additional graves to bring it to its final total of 1,965 graves.
Peake Wood Cemetery, Contalmaison
Peake Wood was the name given by the Army to a copse on the south east side of the road to Contalmaison. Peake Wood fell into British hands on 5 July, 1916.
Contalmaison Château Cemetery, Contalmaison
Contalmaison Château Cemetery contains the graves of 264 soldiers from the United Kingdom, 21 from Australia, four from Canada. There are 45 unnamed graves. A special memorial is erected to a soldier from Australia known to buried among them.
Sunken Road Cemetery, Contalmaison
The Sunken Road from which this cemeteries is named is part of the Contalmaison to Pozières road. The site was formerly wooded. Sunken Road Cemetery is in the Bois Défrichés. The cemetery was made during July to October 1916.
Gordon Dump Cemetery, La Boiselle
Gordon Dump Cemetery near La Boiselle contains the graves of 1,676 Allied soldiers of whom 1,053 (63%) are unknown.
Aveluy Wood Cemetery (Lancashire Dump), Thiepval
Aveluy Wood Cemetery (Lancashire Dump) is situated by the side of the Albert to Hamel road at the northern boundary of Aveluy Wood in the village of Mesnil-Martinsart.
