Also in the Gordon Cemetery are the graves of three artillerymen killed on 9 July 1916. Just five of the 97 graves in the cemetery are unknown.
The Gordon Cemetery is a small, isolated cemetery situated 1km south of Mametz, to the east of the D938.
Gordon Cemetery, Mametz
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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. March 19, 1994. (94/104/16A)
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.
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