Fienvillers British Cemetery
- Country France
- Total identified casualties 125 Find these casualties
- Region Somme
- Identified casualties from First World War
- GPS Coordinates Latitude: 50.11576, Longitude: 2.21988
Location information
Fienvillers is a village in the Department of the Somme, on the Doullens-Abbeville main road, 11 kilometres south-west of Doullens. There is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission signpost on the Doullens-Abbeville main road. The British Cemetery is at the south-east side of the road to Pernois, near the south-west corner of the village.
Visiting information
TWO SPECIAL HEADSTONES IN FIENVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY
Visitors with an attentive eye will probably notice that there are two different headstones in Fienvillers British Cemetery. At first sight, you might think the wrong material has been used for two headstones. However, historical research has revealed the truth. Originally all the headstones were Stancliffe sandstone, then in the 1950s all, except for two, were replaced by headstones in Portland. At that time, it was believed that the soft Stancliffe sandstone was not the best stone and Portland would be better to maintain. However, the two surviving headstones in sandstone disprove this theory.
Wheelchair access is possible with some difficulty.
For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our enquiries department on telephone number 01628 634221.
History information
The cemetery was made by the 38th and 34th Casualty Clearing Stations which were posted at Fienvillers in the summer of 1918. It was begun in May 1918 and used until the following September, and one grave was brought in after the Armistice from an isolated position near Bernaville.
Fienvillers British Cemetery now contains 124 First World War burials.
The cemetery was designed by A J S Hutton.