Franvillers Communal Cemetery
- Country France
- Total identified casualties 9 Find these casualties
- Region Somme
- Identified casualties from First World War
- GPS Coordinates Latitude: 49.96472, Longitude: 2.51142
Location information
Franvillers is a village in the Department of the Somme, and stands on high ground above the River Ancre. It is on the D929 Amiens (19 kilometres) to Albert (10 kilometres) road. The Communal Cemetery and Extension is south-east of the village on the C201 road.
Visiting information
Wheelchair access to this cemetery with some difficulty. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on 01628 507200.
History information
The COMMUNAL CEMETERY at Franvillers was used at intervals from May 1916 to May 1918. It contains eight Commonwealth burials of the First World War. The adjoining EXTENSION was used from April to August 1918 by units and field ambulances engaged in the defence of Amiens. It contains 248 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and five German graves. The extension was designed by W C Von Berg.