Cemetery #33291
Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel
Local name: Cimetière britannique d'Ancre
Also known as Ancre British Cemetery
1
documented record
≈ 140–280
approx. capacity (graves)
6,900 m²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Ancre British Cemetery stands beside the D50 road between Hamel and Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre and takes its name from the nearby river. It originally held 517 men. After the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line in spring 1917, the British V Corps cleared the battlefield, and the burials from many smaller sites were concentrated here after the First World War, bringing it to 2,541 burials. Special memorials commemorate 16 soldiers whose graves were destroyed by artillery fire and 43 casualties believed to be buried among the unknown. More about the cemetery can be found through ww1cemeteries.com.
Read more in our story: How to Find the Grave of a First World War Soldier
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 50.067837° N, 2.667759° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
1 memorial, A–Z by surname.
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Le Hamel Hamlet Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart 560 m away · Mesnil-Martinsart
- Saint-Pierre Divion Cemetery 670 m away · Thiepval
- Hamel Military Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel 930 m away · Beaumont-Hamel
- Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval 1.4 km away · Thiepval
- Beaumont-Hamel Cemetery 1.4 km away · Beaumont-Hamel
- Mill Road Cemetery 1.4 km away · Thiepval · 1 record
- Y Ravine Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel 1.4 km away · Beaumont-Hamel
- Knightsbridge Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart 1.7 km away · Mesnil-Martinsart
- Hunter's Cemetery 1.7 km away · Beaumont-Hamel
- Mesnil Ridge Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart 1.8 km away · Mesnil-Martinsart
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Common questions
How big is Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel?
Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel covers about 6,900 m² (1.7 acres), about the size of a soccer field. It is the 859th largest of the 4,957 cemeteries we list in Hauts-de-France.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel is that of Geoffrey Victor Harbidge, who died on November 13, 1916 at the age of 19.