Cemetery #6800
Guards Cemetery
Local name: Cimetière de Guards'
Also known as Guard's Cemetery, Combles
0
documented records
≈ 19–39
approx. capacity (graves)
970 m²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Guards' Cemetery is a First World War military cemetery in the commune of Combles in the Somme. It was built by the Guards Division in September 1916, during the Battle of the Somme. Combles is a large village about 16.5 kilometres east of Albert and 13 kilometres south of Bapaume. Further details are available from cwgc.org.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 50.006340° N, 2.859594° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Combles Communal Cemetery 950 m away · Combles
- Combles Communal Cemetery Extension 1.0 km away · Combles
- Maurepas French National Cemetery 2.0 km away · Maurepas
- Guillemont Communal Cemetery 2.2 km away · Guillemont
- Maurepas Communal Cemetery 2.2 km away · Maurepas
- Morval British Cemetery 2.9 km away · Morval
- Rancourt Cemetery (Ferme du Priez) 2.9 km away · Rancourt
- Morval Communal Cemetery 3.0 km away · Morval
- Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont 3.2 km away · Guillemont
- Rancourt German War Cemetery 3.4 km away · Rancourt
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How big is Guards Cemetery?
Guards Cemetery covers about 970 m² (0.2 acres), about the size of 4 tennis courts. It is the 638th smallest of the 4,957 cemeteries we list in Hauts-de-France.