Sunken Road Cemetery Contalmaison

[auchonvillerssomme]

No reason for posting this except I was touched by the age differences of these men in the same cemetery.

Mick

http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_detail...casualty=613741

http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_detail...casualty=613628

http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_detail...casualty=613630

[Chris Noble]

Hi Mick.

One of the first cemeteries i ever visited on the Somme.

P.P.L.I. if i am not mistaken, can't remember if they are buried in No.1 or No.2.

However, the memory of that first visit has stayed with me forever.

If anybody hasn't visited these on a Somme visit, take it from me, a must.

I do believe though, the area, if i am not mistaken, at the time of the Somme Offensive, was Woodland?

Great photos Mick.

Kindest regards, Chris.

[auchonvillerssomme]

also one of my favourites...i have always wondered why it isn't signposted off the Albert Road, would get a few more well deserved visitors.

Mick

[Chris Noble]

Great stuff Mick. Even Mrs N. came up here to have a look and that is a first!

Kindest regards, Chris.

[maryh]

Thanks Mick,

the pictures bought back poignant memories.

On a recent visit to the Somme I was taken to find the graves of two of my Canadian cousins, one of the them at Contalmaison - R T Wilson (Dick), eldest of three brothers, who died 2 days after his youngest brother John Willie (who is buried at Bapaume Post, Albert) and 3 months before the middle brother Sam (buried at Aubigny). There is something very moving about in field cemeteries like Contalmaison, they are truly haunting places. Whenever I hear skylarks now, it takes me back there.

I've ordered copies of the men's service papers from the Candian Government to help me find out more about them and how they died. They were aged 37, 28 and 23.

Mary