nicburch Posted 26 June Share Posted 26 June "A farmer clearing some ground next to Ovillers Military Cemetery in 1982 discovered the remains of 49 British and 2 German soldiers buried in a large shell hole or old trench during the Battle of the Somme. They are now commemorated by a Special Memorial in Terlincthun." Were these men reburied in Ovillers Cemetery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 26 June Admin Share Posted 26 June As far as I’m aware they are in a mass grave at Terlincthun, which was the open cemetery at the time. The practice of burying remains close to where they were found has only been happening for about 25 years.it’s been a few years since I visited Terlincthun and can’t place my photos of the stone, but there’s one in the Somme battlefields book by Martin and Mary Middlebrook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRKY Posted 27 June Share Posted 27 June I spoke to a local a few years back about this and he reckons that not all of the bodies were recovered. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAW Posted 28 June Share Posted 28 June Were any of these remains identified? Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 28 June Admin Share Posted 28 June I don’t think so. EDIT looked in Middlebrook, the photo shows the stone has cap badges but no name identification of any of any remains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted 28 June Share Posted 28 June 17 hours ago, KIRKY said: I spoke to a local a few years back about this and he reckons that not all of the bodies were recovered. Tony Hm, that may not be a reliable source. Legally, you can't leave human bodies from WWI somewhere unless it's absolutely impossible to recover them. Otherwise the plot of land should be transformed into a cemetery and the state should take over the plot in question. 2 hours ago, Michelle Young said: I don’t think so. EDIT looked in Middlebrook, the photo shows the stone has cap badges but no name identification of any of any remains. Are the BRS available for Terlincthun? Those may answer a few questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 18 September Share Posted 18 September Hi all, just looking for information about this mass grave. This is the picture of it. Does anybody have some more reference to the find? newspaper articles of the time or the like??? M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelPack Posted 19 September Share Posted 19 September This is the only snippet that I can find (sames the OP): https://greatwar100reads.wordpress.com/2018/10/29/monday-monuments-and-memorials-terlincthun-british-cemetery-wimille-france/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 19 September Share Posted 19 September Thanks!! I found the passage in Middlebrook's Guide to the Somme which mentions it but there is also nothing more. Next time I'm in the area, I'll try to have a look at local newspapers of the time... M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 1 October Admin Share Posted 1 October The grave earlier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscherinfanteriest Posted 15 November Share Posted 15 November On 18/09/2023 at 20:30, Marilyne said: Hi all, just looking for information about this mass grave. This is the picture of it. Does anybody have some more reference to the find? newspaper articles of the time or the like??? M. Honours to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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