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AUMONT COMMUNAL CEMETERY

Somme

France

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.88844, Longitude: 1.92944

Location Information

Aumont is a village and commune some 27 kilometres west of Amiens and 14 kilometres north-west of Poix, a small town at the intersection of the N.29 (Amiens-Le Havre) and N. 1 (Calais-Paris) roads. The village is about 3 kilometres north-west of the N. 1 road . The communal cemetery is north of the village on the D.18 road to Airaines. 


Historical Information

The two British graves are in the Military Plot in the north-eastern corner of the cemetery.
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Burial Details

3191590 Private Robert George McCowan, 6th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers, died 5th September 1944, aged 25. Son of John and Mary McCowan, of Thornhill, Dumfriesshire. His headstone bears the inscription "To His Own, His Well Beloved The Father Giveth Rest"

14211754 Private Andrew Weir Strain, 6th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers, died 5th September 1944, aged 21. Husband of G. Strain, of Altrincham, Cheshire.

Images in gallery below © Jean-Claude Graux

Aumont Communal Cemetery
Aumont Communal Cemetery
Aumont Communal Cemetery
Aumont Communal Cemetery

Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels

Aumont Communal Cemetery
Aumont Communal Cemetery
Aumont Communal Cemetery
Aumont Communal Cemetery
Aumont Communal Cemetery
Aumont Communal Cemetery

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AVESNES-CHAUSSOY CHURCHYARD
ST. MAULVIS COMMUNAL CEMETERY

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Disclaimer


The casualty numbers for each cemetery are taken from the C. W. G. C. site. We are aware that there can be discrepancies in the numbers quoted.
(The G. P. S. Coordinates are also taken from the C. W. G. C. site)


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