Hunter's Cemetery
| Hunter's Cemetery | |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
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| Used for those deceased 1914–1918 | |
| Established | 1917 |
| Location | 50°4′41″N 2°38′59″E / 50.07806°N 2.64972°E near |
| Total burials | 46 |
| Burials by nation | |
| Burials by war | |
World War I: 46 | |
| Official name | Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front) |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, vi |
| Designated | 2023 (45th session) |
| Reference no. | 1321-SE01 |
| Statistics source: Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. | |
Hunter's Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I situated on the grounds of Beaumont Hamel Newfoundland Memorial Park near the French town of Beaumont-Hamel.
History and layout
[edit]During the Battle of the Somme, German forces near Beaumont-Hamel were attacked in vain on 1 July 1916. The area was finally captured by the 51st (Highland) and 63rd (Royal Naval) Divisions on the following 13 November. Hunter's Cemetery, possibly named after Reverend Hunter, a Chaplain attached to the Black Watch Regiment, is in fact a great shell-hole. Soldiers of the 51st Division, who fell in the capture of Beaumont-Hamel were buried in the shell-hole after the battle. There are now over 40 war casualties commemorated in this site. Hunter's Cemetery stands at the upper end of "Y" Ravine, within Newfoundland Memorial Park.