Delville Wood South African National Memorial

Delville Wood Cemetery is the third largest cemetery in in the Somme battlefield area and contains 5,523 burials of which two-thirds are unknown.There are 5,242 UK burials, 152 from South Africa, 81 from Australia, 29 from Canada and 19 from New Zealand. Almost all of the casualties date from July to September 1916 and are from the battle of Delville Wood.

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Contained in galleries: ‪Delville Wood South African National Memorial‬ & Commonwealth cemetery

Delville Wood Cemetery is the third largest cemetery in in the Somme battlefield area and contains 5,523 burials of which two-thirds are unknown.There are 5,242 UK burials, 152 from South Africa, 81 from Australia, 29 from Canada and 19 from New Zealand. Almost all of the casualties date from July to September 1916 and are from the battle of Delville Wood.