Connaught Cemetery, Somme, France. It contains the graves of 644 identified men

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Many grave stones in this cemetery are laid flat to maximise weight distribution due to tunnels from the Great War still existing a short depth beneath the surface.

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval, France
Photo credit: © ian alderman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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