Norfolk Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt

• Country France
• Total identified casualties 326 Find these casualties
• Region Somme
• Identified casualties from First World War
• GPS Coordinates Latitude: 49.99833, Longitude: 2.6928

Location information

Becordel-Becourt is a village 2.5 kilometres east of Albert on the D938 (Albert-Peronne) road. Follow the C1 north to Becourt, pass under a bridge and Norfolk Cemetery will be found 700 metres along on the east side of the road.

Visiting information

Wheelchair access to this site is possible, but may be by an alternative entrance.

For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our enquiries dept. on 01628 634221.

History information

The cemetery was begun by the 1st Norfolks in August 1915 and used by other units (including the 8th Norfolks) until August 1916. After the Armistice it was nearly doubled in size when graves were brought in from the battlefields near by.

Norfolk Cemetery contains 549 First World War burials, 224 being unidentified.

The cemetery was designed by Sir Herbert Baker.