Mailly-Maillet Communal Cemetery Extension

Mailly-Maillet Communal Cemetery Extension
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Used for those deceased
Location	50°05′10″N 2°35′47″E / 50.08605°N 2.59627°E / 50.08605; 2.59627
Burials by nation
Allied Powers:
Burials by war
World War I

Mailly-Maillet Communal Cemetery Extension is a military cemetery with casualties from the First World War, located in the French village of Mailly-Maillet (Somme). It was constructed as an annex to the existing village cemetery from which it is separated by a hedge.

The Extension contains 126 First World War burials,^[1] mainly British, but there are 3 New Zealanders and 1 Canadian. There are 2 men who in 1916 were shot at dawn for desertion.^[2]

The Extension was originally built in June 1915 by French units. However, the French were relieved by Commonwealth units the same year. The Extension then took on a Commonwealth character. The graves of 51 French and 2 German prisoners of war were transferred to other cemeteries.^[2]

It was given its present form after the conflict by the British architect W C Von Berg. There is a Cross of Sacrifice (a feature designed for cemeteries containing 40 or more graves).

There is another military cemetery in the village, Mailly Wood.