Guillemont is a commune approximately 13 km east of Albert in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It, like m…Guillemont is a commune approximately 13 km east of Albert in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It, like much of the surrounding area, is primarily an agricultural community, but is known for its large Commonwealth War Graves cemetery, which has many visitors. The cemetery began as a field graveyard after the Battle of Guillemont, but was quickly expanded after the Armistice when graves from surrounding areas were centralized here.
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