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The Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery is located near the village of Villers-Bretonneux just east of Amiens. The cemetery that contain 1,535 war graves was made after the Armistice when graves were brought in from other burial grounds in the area and from the battlefields. This monumental cemetery also contains the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Tower and the Australian National Memorial.
 
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The World War I graves of Private J. Dawson and Private O McClorey (both from the Royal Irish Regiment - and both killed in March 1918) at the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Amien).

The World War I graves of Private J. Dawson and Private O McClorey (both from the Royal Irish Regiment - and both killed in March 1918) at the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Amien).
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A section of the majestic entrance to the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Amien).

A section of the majestic entrance to the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Amien).
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The World War I grave of the Australian Serjeant A. B. Smith (killed on the 26th of April 1918) at the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Amien).

The World War I grave of the Australian Serjeant A. B. Smith (killed on the 26th of April 1918) at the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Amien).
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A small section of World War I war graves at the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Amien).

A small section of World War I war graves at the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Amien).
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The World War I grave of Corporal T. Emery (Royal Air Force - killed on the 7th of September 1918) at the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Amien).

The World War I grave of Corporal T. Emery (Royal Air Force - killed on the 7th of September 1918) at the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Amien).
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Two of the many "A Soldier of the Great War" graves at the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Amien).

Two of the many "A Soldier of the Great War" graves at the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Amien).
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