Adelaide Cemetery
Adelaide Cemetery
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Skeney57
Sydney, Australia24,784 contributions
Oct 2017 • Couples
A Very small but lovely Cemetery on a slight rise heading out of Town and like all the others deserves to be visited ! Bit of controversy over the Unknown Soldier being relocated to Canberra ! Some of the view that "He" should of remained in his resting spot and the next (there have been many) unknown should of been the candidate ? I'm on the fence as I've seen both of his resting places but his War Memorial home is a huge honour I believe but this place on a beautiful clear day was 'home' for over 70 years ? You decide !
Written 17 January 2018
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Reconnoiterer
Sydney, Australia262 contributions
June 2015 • Friends
The cemetery is located on the road between Amiens and St. Quentin on the outskirts of Villers-Bretonneux. You will see signs in the village, but the entry, on the Northern side of the road, is easy to miss. Look for a stone wall at almost 90 degrees to the road and a grass pathway next to a house. The wall is marked 'Adelaide Cemetery 1918' and in the wall is a metal safe...open it and you will see a list of those buried here.
As you walk along the pathway, you will suddenly see the graves. There are more than 900 of them. The cemetery is beautifully kept and there are flowers everywhere. We were the only people visiting the cemetery and it was still and quiet. Many Allies are buried here, but the majority are Australian. There are hundreds of 'unknown soldiers'.
The cemetery was begun in June 1918 and enlarged during the horrific fighting for Villers-Bretonneux in August. After the war, soldiers buried in small plots in the surrounding area were brought here. Australians may remember that about twenty years ago an 'unknown' Australian soldier was exhumed from his grave in France and reburied in the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. He was brought from this cemetery.
While I was thinking about some unknown soldiers at the far end of the cemetery, a very fast train rushed by. It reminded me how much these men had missed.
As you walk along the pathway, you will suddenly see the graves. There are more than 900 of them. The cemetery is beautifully kept and there are flowers everywhere. We were the only people visiting the cemetery and it was still and quiet. Many Allies are buried here, but the majority are Australian. There are hundreds of 'unknown soldiers'.
The cemetery was begun in June 1918 and enlarged during the horrific fighting for Villers-Bretonneux in August. After the war, soldiers buried in small plots in the surrounding area were brought here. Australians may remember that about twenty years ago an 'unknown' Australian soldier was exhumed from his grave in France and reburied in the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. He was brought from this cemetery.
While I was thinking about some unknown soldiers at the far end of the cemetery, a very fast train rushed by. It reminded me how much these men had missed.
Written 3 July 2015
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Stephen O
Paris, France20 contributions
Apr 2019 • Couples
After attending my first overseas Anzac Day service @ Villers Bretonneaux in France 🇫🇷 also travelled to the Adelaide Cemetery there.Surprised to learn that this is where the Unknown soldier was exhumed and relocated to Canberra in Australia 🇦🇺. The young men who gave their lives for their country and for freedom was both selfless and amazing. To see them buried near their mates was a moving experience and something I’ll never forget. Glad I had the opportunity to witness this in person
Steve
Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺
Steve
Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺
Written 28 April 2019
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Leanne W
49 contributions
June 2019
When you visit Adelaide cemetery in VB, you see so many graves. Stop and read the messages , so sad . The unknown soldier was once here, now he lays in Canberra. A beautifully kept cemetery, a must see. Be careful driving as the road is extremely busy.
Written 2 July 2019
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John16752024
Portland, OR1,096 contributions
June 2018 • Solo
408 Australian soldiers are buried in this cemetery, most of whom died in 1918 during the defense of Amiens. Particularly remarkable was the grave of the soldier who became Australia's Unknown Soldier. A CWGC maintenance crew of 6 people was hard at work on the cemetery grounds during my visit.
Written 22 August 2018
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Louise Cate C
Brisbane, Australia707 contributions
July 2018 • Solo
This is where the unknown soldier was taken from and now resides in the Australian War Museum in Canberra.
Written 9 July 2018
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anthonysyd2016
Sydney, Australia105 contributions
June 2018 • Solo
The Adelaide cemetery is at the opposite end of Villers-Bretonneux - right at the entrance to the town on the road from Amiens. It's a beautifully maintained small Australian cemetery consisting solely of Australian WW1 war dead - whereas the larger Australian memorial and cemetery at V-B, fittingly, has some allied war dead from the UK, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand. But within the little Adelaide cemetery rest only Australian war dead and Australians should pay their respects at this beautiful place. When I visited there were two French gardeners who were tending the plants and the lawn, so I thanked them in my bad French for the lovely job they do there in tending the graves. I was sad to leave, knowing those that lay there, could never see their homes again. Still, they will never be forgotten, neither by the local French, nor by Australians who must ,and will ,keep visiting them.
Written 24 June 2018
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Steve L
Greater Adelaide, Australia97 contributions
Sept 2017 • Business
Unless you have a relative interred, the magnificent array of CWGC cemeteries can start to blur into sameness, just because of the sheer scale of loss.
This one is special on two counts - it is associated with the counter attack by two Australian Brigades from different Divisions on the 24/5th April 1918 ("Our Other ANZAC Day") that finally stopped the German advance on Amiens. You can see the start line for the attack from the cemetery.
The second reason is that it was from this cemetery that Australia's "Unknown Soldier" was disinterred in 1992.
Any Australian passing through the region should make a point of signing the register here.
This one is special on two counts - it is associated with the counter attack by two Australian Brigades from different Divisions on the 24/5th April 1918 ("Our Other ANZAC Day") that finally stopped the German advance on Amiens. You can see the start line for the attack from the cemetery.
The second reason is that it was from this cemetery that Australia's "Unknown Soldier" was disinterred in 1992.
Any Australian passing through the region should make a point of signing the register here.
Written 5 October 2017
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Terence M
Greater Perth, Australia56 contributions
Sept 2015 • Couples
We visited Adelaide Cemetery after the Australian Memorial and the town of Villers Bretonneux (School Museum was closed for repairs) it is in a quiet spot tucked away but very significant for us Australians as the Unknown soldier was taken from here to Canberra Australia and reburied at the Australian War Memorial Canberra, it was a place for reflection on the sacrifice our troops did to save the Village, May they all Rest In Peace.
Written 15 October 2015
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Geoff T
Perth, Australia173 contributions
Sept 2015 • Couples
This is a must visit to reflect on the sacrifices for all soldiers of the Great War. The "unknown" soldier has come from this cemetery & is now buried in the tomb of unknown soldier at The Australian War Memorial Canberra.
Located as you drive into Villers Bretonneux. This is a very significant battle ground for Australians.
Located as you drive into Villers Bretonneux. This is a very significant battle ground for Australians.
Written 26 September 2015
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I wish to visit a specific grave and
am looking for a day trip from Paris that includes this cemetery in its itinerary. Any recommendations would ld be appreciated.
Written 18 September 2018
I visited in June this year from Paris, and I couldn't find any day tour that visited either this cemetery or the main Australian Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux - from Paris at least. For this reason, I had to take the train from Paris to Amiens and change for a local rail service to V-B, which is very infrequent and there are no public transport or taxis at V-B, so you'll have to walk, which is do-able, but hardly convenient. So alternatively, I could only recommend that you hire a car at Amiens and drive to V-B. The Adelaide Cemetery is the very first place you arrive at in V-B, on the left hand side of the road as you enter V-B on the Amiens road.
However, if you're staying in Amiens (which I was not) your hotel could probably organise a car and driver to take you out to V-B to visit the Adelaide Cemetery. It's only about a 15-20 minute drive from Amiens. A taxi can also take you out to V-B, but it might get a bit expensive to wait for you to bring you back with the meter running. Your hotel will know, hopefully, the best way to do it. The Adelaide Cemetery is a beautiful place, small and beautifully maintained by the local community, under the auspices of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. So it will be very moving to find the grave of your relative is so well-tended.
Oh and while you're there at V-B, if you can manage it, you should also visit the main Australian Memorial and the new Sir John Monash Centre, both of which are so worth a visit and both are on on the same site, about 3 kms away from the Adelaide Cemetery. So if you decide to drive, it's an easy drive, as you'll see from Google Maps. Good luck with it all. I found everything all the sites at V-B very emotional and sad, but I was so glad I made the effort to visit.
As an aside, I missed my local train connection back from V-B to Amiens, due to a snap rail strike, so I went back to the Australian Museum at the Victoria School in V-B and they phoned a cab that came out from Amiens to pick me up and get me back to Amiens just in time to make the Paris train. It cost I think from memory about 50 Euros to do that. So that might give you some indication of the cost of a taxi each way and waiting time. But as I said, if you're staying in Amiens, you hotel will probably be helpful in that regard and will be able to organise something with a fixed cost, rather than having to worry about the taxi meter running.
Written 18 September 2018
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