Domart-sur-la-Luce is a village and commune in the Department of the Somme in the valley of the Luce on the road from Amiens to Roye. Hourges is a hamlet on the same road a little south-east of the village and Hourges Orchard Cemetery is on the south-west side of the road.
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Royal Canadians buried at the Hourges Orchard Cemetery, Domart-Sur-La-Luce are listed below.
Regt. No. | Rank. | Given Names. | Surname. | Date of Death. | Remarks. | CVWM/CWGC Link; Grave Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
901954 | Pte | Owen Shenton | CLARKE | 08-Aug-18 | CVWM B. 26. | |
552465 | Pte | William | WOODWARD | 08-Aug-18 | CVWM B. 27. |
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