Dernancourt is a village and commune in the Department of the Somme, a mile and a half South of Albert. The Communal Cemetery is a little West of the village, across the railway line; and the Extension is on the North-west side of the Communal Cemetery.

The XV Corps Main Dressing Station was formed at Dernancourt in August, 1916, and in that month the Extension was opened. The 45th and 1st/1st South Midland Clearing Stations came in September, 1916, and remained until March, 1917; the 3rd Australian was here in March and April, 1917, and the 56th from April, 1917 to February, 1918. The 3rd Casualty Clearing Station came in March, 1918; but on 26th March, Dernancourt was evacuated by the British Forces, and the Extension remained in enemy hands until the recapture of Dernancourt on the 9th August by the 12th Division and the 33rd American Division. In September it was again used by the 47th, 48th and 55th Casualty Clearing Stations under the name of "Edgehill" (due to the raising ground on the North West).

The Extension contained at the Armistice more than 1,700 graves. It was then enlarged by the concentration into Plots VI, VIII and X of 410 graves from small cemeteries and isolated positions in the immediate neighbourhood. It now covers an area of 6,792 Square yards. I t now contains the graves of 1,502 soldiers, airmen and sailors and Marines of the Royal Naval Division, from the United Kingdom; 418 soldiers from Australia, 51 from New Zealand, 33 from South Africa, 8 from Canada, 1 from India, 1 from the British West Indies, and 112 whose unit in our forces could not be ascertained; one official of the Y.M.C.A.; four men of the Indian and three of the Chinese Labour Corps; and three German prisoners. One hundred and eighty graves are those of unidentified men, but 28 officers and men are known or believed to be buried among the graves and are specially commemorated.

Two Australian soldiers, who were buried at Albert Road Cemetery, Buire-sur-Ancre, and whose graves could not be found, are commemorated by special headstones.

The 49th Australian Infantry Battalion erected in the Extension two wooden memorials to their officers and men who fell in the neighbourhood in March and April, 1918.

The Extension is bounded on three sides by red brick walls and on the road side by a hedge and it is planted with limes and cherry trees.

The following are particulars of the more important graveyards concentrated into the Extension:

Moor Cemetery, Edgehill, Dernancourt, was about half a mile West, near the top of the hill. It contained the graves of 42 soldiers from the United Kingdom who fell on the 23rd-25th March, 1918.

Albert Road Cemetery, Buire-sur-Ancre, was nearly two miles West, on the straight road from Amiens to Albert. It contained the graves of 65 soldiers from the United Kingdom and 33 from Australia, who fell in April - August, 1918. It was made by the Australian units and by the 58th (London) and 12th Divisions.

Number of burials by Unit

Those having awards in this cemetery

Cpl. T. L. Allen D.C.M., M.M. 9th Signal Coy. Royal Engineers, Died 13th Oct. 1916. 3.G.44

Sgt. Robert Frank Andrews M.M. 21st Bn. Australian Inf., died of wounds 11th Feb. 1917, aged 26. Native of Beaufort, Victoria. 5.A.33

Capt. James Victor Atkinson, Mentioned in Despatches. 49th Bn. Australian Inf. Killed in action 5th April 1918, aged 23. Albert Road Memorial.

Gnr. G. Bailey M.M., "A" Bty. 102nd Brig. Royal Field Artillery. Died 28th Sept. 1916. 3.B.22

Ftr. P. Bamford, Mentioned in Desptaches. 186th Brig. Royal Field Artillery. Died 26th March 1918. 3.AA.9

L/Cpl. George Barnes M.M., 1st Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died 11th March 1917, aged 23. Born at Gibraltar. 6.C.45

2nd Lt. F. P. Beagley M.C., 4th Bn. The Buffs, killed in action 26th Aug. 1918, aged 20. 10.J.19

Capt. Edward D'Arcy Birnie D.S.O., M.C., 8th Bn. Border Regt. Died 22nd March 1918, aged 26. Native of Workington, Cumberland. 3.J.79

L/Sgt. Maurice Boland M.M., 2nd Bn. Royal Munster Fusiliers. Died of wounds received at Flers,25th Sept. 1916, aged 32.
3.C.14

Sgt. Arthur Bown M.M., 22nd Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Inf.) Died of wounds 29th Aug. 1916, aged 36. 1.B.33

Sub. Lt. John Frederick Bunce M.C. R.N.V.R., "Howe" Bn. R. N. Div. Died 19th Feb. 1917 of wounds received 17th Feb, aged 29. 5.C.29

C.SM. S. R. Burden M.M., 7th Bn. London Regt. Died 11th Oct. 1916. 3.F.8

Cpl. C. S. Carter M.M., 19th Bn. London Regt. (St. Pancras). Died of wounds 3rd Dec. 1917. 3.J.3

Sgt. Daniel Clarence M.M., Mentioned in Despatches. 149th Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Inf.). Died of wounds 13th Nov. 1916, aged 22. 4.A.10

Sgt. Joseph Swinton Cochrane M.M., 10th Bn. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Died of wounds 14th Oct. 1916, aged 28. 3.G.29

L/Cpl. Robert William Codling D.C.M., 8th Bn. Yorkshire Regt. (The Green Howards). Died of wounds 13th Oct. 1916, aged 21. 3.G.48

L/Cpl. T. Coleman M.M., 1st Bn. South Wales Borderers. Died 4th Dec. 1916. 4.D.20

Sgt. H. E. M. Cox M.M., 2nd Bn. London Regt. (Royal Fusiliers). Died 2nd Aug. 1918. 6.G.1

Capt. Dennis Patrick Cross M.C., 2nd Bn. Bedfordshire Regt. Killed in action 24th Aug. 1918, aged 27. Born at Rio de Janeiro. Educated at Bedford Grammar School. Immediately after the "Lusitania" was sunk, he returned to England to join H.M. Forces. 6.I.41

Sgt. J. Cunningham M.M. and Bar. 10/11th Bn. Highland Light Infantry. Died 28th Dec. 1916. 4.F.21

Pte. John Dickman, Mentioned in Despatches. 55th Bn, Australian Inf., died of wounds 14th March 1917, aged 19. 6.D.18

2nd Lt. Henry Dingle M.M., 1st Bn. Australian Inf. Died of accidental injuries 20th Feb. 1917, aged 23. Native of Waverley, New South Wales. 5.C.21

Bmdr. Herbert Dodd M.M. V2A Heavy Trench Mortar Bty. Australian Field Artillery. Died of wounds 28th Feb. 1917, aged 18. 5.D.26

Lt. Charles Lambert Druitt, Mentioned in Despatches. 9th Bn. Seaforth Highlanders, killed in action at Eaucourt l'Abbaye 13th Oct. 1916, aged 28. Native of Christchurch, Hants. Educated at King's School, Canterbury and The Central Technical College, Kensington, London. 3.G.50

Lt. John Ronaldson Eagleton, Mentioned in Despatches. "C" Bty. 291st Brig. Royal Field Artillery, died 3rd Sept. 1918, aged 22. 8.A.5

Lt. Col. C. G. Farquarson M.C. R.M.L.I. 2nd R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. Died 24th March 1918. 10.D.9

2nd Lt. Walter Vincent Fitzpatrick, Mentioned in Despatches. 51st Bn. Australian Inf. Killed in action 5th April 1918, aged 31. Native of Sydney, New South Wales. 6.H.29

L/Cpl. Myer Gallewski M.M., 100th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died 19th Feb. 1917, aged 19. 5.C.34

Lt. Charles Leslie Gibson M.C., 17th Bn. London Regt. (Poplar & Stepney Rifles). Died 3rd Sept. 1918, aged 25. 8.B.5

Sgt. J. Glencross M.M., 54th Bty. 39th Brig. Royal Field Artillery. Died 2nd Oct. 1916. 3.D.35

Pnr. Melville Logan Greig M.M. 1st Signal Coy. Royal Engineers. Died 26th Sept. 1916, aged 21. 3.B.30

Capt. Edward Harris, Mentioned in Despatches. N.Z. Maori (Pioneer) Bn. Died of wounds 18th Sept. 1916, aged 46. 3.A.13

Sgt. Thomas James Harris V.C., M.M., 6th Bn. Royal West Kent Regt. Killed in action 9th Aug. 1918, aged 26. An extract from the London Gazette No. 30967 dated 18th Oct. 1918 records the following: "For conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty in attack when the advance was much impeded by hostile machine guns concealed in crops and shell holes. Sgt. Harris led his section against one of these, capturing it and killing seven of the enemy. Later, on two successive occasions, he attacked single-handed two enemy machine guns which were causing heavy casualties and holding up the advance. He captured the first gun and killed the crew, but was himself killed when attacking the second one. It was largely due to the great courage and initiative of this gallant N.C.O. that the advance of the Battalion was continued without delay and undue casualties. Throughout the operations, he showed a total disregard for his own personal safety, and set a magnificent example to all ranks." 8.J.20

2nd Lt. A. Head M.M., 44th Brig. Royal Field Artilllery. Died 6th Sept. 1918. 8.C.5

Cpl. Leonard Matthew Henderson M.M. 12th Australian Light T.M. Battery. Killed in action 5th April 1918, aged 24. Special Memorial 3.

2nd Lt. John Alfred Hobson M.C., Machine Gun Corps. Died 2nd Dec. 1917, aged 27. 6.E.46

Sgt. Francis Almund Wearne Hocking D.C.M. 55th Bn. Australian Inf. Died of wounds 4th Feb. 1917, aged 25. Native of Leichhardt, Sydney, New South Wales. 4.H.27

Sgt. Harold Ainsworth Holt D.C.M., M.M., 6th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died of wounds 13th March 1917 aged 28. 6.D.17

Cpl. J. H. Hughes M.M., "B" Bty. 70th Brig. Royal Field Artillery. Died 21st Sept. 1916, aged 27. 2.A.34

Maj. E. H. Huleatt M.C., "C" Bty. 83rd Brig. Royal Field Artillery. Died 28th Feb. 1917. 5.D.17

Sgt. J. J. Hunter M.M., "C" Bty. 77th Brig. Royal Field Artillery. Died 24th March 1918, aged 34. 7.A.1

Capt. Alan Izatt M.C., 103rd Field Coy. Royal Engineers. Killed in action 2nd Jan. 1917, aged 32. 4.F.1

Pte. Thomas Henry John M.M., 2nd Bn. Welsh Regt. Died 27th Dec. 1916, aged 32. 4.F.24

Capt. R. J. Keates M.C., 23rd Brig. H.Q. Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 20th Aug. 1918, aged 38. 8.G.6

L/Cpl. John Kelly M.M., 1st Bn. North Staffordshire Regt. Died of wounds 2nd Sept. 1916, aged 25. 2.D.6

Pte. Joseph Harvey Kruger D.C.M., 22nd Bn. Australian Inf. Died of wounds 26th Feb. 1917, aged 20. 5.D.18

Sgt. E. F. Loads M.M., 4th Dragoon Guards, died of wounds 26th March 1918. 7.AA.13

Cpl. Dennis McAuliffe M.M. and Bar. 7th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery, died of wounds 12th March 1917, aged 32. 6.D.1

Rfn. William Henry Males M.M., 6th Bn. London Regt. (London Rifles). Died of wounds 22nd Sept. 1916, aged 22. 2.A.1

Cpl. Robert Marshall M.M., 4th Australian Pioneers. Killed in action 6th April 1918, aged 24. 6.I.28

2nd Lt. A. M. Neish M.C., 7th Bn. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Died 24th March 1918, aged 29. 10.E.3

2nd Lt. Richard Anacletus Nelson M.M., 50th Bn. Australian Inf. Died of accidental injuries 7th Nov. 1917, aged 24. 6.F.25

Cpl. Walter John Newman M.M., 21st Bn. London Regt. (First Surrey Rifles). Died 3rd Sept. 1918, aged 22. 8.B.2

Cpl. Luke O'Neil M.M., 26th Bn. Australian Inf. Died of wounds 16th April 1918. 8.H.8

Capt. D.A. Palmer M.C., Tank Corps, attd. 3rd Bn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Died 25th March 1918. 10.E.12

Pte. Lawrence Parry M.M., Borden Bty. Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade. Died of wounds 26th March 1918, aged 19. From Niagra Falls, Ontario. 7.AA.30

Capt. Morton Peto M.C., Royal Amy Medical Corps, Died 22nd Sept. 1916, aged 26. Educated at Leeds Grammar School, Leeds University and Leeds Medical School. 3.C.45

2nd Lt. Edward James Phillips M.C., 3rd Regt. South African Infantry. Died 16th Oct. 1916. 3.G.15

2nd Lt. W. E. Phillips M.C., 23rd Bn. London Regt. Died 22nd Aug. 1918. Special Memorial 22.

Cpl. Alexander Porritt M.M., 45th Bn. Australian Inf. Died of wounds 27th Feb. 1917, aged 28. Native of Wandsworth, New South Wales. 5.D.12

Cpl. Arthur Alfred Porter M.M., 47th Bn. Australian Inf. Killed in action 3rd April 1918, aged 24. 6.I.4

Pte. J. Priest M.M., 10th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regt. Died 24th March 1918. 10.E.2

L/Cpl. W. Robson M.M., 11th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 9th Oct. 1916. 3.F.29

Pte. E. Roy M.M., 22nd Bn. Canadian Inf. (Quebec Regt.). Died 17th Sept. 1916. 3.A.17

Pte. John Christopher St. George M.M., 2nd Regt. South African Inf. Died of wounds 15th Oct. 1916, aged 21. 3.G.34

L/Cpl. Stanley Sedgman M.M., 21st Bn. Australian Inf. Killed in action 22nd April 1918, aged 24. 10.A.5

Cpl. E. Shepherd D.C.M., 47th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died 6th Dec. 1916. 4.D.7

Capt. John Stanley Marsh Shingler M.C., 4th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Died of wounds 4th Sept. 1918, aged 25. Born at Melbourne, Australia. 8.B.14

Sgt. Patrick Slamon M.M., 17th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers. Died of wounds 26th March 1918, aged 39. 7.AA.5

L/Sgt. Ralph Smith M.M., 21st Bn. London Regt. (First Surrey Rifles). Died of wounds 3rd Sept. 1918, aged 21. 8.A.15

Gnr. F. Spencer, Mentioned in Despatches. 21st Bty., 2nd Brig., Royal Field Artillery. Died 23rd March 1918, aged 25. Special Memorial 21.

Cpl. A. H. Springall M.M., 10th Bn. London Regt. (Hackney). Died 31st July 1918. 6.I.29

2nd Lt. Gilbert Edward Tyler M.C., 19th Bn. London Regt. (St. Pancras). Died of wounds 18th Sept. 1916, aged 29. 2.B.22

Gnr. Charles Irvine Veitch M.M., "A" Bty. 82nd Brig. Royal Field Artillery. Died 14th March 1917, aged 22. 6.D.32

Pte. J. E. Vipond M.M., 13th Bn. Durham Light Inf. Died 14th Oct. 1916. 3.G.26

L/Cpl. Arnold Clifford Wagstaff M.M., 20th Bn. Manchester Regt. Died 29th Aug. 1916, aged 22. 1.B.34

Pte. Thomas William Wailes M.M., 8th Bn. York & Lancaster Regt. Died of wounds 30th Sept. 1916, aged 23. 3.D.44

Lt. Cyril Cutcliffe Ward M.C., 26th Bn. Australian Inf. Died of wounds 8th March 1917, aged 32. Native of Toowoomba, Queensland. 6.C.34

Rfn. John Watson M.M., "C" Coy. 9th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died of wounds 24th Aug. 1916, aged 26. 1.A.6

Lt. Col. Maldwyn Leslie Williams, Mentioned in Despatches. 1st Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps. Died of wounds 3rd March 1917, aged 30. 10.F.2

Capt. Theodore Cecil Ormond Williams M.C., 16th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts. & Derbys. Regt.) Died of wounds received at Clery, 24th March 1918, aged 33. 10.F.2

C.S.M. James Henry Willson D.C.M., 12th Bn. Somerset Light Inf. Died of wounds 12th Sept. 1918, aged 28. 8.D.6

L/Cpl. Charles Robertson Wonderley M.M., 47th Bn. Australian Inf. Killed in action 5th April 1918, aged 23. Special Memorial 28.

Spr. Alexander Deuchar Young M.M., 17th Div. Signal Coy. Royal Engineers. Died of wounds 23rd March 1918, aged 42.

Others buried in this cemetery

L/Cpl. James Straiton Addison, 10/11th Highland Light Inf. Died 15th Sept. 1916, aged 21. Formerly a full Corporal in the 2/8th Bn. Royal Scots. From Holloway, Matlock, Derbyshire. 2.D.20

2nd Lt. Norman Stanford Agate, 18th Bn. London Regt. (London Irish Rifles). Died 23rd March 1918 of wounds received near Cambrai, 21st March, aged 23. Enlisted in Sept. 1914, Gazetted 19th Dec. 1916, after serving in France from March 1915. Intelligence Officer of his Battalion. 3.J.62

Pte. Frank Gorrell Benton (Served as Barnes) 49th Bn. Australian Inf. Died of wounds 7th Feb. 1917, aged 31.

Pte. Charles Henry Unsworth Browne, 1st Bn. Canterbury Regt. N.Z.E.F. Died of wounds 18th Sept. 1916, aged 23. Native of Blenheim, New Zealand. Also served in Gallipoli. 2.B.13

Bglr. William Ewart Carter, "D" Coy. 1/4th Bn. Ox. & Bucks. Light Inf. Died of wounds 5th Dec. 1916, aged 18. Joined as buglar at the age of 16 in Oct. 1915. 4.D.11

Pte. Ernest Edward Coker. 1/6th Bn. Durham Light Inf. Died 6th Feb. 1917, aged 37. Served in the Mercantile Marine from outbreak of war till March 1916. 4.H.37

Dvr. G. S. Copland, 404th Field Coy. Royal Engineers. Died of wounds 22nd March 1918, aged 24. Eldest son of Mr. & Mrs. C. Copland of Aberdeen. One of three brothers who fell in the Great War. 3.J.50.
The Other brothers who fell were
Cpl C. Copland 402132, 401st Field Coy, Royal Engineers, died 8th Sept, 1917, aged 22. Buried at Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinghe, Belgium. VII. F. 27 &
Pte W.S. Copland 41815. 1/6th Bn Black Watch (Royal Highlanders, died 2nd Nov, 1918 aged 19. Buried at Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension. V.A. 27

Pte. Jesse Maxwell Creasy, 56th Bn. Australian Inf. Died of wounds 15th March 1917, aged 26. From Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. Native of Virginia, U.S.A. 6.D.43

Lt. John George Gunn Cuthbert, 28th Bn. Machine Gun Corps. Died of wounds 19th Oct. 1916, aged 26. M.A. (Honours) Edinburgh University. 3.H.11

Pte. J. K. Dodds (Served as Kelly), 8th Bn. Seaforth Highlanders. Died 9th Oct. 1916. 3.F.28

L/Cpl. John William Dooley (Served as Simpson), 21st Bn. Australian Inf. Killed in action 19th May 1918, aged 24. 8.D.17

Pte. John Greaves (Served as Green), 19th Bn. Australian Inf. Died of wounds 3rd March 1917. 5.D.33

Bmdr. Alfred John Hammond (Served as Ward), Australian Field Artillery. Died 6th Feb. 1917. 4.H.38

2nd Lt. Frank Jones, 1st Bn. Otago Regt. N.Z.E.F. Died of wounds 23rd Sept. 1916, aged 33. Also served in Gallipoli. 3.C.37

L/Cpl. George William Kemp, 22nd Bn. London Regt. (The Queen's). Died of wounds 23rd March 1918, aged 22. Also served in Gallipoli. Previously wounded in France in 1916. 3.J.31

L/Cpl. John Raymond Killick, "C" Coy. 19th Bn. London Regt. (St. Pancras), formerly Tpr. Calcutta Light Horse. Died of wounds 3rd Oct. 1916, aged 26. B.Sc. Manchester University. 3.D.11

Pte. William Lawrie, 11th Bn. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Died of wounds 12th Oct. 1916, aged 23. Son of Mr. & Mrs. Lawrie of Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. Eldest of three brothers, all of whom fell in the Great War. 3.F.5
The other brothers were :
L/Cpl Alexander Lawrie, S/4718, 9th Bn Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) died 31st July, 1917, aged 20. Commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. &
Signalman John Gibb Lawrie, ClydeZ/7189, H.M. Trawler Dhoon, R.N.V.R. died 24th Nov 1916, aged 21, Commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hants.

Pte. Ernest Leng (Served as Cook), 1/4th Bn. East Yorkshire Regt. Killed in action 16th Sept. 1916, aged 27.

Pte. Harry Alexander Mitchell, 3/5th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Died of wounds 26th March 1918. A watchmaker and jeweller at Forfar. 7.AA.18

Gnr. G. A. Monnolly (Served as Rose), 30th Bty. 39th Brig. Royal Field Artillery. Died 6th Oct. 1916. 3.F.46

Pte. Ernest Thomas Paterson, 2nd Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Died 20th Aug. 1916, aged 37. Served in the South African War. 1.B.6

Dvr. Peter Fleming Paton, 19th Div. Signal Coy. Royal Engineers. Died of wounds 23rd March 1918, aged 33. Member of the staff of the Clydesdale Bank Ltd., Glasgow. 10.E.14

2nd Lt. Herbert Procter, Royal Engineers. Accidentally killed at La Houssaye, 11th Nov. 1917, aged 30. B.Sc., A.M.I.C.E. Native of Cloughton, Scarborough. 6.F.26

2nd Lt. Edgar King Pryke, General List and 3rd Sqdrn. Royal Flying Corps. Killed whilst flying (crashed) 30th Nov. 1917, aged 22. Native of Stowmarket, Suffolk. 3.J.1

Secretary W. S. Rowan, Y.M.C.A. attd. 4th Div. Area Australian Imperial Force. Died 14th Jan. 1917, aged 29. From Melbourne, Australia. 4.G.15

Pte. Solomon Shapira (Served as Brown), 1st Bn. Royal Fusiliers. died 14th Aug. 1916. 1.C.20

2nd Lt. John Slater, 20th attd. 17th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers. Died 26th March 1918 of wounds received the previous day at Maricourt. Aged 29. Born in Edinburgh. Professional Associate of the Surveyor's Institute. 7.AA.29

2nd Lt. John Arthur Teale, 11th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 27th Sept. 1916 of wounds received the previous day. Aged 24. Previously (18603) C.Q.M.S. 6th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Inf. School Teacher in 1914 at Ryhill, ex-Sheffield Training College. 3.C.10

Cpl. Sydney Edward Thomas, 1st Bn. 3rd N.Z. (Rifle) Brigade. Died of wounds received at the battle of the Somme, 16th Sept. 1916, aged 22. Also served in Egypt. 3.A.25

Sgt. Robert John Watt, 4th Regt. South African Inf. Died of wounds 18th Oct. 1916, aged 44. Served in German West Africa and in the South African War. 3.H.9

Gnr. Ernest Leopold Stanley White (Served as McCarthy), "A" Bat. 112th Brig. Royal Field Artillery. Died 23rd March 1918. 3.J.70