Memorial Day ceremony, Somme American Cemetery

The Somme American Cemetery in Bony, France, will host a United States Memorial Day ceremony on Sunday 24 May 2026.

The 14.3-acre cemetery, maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), contains 1,844 American war graves, most of men of the American II Corps who fell while attached to the British Fourth Army during the assault on the Hindenburg Line in late September 1918.

Event details:

• Date: Sunday 24 May 2026
• Time: 3.00pm
• Location: Somme American Cemetery, Rue de la Libération, Bony, France
• Parking: available at the cemetery
• Dress: Military – uniform with medals. Civilian – business attire.

Further information:

• About the Somme American Cemetery
• Memorial Day ceremonies at ABMC sites worldwide