The town of Abbeville, positioned near the mouth of the Somme River between Boulogne and Paris, was a major British headquarters and supply hub during the First World War.

The entrances to the Extension are along the side shared with the Abbeville Communal Cemetery but it may also be entered from the Allée Du Souvenir Francais.

A Cross of Sacrifice is centrally located in the northern portion of the cemetery while a Stone of Remembrance is positioned close to the eastern wall.

[2] A notable interment is the Scottish footballer William Gray, a corporal in the Seaforth Highlanders who died of wounds on 18 November 1916.

[3][4] There are also 12 personnel of Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps buried in the cemetery; most were casualties of an air raid that took place on 30 May 1918.