BAGNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY
Gezaincourt
Somme
France
General Directions: Gezaincourt is a village in the Department of the Somme, situated 2 kilometres to the south-west of the town of Doullens, and Bagneux British Cemetery lies to the south of the village. There is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission signpost in Gezaincourt village opposite the "Chateau" entrance.
The cemetery was begun in April 1918 after the close of the German offensive in Picardy. At the end of March, the 3rd, 29th and 56th Casualty Clearing Stations had come to Gezaincourt where they were joined for a short time in April by the 45th. They remained until September. The 3rd Canadian Stationary Hospital, in the citadel at Doullens, also buried in this cemetery in May and June 1918, and the 2nd Canadian Division in April and May. The graves in Plot III, Row A relate to a bombing raid over Doullens on 30 May 1918.
Casualty Details: UK 1145, Canada 46, Australia 1, New Zealand 181, India 1, Total Burials: 1374
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13320 Private Robert Challoner 2nd/5th Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) Died of wounds 26/05/1918, aged 25. Son of Charles and Ann Challoner, of 10, Church Rd., Lytham, Lancs. Plot II. D. 20 Picture courtesy of John Garlington |
251765 Private John Patton "D" Coy. 1st/6th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Died of wounds 24/08/1918, aged 20 Plot IV. D. 15 Son of
Elizabeth and the late John Patton, of 30,
Picture courtesy of R. J. Paton, Great nephew of
this soldier |
8427 Lance Corporal Jacob Walton 2nd Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers 30/04/1918, aged 32. Son of William and Susannah Walton, of 16, Willenhall Rd., Bilston; husband of Martha Walton, of 2 Court, 7 House, Chapel St., Bilston, Staffs. Plot I. D. 21.
Picture courtesy of Emma Walton, Jacob is her husbands Great Grandfather |
81605 Private John W. Lawrenson 15th Bn. Durham Light Infantry 27/08/1918, aged 31. Eldest son of Mary Ann and the late Magnus Lawrenson, of 58, Hinge St., South Shields. Plot V. B. 1C
Picture courtesy of Jeff Harkness, great cousin of this soldier |
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21624 Lance Corporal Jack Keyworth 2nd Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment 31/08/1918, aged 22. Plot VI. B. 37.
Picture courtesy of Suzi Strafford
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Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Courtenay, D. S. O., M. C. 1st Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment 23/08/1918, aged 30. Son of Charles C. and Constance H. Courtenay, of Manor Farm House, East Horsley, Surrey Plot V. C. 18.
Picture courtesy of Rob & Penny Maitland-Stuart |
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