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General Directions: St. Omer is a large town 45 kilometres south-east of
Calais. Longuenesse is a commune on the southern outskirts of St. Omer. The
Cemetery is approximately 3 kilometres from St Omer, beside the Wizernes
(Abbeville) road (the D928), at its junction with the Rue des Bruyeres.
There is a large car park to the rear of the cemetery.
St. Omer was the
General Headquarters of the British Expeditionary Force from October 1914 to
March 1916. Lord Roberts died there in November 1914. The town was a
considerable hospital centre with the 4th, 10th, 7th Canadian, 9th Canadian
and New Zealand Stationary Hospitals, the 7th, 58th (Scottish) and 59th
(Northern) General Hospitals, and the 17th, 18th and 1st and 2nd Australian
Casualty Clearing Stations all stationed there at some time during the war.
St. Omer suffered air raids in November 1917 and May 1918, with serious loss
of life.
Victoria
Cross: Lance Corporal Cecil Reginald Noble, VC. C Company, 2nd Bn. Rifle
Brigade, died of wounds 13/03/1915, plot I. A. 57.
Shot at
Dawn: Lance Sergeant W. Walton, 2nd Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps, executed
for desertion 23/03/1915, plot 1. A. 68.
Private I. Reid, 2nd Bn. Scots
Guards, executed for desertion 09/04/1915, plot 3. B. 26.
Private J.
Cuthbert, 9th Bn. Cheshire Regiment, executed for disobedience 06/05/1916,
plot 5. F. 71.
Private E. J. Reynolds, 3rd Bn. Canadian Expeditionary Force,
executed for desertion 23/08/1916, plot 4. A. 39.
Private C. B. Nicholson,
8th Bn. Yorks and Lancs Regiment, executed for desertion 27/10/1917, plot 4.
E. 66.
Another view of this cemetery
Casualty Details: UK 2486, Canada 150, Australia 155,
New Zealand 53, South Africa 24, India 6, Germany 187, France 10,
Total Burials:
3096
Buried within this cemetery:
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Gunner 26365
Robert Johnston
1st Siege Battery
Royal Garrison Artillery
Died of wounds 19/05/1915
Plot I. A. 25
Image courtesy of Joe O'Raw
and William Kilgour
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33875 Private
George Eastick
1st/7th Bn. Duke of Wellington's Regiment.
30/06/1918, aged 17. (Age officially given as
19)
Born Great Yarmouth. Son of James Alfred and Alice
Maud Eastick, of 20, Norfolk Place, Boston.
Plot V. C. 22
Picture courtesy of Glynis Eastick
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3/9906
Private
George
Sibley
2nd Bn.
Northamptonshire Regiment
06/10/1915,
aged 20.
Son of
Alfred W. and Avis A. Sibley, of New Lodge, Warkton, Kettering. Native
of Stamford Hill, Kettering.
Plot II. A.
48.
Picture courtesy of Mrs Sandy Hall, niece of this soldier
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Lieutenant
Edward
Leslie Graham Rowell MC
25th Bn.
Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
15/11/1917,
aged 25.
Son of
Robert and Helena M. Rowell, of Victoria St., Warwick, Queensland.
Native of Northumberland, England
Plot IV. F.
3
Edward Leslie
Graham Rowell was born at Walbottle House, Northumberland, England. He
enlisted in March 1915 and left for the Front as a member of the 25th
Battalion A. I. F. He played his honoured part as an ANZAC, having
spent four months in the winter campaign on the Gallipoli Peninsula.
He then served with the first Australian divisions in France fighting
on the Western Front where he won his commission in the field.
AWARDED
THE MILITARY CROSS
At Westhoek
Ridge on the 20th of September 1917 for conspicuous gallantry and
devotion to duty, when during the advance an enemy Pill-box from which
the enemy were emerging, seemed likely to hold up the advance,
this Officer rushed it single handed. Although his revolver was shot
out of his hand, he engaged them with bombs, killing four and taking
20 prisoners. Later, when his Company Commander was wounded, he took
charge of the Company, eventually carrying out a relief under heavy
shell fire. Throughout his courage and coolness were a fine example to
all ranks.
Picture courtesy of David Backhouse,
great nephew of this officer |
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14107
Private
William
Stanley Argyle Gammon
4th Bn.
Coldstream Guards
15/09/1915,
aged 21.
Son of William and Eva L. Gammon, of 90, Divinity Rd., Oxford.
Plot II. A.
29.
Picture courtesy of Wendy Purslow
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681649 Driver
Ralph Toone
"B" Battery,
286th Brigade,
Royal Field
Artillery
28/11/1917,
aged 22.
Son of James
and Alice Ann Toone, of 2, Hoyle Mill Rd., Stairfoot, Barnsley. Native of
Hoyland, Barnsley.
Plot IV. F. 12.
Picture courtesy of Jennie Nuttall, his niece.
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