ACHICOURT ROAD CEMETERY
Pas De Calais
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.26864, Longitude: 2.77479
Location Information
Achicourt Road Cemetery is 2 kilometres south of the centre of Arras and is on the east side of the road to Amiens.
The cemetery is located at the crossroads D919 Arras to Bucquoy and the D5F Beaurains to Achicourt, which is now part of a new roundabout. The cemetery is about 50 metres off the roundabout on the righthandside going towards Arras and a CWGC signpost is erected on the pavement. Access to the cemetery is by a turfed chemin d'access between allotments and houses.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access with some difficulty.
Historical Information
The cemetery was begun in March 1917 and used until June. The graves of these four months are in Rows A to C, and the majority are of officers and men of the London Regiment. The cemetery came into use again in August and September 1918, when Rows D and E (mostly Canadian graves) were made. Graves, from Achicourt Churchyard Extension, were added to Row E after the Armistice.
Achicourt Road Cemetery contains 131 First World War burials, eight of which are unidentified.
Total Burials: 131.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 76, Canada 47. Total 123.
Unidentified Casualties: Canada 5, United Kingdom 2, Unknown 1. Total 8.
The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw.
Shot at Dawn
492050 Private, James Mayers, 1st/13th Kensington Bn. Royal Fusiliers, executed for desertion on 16th June 1917. Row C. 11. Son of Mrs. M. E. Mayers, of 193, Morning Lane, Hackney, London. One of the replacements for Somme casualties, he was already subject to a suspended sentence of death for quitting his post, when after ‘a rather trying tour in the trenches’ he deserted from a village in the rear. (Putkowski, p.176)
474371 Rifleman, Walter Yeoman, 1st/12th Bn. London Regiment (The Rangers), executed for desertion on 3rd July 1917, aged 22. Row B. 16. He went absent, his death sentence being commuted to 15 years’ imprisonment. But Yeoman deserted again: he had not completed even 6 months on active service. (Putkowski, p. 178)
Captain
William Joseph Atherton, M. C.
5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
26th August 1918, aged 24.
Plot D. 34.
Son of J. J. and Mary Louise Athertan, of Kelowna, British Columbia.
His headstone bears the inscription "Translated From The Warfare Of The World Into The Peace Of God"
William Joseph Atherton, M. C.
5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
26th August 1918, aged 24.
Plot D. 34.
Son of J. J. and Mary Louise Athertan, of Kelowna, British Columbia.
His headstone bears the inscription "Translated From The Warfare Of The World Into The Peace Of God"
1069979 Private
Alfred Berry
28th Bn. Canadian Infantry
26th August 1918, aged 35.
Row E. 20.
Son of Robinson and Clara Jane Berry; husband of Annie Berry, of 26, Chase St., Methuen, Mass., U.S.A.
His headstone bears the inscription "Rest, Sweet Rest At Last"
Alfred Berry
28th Bn. Canadian Infantry
26th August 1918, aged 35.
Row E. 20.
Son of Robinson and Clara Jane Berry; husband of Annie Berry, of 26, Chase St., Methuen, Mass., U.S.A.
His headstone bears the inscription "Rest, Sweet Rest At Last"
216598 Private
Harold Davis
28th Bn. Canadian Infantry
26th August 1918.
Row E. 21.
Harold Davis
28th Bn. Canadian Infantry
26th August 1918.
Row E. 21.
57388 Private
Claude Duke
2nd Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps
26th August 1918, aged 23.
Row D. 27.
Son of D. M. Duke and Margrett Fleming, his wife, of Field, British Columbia. Enlisted in 20th Bn. Sept.1914.
Claude Duke
2nd Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps
26th August 1918, aged 23.
Row D. 27.
Son of D. M. Duke and Margrett Fleming, his wife, of Field, British Columbia. Enlisted in 20th Bn. Sept.1914.
930115 Driver
Henry Herbert Dyer
"B" Battery, 261st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
25th April 1917, aged 20.
Row C. 17.
Son of Henry A. and Ellen L. Dyer, of 330, Brownhill Rd., Catford, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Has No Man Than This"
Henry Herbert Dyer
"B" Battery, 261st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
25th April 1917, aged 20.
Row C. 17.
Son of Henry A. and Ellen L. Dyer, of 330, Brownhill Rd., Catford, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Has No Man Than This"
2379520 Private
Charles Dugald Gillespie
52nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th August 1918.
Row D. 13.
Son of Mrs. Elizabeth Gillespie, of Dugald, Manitoba.
Charles Dugald Gillespie
52nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th August 1918.
Row D. 13.
Son of Mrs. Elizabeth Gillespie, of Dugald, Manitoba.
Second Lieutenant
Arnold Thomas Lee
87th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
1st September 1918, aged 26.
Row D. 1.
Son of Job Lee, of Muslin Hall, Thongsbridge, Huddersfield: husband of Charlotte Sarah Lee, Lydgate Parsonage, New Mill, Huddersfield.
His headstone bears the inscription "An Unspotted Life Is Old Age"
Arnold Thomas Lee
87th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
1st September 1918, aged 26.
Row D. 1.
Son of Job Lee, of Muslin Hall, Thongsbridge, Huddersfield: husband of Charlotte Sarah Lee, Lydgate Parsonage, New Mill, Huddersfield.
His headstone bears the inscription "An Unspotted Life Is Old Age"
865843 Lance Corporal
Edward McDermit
44th Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th August 1918, aged 20.
Row D. 11.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. McDermit of Pierson, Manitoba.
His headstone bears the inscription "Asleep In Jesus Blessed Sleep"
Edward McDermit
44th Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th August 1918, aged 20.
Row D. 11.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. McDermit of Pierson, Manitoba.
His headstone bears the inscription "Asleep In Jesus Blessed Sleep"
Images in this gallery © Johan Pauwels
430655 Private
John MacKay, M. M.
29th Bn. Canadian Infantry
26th August 1918, aged 37.
Row E. 16.
Son of Neil and Mary Mackay, of 6, Achmore, Lochs, Stornoway, Scotland.
John MacKay, M. M.
29th Bn. Canadian Infantry
26th August 1918, aged 37.
Row E. 16.
Son of Neil and Mary Mackay, of 6, Achmore, Lochs, Stornoway, Scotland.
Captain
George Clark Miller
5th Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
26th August 1918, aged 27.
Row D. 36.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Miller, of Annfield, Abernethy, Perthshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "My Times Are In Thy Hands"
George Clark Miller
5th Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
26th August 1918, aged 27.
Row D. 36.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Miller, of Annfield, Abernethy, Perthshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "My Times Are In Thy Hands"
3081402 Private
Thomas Patrick O'Brien
14th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th August 1918, aged 23.
Row D. 6.
Son of Thomas and Bridget O'Brien (nee Hickey), of 216, Frontenac St., Montreal.
His headstone bears the inscription "Rest In Peace"
Thomas Patrick O'Brien
14th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th August 1918, aged 23.
Row D. 6.
Son of Thomas and Bridget O'Brien (nee Hickey), of 216, Frontenac St., Montreal.
His headstone bears the inscription "Rest In Peace"
28122 Private
Edward Thomas Rawlings
1st Bn. Somerset Light Infantry
29th August 1918.
Row D. 18.
Son of Mr. D. Rawlings, of Coombe, Woodstock, Oxon.
Edward Thomas Rawlings
1st Bn. Somerset Light Infantry
29th August 1918.
Row D. 18.
Son of Mr. D. Rawlings, of Coombe, Woodstock, Oxon.
285538 Private
Ernest Rose
15th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th August 1918, aged 29.
Row D. 9.
Son of Andrew and Maria Rose, of Aurora, Ontario.
Ernest Rose
15th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th August 1918, aged 29.
Row D. 9.
Son of Andrew and Maria Rose, of Aurora, Ontario.
512631 Lance Corporal
C. F. Tolliday
1st/14th Bn. London Regiment (London Scottish)
5th April 1917, aged 26.
Row B. 6.
Son of Frederick and Alice Tolliday. B.A.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Is A Portion Of The Loveliness Which Once He Made More Lovely"
HE IS A PORTION OF THE LOVELINESS WHICH ONCE HE MADE MORE LOVELY
C. F. Tolliday
1st/14th Bn. London Regiment (London Scottish)
5th April 1917, aged 26.
Row B. 6.
Son of Frederick and Alice Tolliday. B.A.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Is A Portion Of The Loveliness Which Once He Made More Lovely"
HE IS A PORTION OF THE LOVELINESS WHICH ONCE HE MADE MORE LOVELY
74078 Private
William Turner
28th Bn. Canadian Infantry
26th August 1918, aged 24.
Row D. 38.
Son of Mrs. William Lawson (formerly Turner), of Suite 3, Carman Apt., Burrow Avenue, Winnipeg, and the late John Turner. Native of Glossop, England.
His headstone bears the inscription "Until The Day Breaks And The Shadows Flee Away"
William Turner
28th Bn. Canadian Infantry
26th August 1918, aged 24.
Row D. 38.
Son of Mrs. William Lawson (formerly Turner), of Suite 3, Carman Apt., Burrow Avenue, Winnipeg, and the late John Turner. Native of Glossop, England.
His headstone bears the inscription "Until The Day Breaks And The Shadows Flee Away"
Lieutenant
Henry Robert Lindsay Wright
1st Canadian Div. T.M. Battery. Canadian Artillery
28th August 1918, aged 22.
Row D. 25.
Son of Henry and Ida Adele Wright, of 584, Avenue Rd., Toronto.
Henry Robert Lindsay Wright
1st Canadian Div. T.M. Battery. Canadian Artillery
28th August 1918, aged 22.
Row D. 25.
Son of Henry and Ida Adele Wright, of 584, Avenue Rd., Toronto.
