BAPAUME COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas De Calais
France
Location Information
Bapaume is a small town in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais on the main road from Paris to Arras and Douai. The Cemetery is situated to the north of the town.
Historical Information
Bapaume was occupied by German forces on the 26th September, 1914, and by the British on the 17th March, 1917; it was retaken by the Germans on the 24th March, 1918, and by the New Zealand Division on the following 29th August. It has given its name to the battles of the 24th-25th March, 1918, and the 31st August-3rd September, 1918. It was severely damaged by both sides during the War.
The 1939-45 War found Bapaume in the path of the Germans when, in May, 1940, they swept through the gap between Rethel and Hirson on the French Army's front, and across country to occupy Amiens and Abbeville as the British Expeditionary Force fought its way to the coast.
Bapaume was later "adopted" by the City of Sheffield.
There are now over 20, 1914-18 and a small number of 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site. The British graves are in small Plots scattered in different parts of the cemetery.
Pictures © Johan Pauwels
Bapaume is a small town in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais on the main road from Paris to Arras and Douai. The Cemetery is situated to the north of the town.
Historical Information
Bapaume was occupied by German forces on the 26th September, 1914, and by the British on the 17th March, 1917; it was retaken by the Germans on the 24th March, 1918, and by the New Zealand Division on the following 29th August. It has given its name to the battles of the 24th-25th March, 1918, and the 31st August-3rd September, 1918. It was severely damaged by both sides during the War.
The 1939-45 War found Bapaume in the path of the Germans when, in May, 1940, they swept through the gap between Rethel and Hirson on the French Army's front, and across country to occupy Amiens and Abbeville as the British Expeditionary Force fought its way to the coast.
Bapaume was later "adopted" by the City of Sheffield.
There are now over 20, 1914-18 and a small number of 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site. The British graves are in small Plots scattered in different parts of the cemetery.
Pictures © Johan Pauwels
World War One Burials
World War One Individual Headstones
Click on the picture of the headstone for details of the serviceman and inscription if applicable
Lieutenant
Emil John Hamilton Clarke
11th Brigade, Australian Field Artillery
15th April 1917, aged 25.
Son of Benjamin and Anna Wilhelmine Clarke, of 37, Myrtle St., Prospect, South Australia. Born at Kapunda.
Studio portrait of 1255 Private Emil John Hamilton Clarke, 3rd Light Horse Regiment who was a 23 year old bank clerk from Prospect, South Australia when he enlisted on 21 January 1915. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant and embarked for overseas on 27 October 1915 aboard HMAT Benalla. After serving for six months in Egypt, he proceeded to France, where on 1 October 1916, he was promoted to Lieutenant (Lt) and transferred to 11th Field Artillery Brigade. Lt Clarke was killed in action near Bullecourt, France, on 15 April 1917 and buried in the Communal Cemetery at Bapaume, France. One of 131 photographs displayed on an honour board showing members of the Adelaide Rowing Club who enlisted for active service in the First World War. The original is held by the Adelaide Rowing Club who kindly loaned the board to the Australian War Memorial for copying.
Emil John Hamilton Clarke
11th Brigade, Australian Field Artillery
15th April 1917, aged 25.
Son of Benjamin and Anna Wilhelmine Clarke, of 37, Myrtle St., Prospect, South Australia. Born at Kapunda.
Studio portrait of 1255 Private Emil John Hamilton Clarke, 3rd Light Horse Regiment who was a 23 year old bank clerk from Prospect, South Australia when he enlisted on 21 January 1915. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant and embarked for overseas on 27 October 1915 aboard HMAT Benalla. After serving for six months in Egypt, he proceeded to France, where on 1 October 1916, he was promoted to Lieutenant (Lt) and transferred to 11th Field Artillery Brigade. Lt Clarke was killed in action near Bullecourt, France, on 15 April 1917 and buried in the Communal Cemetery at Bapaume, France. One of 131 photographs displayed on an honour board showing members of the Adelaide Rowing Club who enlisted for active service in the First World War. The original is held by the Adelaide Rowing Club who kindly loaned the board to the Australian War Memorial for copying.
1126 Sergeant
Harold Lindsay Wilcox
23rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
17th March 1917, aged 25.
Son of Horace A. and Alice Marian Wilcox, of Marshall St., Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia. Born at Hawthorn, Victoria.
Studio portrait of 1126 Private (Pte) Harold Lindsay Wilcox, 23rd Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. Pte Wilcox enlisted on 21 March 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Euripides on 8 May 1915. He subsequently served as a sergeant, and was killed in action on 17 March 1917 in France.
Harold Lindsay Wilcox
23rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
17th March 1917, aged 25.
Son of Horace A. and Alice Marian Wilcox, of Marshall St., Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia. Born at Hawthorn, Victoria.
Studio portrait of 1126 Private (Pte) Harold Lindsay Wilcox, 23rd Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. Pte Wilcox enlisted on 21 March 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Euripides on 8 May 1915. He subsequently served as a sergeant, and was killed in action on 17 March 1917 in France.
1301 Driver
David Williams
7th Company, Australian Army Service Corps
7th April 1917, aged 37.
Son of Thomas and Mary Williams; husband of Elsie Williams, of 20, Dartbrook Rd., Auburn, New South Wales. Born in Denbigh, Wales.
Studio portrait of 1301 Driver David Williams, 7th Company Australian Army Service Corps of Waverley, NSW. A seaman prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Port Macquarie (A39) on 21 December 1914. He was wounded in action, on 7 April 1917, near Bapaume, France and died of his wounds, later that day, in the 4th Australian Field Ambulance, aged 37. He is buried in the Bapaume Communal Cemetery, France.
David Williams
7th Company, Australian Army Service Corps
7th April 1917, aged 37.
Son of Thomas and Mary Williams; husband of Elsie Williams, of 20, Dartbrook Rd., Auburn, New South Wales. Born in Denbigh, Wales.
Studio portrait of 1301 Driver David Williams, 7th Company Australian Army Service Corps of Waverley, NSW. A seaman prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Port Macquarie (A39) on 21 December 1914. He was wounded in action, on 7 April 1917, near Bapaume, France and died of his wounds, later that day, in the 4th Australian Field Ambulance, aged 37. He is buried in the Bapaume Communal Cemetery, France.
The original marker graves for Private Betts, 2nd Lieutenant Brough, Lance Corporal Gregory, Private O'Connor and Sergeant Wilcox
World War Two Burial
T/10664076 Driver Albert Henry Bussell, Royal Army Service Corps, died between 2nd September 1944 and 3rd September 1944, aged 39. Son of Henry and Emma Jane Bussell, of South Petherton, Somerset.
