BAVELINCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Somme
France
GPS Coordinates - Latitude: 49.98695, Longitude: 2.45981
Location Information
Bavelincourt is a village in the Department of the Somme on the D919, Amiens to Contay road. It is approximately 16 kilometres from Amiens to Bavelincourt and 2 kilometres from Contay to Bavelincourt.
The cemetery will be found 500 metres along the first left hand turning on the D115 to Bavelincourt (0.5 kilometres).
Historical Information
The communal cemetery was used from April to August 1918 by units and field ambulances of the 47th (London) and 58th (London) Divisions.
The cemetery contains 54 Commonwealth burials of the First World War.
Total Burials: 54.
World War One Casualties: United Kingdom 51, Australia 3. Total 54.
The commonwealth plot was designed by Arthur James Scott Hutton
Bavelincourt is a village in the Department of the Somme on the D919, Amiens to Contay road. It is approximately 16 kilometres from Amiens to Bavelincourt and 2 kilometres from Contay to Bavelincourt.
The cemetery will be found 500 metres along the first left hand turning on the D115 to Bavelincourt (0.5 kilometres).
Historical Information
The communal cemetery was used from April to August 1918 by units and field ambulances of the 47th (London) and 58th (London) Divisions.
The cemetery contains 54 Commonwealth burials of the First World War.
Total Burials: 54.
World War One Casualties: United Kingdom 51, Australia 3. Total 54.
The commonwealth plot was designed by Arthur James Scott Hutton
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
393529 Rifleman
George William Airey
9th Bn. London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)
25th July 1918, aged 37.
Row D. 3.
Husband of Alice Airey, of 23, Alston Rd., Dysons Rd., Edmonton, London. Native of Ipswich.
His headstone bears the inscription; "A Treasure Lost; God Has Claimed Him Till We Meet Again."
George William Airey
9th Bn. London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)
25th July 1918, aged 37.
Row D. 3.
Husband of Alice Airey, of 23, Alston Rd., Dysons Rd., Edmonton, London. Native of Ipswich.
His headstone bears the inscription; "A Treasure Lost; God Has Claimed Him Till We Meet Again."
3023 Private
William Henry Cortis
49th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
6th April 1918, aged 36.
Row A. 7.
Son of Annie Barnby Cortis, of Haig St., Clayfield, Brisbane, Queensland, and the late William Cortis.
William Henry Cortis
49th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
6th April 1918, aged 36.
Row A. 7.
Son of Annie Barnby Cortis, of Haig St., Clayfield, Brisbane, Queensland, and the late William Cortis.
132455 Gunner
James Duffin
"D" Bty. 235th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
31st May 1918, aged 25.
Row B. 13.
Son of Thomas and Jessie Duffin, of 32, St. John St., Coatbridge.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Sweet Jesus Have Mercy On Him Our Lady Of Lourdes Pray For Him. R.I.P."
James Duffin
"D" Bty. 235th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
31st May 1918, aged 25.
Row B. 13.
Son of Thomas and Jessie Duffin, of 32, St. John St., Coatbridge.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Sweet Jesus Have Mercy On Him Our Lady Of Lourdes Pray For Him. R.I.P."
390946 Corporal
Harold Cope Parsons
9th Bn. London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)
24th June 1918, aged 29.
Row C. 5.
Son of George Keeble Parsons and Aimee Eliza Sarah Messenger, his wife; husband of Helen Riddle Parsons, of 8, Heathview Rd., Thornton Heath, Surrey. Native of Thornton Heath. Enlisted Nov. 1914, wounded June, 1917.
His headstone bears the inscription "Not Dead But Living Unto Thee"
Harold Cope Parsons
9th Bn. London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)
24th June 1918, aged 29.
Row C. 5.
Son of George Keeble Parsons and Aimee Eliza Sarah Messenger, his wife; husband of Helen Riddle Parsons, of 8, Heathview Rd., Thornton Heath, Surrey. Native of Thornton Heath. Enlisted Nov. 1914, wounded June, 1917.
His headstone bears the inscription "Not Dead But Living Unto Thee"
516 Sergeant
Alexander John Yates
52nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
6th April 1918, aged 22.
Row A. 10.
Son of Alexander and Alice Yates, of 3, Bank St., Hobart South, Tasmania. Native of Jeehan.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Gave His Life To Save Us"
Alexander John Yates
52nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
6th April 1918, aged 22.
Row A. 10.
Son of Alexander and Alice Yates, of 3, Bank St., Hobart South, Tasmania. Native of Jeehan.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Gave His Life To Save Us"
A first aid lorry and a postal lorry (second on the photo) with a convoy near Contay, September 1916. © IWM Q 1198
Panoramic group photograph, a Brigade Signal Unit comprised principally of Royal Engineers near Contay, November 1916. © IWM Q 1549
Troops of the Australian Army returning from the trenches near Contay, August 1916. Note a mascot dog on the top of the limber. © IWM Q 1047
