BEAUMETZ CROSS ROADS CEMETERY
Beaumetz-lès-Cambrai
Pas De Calais
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.1151, Longitude: 2.98875
Location Information
Beaumetz-les-Cambrai is a village 1 Km south of the N30, Cambrai to Bapaume road. Beaumetz Crossroads Cemetery lies to the south of the village on the road to Hermies.
To reach the Cemetery, take the D18E into Beaumetz les Cambrai, off the N30. Once in the village, follow the CWGC direction signs.
Visiting Information
The location or design of this site makes wheelchair access impossible.
Historical Information
The village of Beaumetz-les-Cambrai was captured by the enemy on the 22nd March, 1918, after an obstinate defence by the 51st (Highland) and 25th Divisions, and retaken in the middle of the following September.
Beaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery was begun by fighting units in March, 1917, and used until February, 1918; these graves are in Row D. The Germans knew it as No.6 (English Military) Cemetery. Further British burials were made (in Rows E and F) in September and October, 1918. After the Armistice graves of 1917-18 were brought in from the surrounding battlefields and the body of one United States soldier was removed to another cemetery.
There are now 286, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 99 are unidentified and special memorials are erected to four soldiers from the United Kingdom and three from Australia, known or believed to be buried among them.
The Cemetery covers an area of 1,405 square metres and is enclosed by a flint wall on three sides.
Total Burials: 286.
World War One Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 114, Australia 58, New Zealand 11, Germany 4. Total 187.
World War One Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 99.
Cemetery images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
5650 Private
Alexander Bailey
3rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
16th April 1917, aged 28.
Row E. 9.
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Studio portrait of 5650 Private (Pte) Alexander Bailey, 3rd Battalion, and his wife Grace and their sons Thomas Edward (standing left) and Reginald Horace (seated right). A labourer from Balmain, NSW, Pte Bailey embarked with the 18th Reinforcements from Sydney on HMAT Kyarra (A55) on 3 June 1916. Pte Bailey was killed in action at Hermies, France, on 16 April 1917, aged 28. A third son, Alexander Abraham, was born in 1917.
Alexander Bailey
3rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
16th April 1917, aged 28.
Row E. 9.
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Studio portrait of 5650 Private (Pte) Alexander Bailey, 3rd Battalion, and his wife Grace and their sons Thomas Edward (standing left) and Reginald Horace (seated right). A labourer from Balmain, NSW, Pte Bailey embarked with the 18th Reinforcements from Sydney on HMAT Kyarra (A55) on 3 June 1916. Pte Bailey was killed in action at Hermies, France, on 16 April 1917, aged 28. A third son, Alexander Abraham, was born in 1917.
4244 Private
Wilfred Campbell Bailey
29th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
23rd March 1917, aged 28.
Row B. 39.
Son of Robert John and Emily Bailey, of Cardiff, New South Wales. Native of Tamworth, New South Wales.
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Pte Bailey enlisted on 8 June 1916 and embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Afric on 3 November 1916. He was killed in action in France on 23 March 1917, aged 28 years. He is buried at the France 756 Beaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery Beaumetz-les-Cambrai. His brother, 50 Corporal Vivian Robert Bailey, 30th Battalion, also served with the AIF. He was killed in action on 23 March 1918.
Wilfred Campbell Bailey
29th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
23rd March 1917, aged 28.
Row B. 39.
Son of Robert John and Emily Bailey, of Cardiff, New South Wales. Native of Tamworth, New South Wales.
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Pte Bailey enlisted on 8 June 1916 and embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Afric on 3 November 1916. He was killed in action in France on 23 March 1917, aged 28 years. He is buried at the France 756 Beaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery Beaumetz-les-Cambrai. His brother, 50 Corporal Vivian Robert Bailey, 30th Battalion, also served with the AIF. He was killed in action on 23 March 1918.
Captain
Eric Robert Booth
29th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
23rd March 1917, aged 24.
Row B. 43.
Born at Ascot Vale, Victoria. Son of Robert and Christiana Isabella Booth, of 29, Stirling St., Footscray, Victoria, Australia.
Portrait of Captain (Capt) Eric Robert Booth of the 8th Infantry Brigade, 29th Battalion. Capt Booth, of Ascot Vale, Vic, enlisted on 19 January 1915 as a Second Lieutenant. He was an engineer by profession when he embarked aboard HMAT Ascanius from Melbourne on 10 November 1915. He was killed in action on the 23 March 1917, in France, aged 24 years.
Eric Robert Booth
29th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
23rd March 1917, aged 24.
Row B. 43.
Born at Ascot Vale, Victoria. Son of Robert and Christiana Isabella Booth, of 29, Stirling St., Footscray, Victoria, Australia.
Portrait of Captain (Capt) Eric Robert Booth of the 8th Infantry Brigade, 29th Battalion. Capt Booth, of Ascot Vale, Vic, enlisted on 19 January 1915 as a Second Lieutenant. He was an engineer by profession when he embarked aboard HMAT Ascanius from Melbourne on 10 November 1915. He was killed in action on the 23 March 1917, in France, aged 24 years.
2479 Bombardier
Leslie Firmin Faulder
6th A. F. A. Brigade, Australian Field Artillery
29th April 1917, aged 22.
Row D. 40.
Son of Mary Jane Faulder, of Wee Jasper, Yass, New South Wales, and the late Frederick Charles Faulder.
His headstone bears the inscription "Life For Love R. I. P"
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Studio portrait of 2479 Driver Leslie Firmin Faulder, Divisional Ammunition Column. A 19 year older butcher prior to his enlistment on 4 September 1914, Faulder embarked in Sydney on the "Argyllshire" (A8) on 18 October 1914. He served on Gallipoli, where he was wounded, and later in France where he was promoted to Bombadier with the 6th Field Artillery Brigade. He was killed in action on 29 April 1917.
Leslie Firmin Faulder
6th A. F. A. Brigade, Australian Field Artillery
29th April 1917, aged 22.
Row D. 40.
Son of Mary Jane Faulder, of Wee Jasper, Yass, New South Wales, and the late Frederick Charles Faulder.
His headstone bears the inscription "Life For Love R. I. P"
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Studio portrait of 2479 Driver Leslie Firmin Faulder, Divisional Ammunition Column. A 19 year older butcher prior to his enlistment on 4 September 1914, Faulder embarked in Sydney on the "Argyllshire" (A8) on 18 October 1914. He served on Gallipoli, where he was wounded, and later in France where he was promoted to Bombadier with the 6th Field Artillery Brigade. He was killed in action on 29 April 1917.
4992 Private
Dene Barrett Fry
3rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
9th April 1917, aged 23.
Row E. 5.
Son of Arthur and Caroline F. Fry, of "Denegully", Northcote Rd., Lindfield, New South Wales. His brother Alan Fraser Fry also fell and is buried at Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension.
A demonstrator in Zoology at the University of Sydney, and son of the first female graduate of the University, he initially served in the Australian Army Medical Corps. After one trip on Hospital Ship Karoola he transferred to Infantry and trained at Duntroon. he was allocated to the 3rd Battalion and embarked from Sydney with the 19th Reinforcements aboard HMAT Wiltshire (A18) on 22 August 1916. Pte Fry served on the Western Front; he was killed in action on 9 April 1917, aged 23. His brother 1340 Pte Alan Fraser Fry, 13th Battalion was wounded on 13 August and died on 14 August 1916 and his uncle Major James Whiteside Fraser McManamey, 19th Battalion, also a graduate of the University of Sydney, was killed in action at Gallipoli on 5 September 1915.
Dene Barrett Fry
3rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
9th April 1917, aged 23.
Row E. 5.
Son of Arthur and Caroline F. Fry, of "Denegully", Northcote Rd., Lindfield, New South Wales. His brother Alan Fraser Fry also fell and is buried at Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension.
A demonstrator in Zoology at the University of Sydney, and son of the first female graduate of the University, he initially served in the Australian Army Medical Corps. After one trip on Hospital Ship Karoola he transferred to Infantry and trained at Duntroon. he was allocated to the 3rd Battalion and embarked from Sydney with the 19th Reinforcements aboard HMAT Wiltshire (A18) on 22 August 1916. Pte Fry served on the Western Front; he was killed in action on 9 April 1917, aged 23. His brother 1340 Pte Alan Fraser Fry, 13th Battalion was wounded on 13 August and died on 14 August 1916 and his uncle Major James Whiteside Fraser McManamey, 19th Battalion, also a graduate of the University of Sydney, was killed in action at Gallipoli on 5 September 1915.
3178 Private
Raymond Lisle Osborn
3rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
9th April 1917, aged 19.
Row E. 4.
Son of Oliver and Emeline Osborn, of Lockwood St., Hornsby, New South Wales.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Toiled For Others Reaping He Died For Others' Gain"
Studio portrait of 3178 Private (Pte) Raymond Lisle Osborn, 3rd Battalion. A clerk prior to enlisting on 23 August 1915, Pte Osborn embarked for overseas service with the 18th Battalion aboard HMAT Suevic (A29) on 20 December 1915. He transferred to the 3rd Battalion in February 1916. Pte Osborn was killed in action in France on 9 April 1917, aged 19 years.
Raymond Lisle Osborn
3rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
9th April 1917, aged 19.
Row E. 4.
Son of Oliver and Emeline Osborn, of Lockwood St., Hornsby, New South Wales.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Toiled For Others Reaping He Died For Others' Gain"
Studio portrait of 3178 Private (Pte) Raymond Lisle Osborn, 3rd Battalion. A clerk prior to enlisting on 23 August 1915, Pte Osborn embarked for overseas service with the 18th Battalion aboard HMAT Suevic (A29) on 20 December 1915. He transferred to the 3rd Battalion in February 1916. Pte Osborn was killed in action in France on 9 April 1917, aged 19 years.
6566 Private
Ivor Elmore Sanderson (Sitting)
3rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
9th April 1917, aged 25.
Special Memorial 2.
Son of Thomas and Isabel Sanderson, of Pucawan, New South Wales. Native of Pine Valley, Broken Dam.
His brother (Standing) Joseph John Sanderson also fell and is buried in Heath Cemetery, Harbonnières in France.
A cousin of the brothers, 6518 Thomas Robert Harrison was killed in France on 9th April 1917, aged 22 and is buried in Hermies Hill British Cemetery. He was killed on the same day as his cousin Ivor.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
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Studio portrait of two brothers from Temora, NSW. Standing, is 6565 Private (Pte) Joseph John Sanderson, 3rd Battalion; sitting, 6566 Pte Ivor Elmore Sanderson, also 3rd Battalion. They embarked together on board HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 7 October 1916 and served together in France. Ivor was killed in action at Hermies, France, on 9 April 1917, aged 25. Joseph was killed in action at Chuignolles, France, on 23 August 1918, aged 33. A third Sanderson brother, 11541 Driver Arthur Sanderson, 5th Field Artillery Bridgade, was awarded the Military Medal in 1917. He returned to Australia in 1919.
Ivor Elmore Sanderson (Sitting)
3rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
9th April 1917, aged 25.
Special Memorial 2.
Son of Thomas and Isabel Sanderson, of Pucawan, New South Wales. Native of Pine Valley, Broken Dam.
His brother (Standing) Joseph John Sanderson also fell and is buried in Heath Cemetery, Harbonnières in France.
A cousin of the brothers, 6518 Thomas Robert Harrison was killed in France on 9th April 1917, aged 22 and is buried in Hermies Hill British Cemetery. He was killed on the same day as his cousin Ivor.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
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Studio portrait of two brothers from Temora, NSW. Standing, is 6565 Private (Pte) Joseph John Sanderson, 3rd Battalion; sitting, 6566 Pte Ivor Elmore Sanderson, also 3rd Battalion. They embarked together on board HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 7 October 1916 and served together in France. Ivor was killed in action at Hermies, France, on 9 April 1917, aged 25. Joseph was killed in action at Chuignolles, France, on 23 August 1918, aged 33. A third Sanderson brother, 11541 Driver Arthur Sanderson, 5th Field Artillery Bridgade, was awarded the Military Medal in 1917. He returned to Australia in 1919.
2251 Corporal
Robert Warnock
57th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
24th March 1917, aged 23.
Bow B. 42.
Son of Thomas Hugh and Mary Warnock, of Swan Pool, Victoria, Australia.
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A labourer from Swanpool, Vic prior to enlistment, Pte Warnock embarked with the 4th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Orsova on 1 August 1916. On arrival in England he was transferred to the 57th Battalion. Whilst serving on the Western Front he was promoted to Corporal and was later killed in action on 24 March 1917, aged 23.
Robert Warnock
57th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
24th March 1917, aged 23.
Bow B. 42.
Son of Thomas Hugh and Mary Warnock, of Swan Pool, Victoria, Australia.
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A labourer from Swanpool, Vic prior to enlistment, Pte Warnock embarked with the 4th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Orsova on 1 August 1916. On arrival in England he was transferred to the 57th Battalion. Whilst serving on the Western Front he was promoted to Corporal and was later killed in action on 24 March 1917, aged 23.
The grave of 3878 Private (Pte) Robert Charles Vale at Beaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery. A labourer from North Fitzroy, Victoria, Pte Vale embarked with the 29th Battalion from Melbourne aboard HMAT Commonwealth on 19 September 1916. He was killed in action in France on 23 March 1917. Pte Vale was 32 years old.
