BEAUMETZ-LES-CAMBRAI MILITARY CEMETERY NO. 1
Pas De Calais
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.13044, Longitude: 2.98749
Location Information
Beaumetz-les-Cambrai is a village just south of the main road from Bapaume to Cambrai, about 10 Kms north-east of Bapaume and 15 Kms south-west of Cambrai.
From Bapaume take the N30 in the direction of Cambrai. Continue for 10.3 kilometres when Beaumetz-les-Cambrai Military Cemetery No.1 will be clearly seen from the main road on the right hand side.
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-les-Cambrai Military Cemetery No.1 was made by the enemy after the fighting of March, 1918, and known to them as No.9 Military Cemetery; after the Armistice the graves of 307 German soldiers were removed to other cemeteries, and 33 of the British graves were regrouped.
There are 257, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 182 are unidentified; they belonged largely to the 51st Division, but partly also to the 25th, 6th, and 19th. It is composed mainly of collective graves.
The Cemetery covers an area of 819 square metres and is enclosed by a low flint wall.
Total Burials: 257.
World War One Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 75.
World War One Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 182.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
292884 Private
Harry Dick
7th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
26th March 1918.
Plot I. D.
Harry Dick
7th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
26th March 1918.
Plot I. D.
290801 Private
Hedley Kay
7th Bn. Gordon Highlanders
26th March 1918
Plot II. D.
Hedley Kay
7th Bn. Gordon Highlanders
26th March 1918
Plot II. D.
201906 Private
Andrew Webster
7th Bn. Gordon Highlanders
26th March 1918.
Plot I. B.
Andrew Webster
7th Bn. Gordon Highlanders
26th March 1918.
Plot I. B.
