BÉHENCOURT CHURCHYARD
Somme
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.97561, Longitude: 2.44916
Location Information
Béhencourt Churchyard lies on the D115 which can be found off the D929 approximately 6 miles north of Corbie.
The easiest route is via Amiens, around 10 miles west from Corbie.
Burial Details
T2/14362 Driver Leonard Hostler, No 2 Coy. 30th Div. Train, Royal Army Service Corps, died 27th March 1916, aged 25. Son of Charles James and Albinia Mary Hostler, of 7, Girton Terrace, Prince St., Sudbury, Suffolk. His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will Be Done"
746 Sergeant Oliver Maurice Leo Sleep,10th Brigade, Australian Field Artillery. Killed in action on 5th April 1918, aged 28. Son of Sarah and the late Samuel Sleep, of Peterborough, South Australia. Native of Adelaide. His headstone bears the inscription "Loved In Life Honoured In Death Cherished In Memory"
46306 Gunner Alexander Edwin Webster, "B" Bty. 89th Brig. Royal Field Artillery, died of wounds 21st June 1916, aged 26. Son of William and Rosina C. Webster, of 20, Redhill St., Regent's Park, London. His headstone bears the inscription "Gone But Not Forgotten"
Béhencourt Churchyard lies on the D115 which can be found off the D929 approximately 6 miles north of Corbie.
The easiest route is via Amiens, around 10 miles west from Corbie.
Burial Details
T2/14362 Driver Leonard Hostler, No 2 Coy. 30th Div. Train, Royal Army Service Corps, died 27th March 1916, aged 25. Son of Charles James and Albinia Mary Hostler, of 7, Girton Terrace, Prince St., Sudbury, Suffolk. His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will Be Done"
746 Sergeant Oliver Maurice Leo Sleep,10th Brigade, Australian Field Artillery. Killed in action on 5th April 1918, aged 28. Son of Sarah and the late Samuel Sleep, of Peterborough, South Australia. Native of Adelaide. His headstone bears the inscription "Loved In Life Honoured In Death Cherished In Memory"
46306 Gunner Alexander Edwin Webster, "B" Bty. 89th Brig. Royal Field Artillery, died of wounds 21st June 1916, aged 26. Son of William and Rosina C. Webster, of 20, Redhill St., Regent's Park, London. His headstone bears the inscription "Gone But Not Forgotten"
