BELGRADE CEMETERY
Namur
Belgium
GPS Coordinates Latitude: 50.47249 Longitude: 4.8338
Location Information
The city of Namur is located off the E42 motorway which runs between Liege and Namur. Belgrade Cemetery is located in the Chaussee De Waterloo in the commune of St Servais to the west of Namur.
From the E42 motorway turn off at Junction 12 onto the N4 in the direction of Namur. Follow the N4 into the town of Belgrade where the road is called Chaussee de Waterloo. The Cemetery is on the left of this road before the church and the railway.
Historical Information
Namur was attacked by the Germans on 20 August 1914; the forts were destroyed by heavy artillery, and at midnight on 23-24 the garrison was evacuated. The town then remained in German hands until the end of the war.
Belgrade Cemetery contains 249 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, most of them dating from the ten months when casualty clearing stations were then posted to Namur after the Armistice. There is also one burial of the Second World War.
World War One Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 189, Canada 45, Australia 5, India 2, South Africa, 2, New Zealand 1. Total 244.
World War One Unidentified Casualties: 5. Total 5.
World War Two Identified Casualty: United Kingdom 1. Total 1.
The Commonwealth plot was designed by William Harrison Cowlishaw
Dedication
M2/183128 Private Charles Crawley 62nd Div. M. T. Coy. Royal Army Service Corps,13/12/1918, aged 34. Husband of Julia Maria, Crawley of Lee, Kent
Remembered with honour by Matthew Abel
The city of Namur is located off the E42 motorway which runs between Liege and Namur. Belgrade Cemetery is located in the Chaussee De Waterloo in the commune of St Servais to the west of Namur.
From the E42 motorway turn off at Junction 12 onto the N4 in the direction of Namur. Follow the N4 into the town of Belgrade where the road is called Chaussee de Waterloo. The Cemetery is on the left of this road before the church and the railway.
Historical Information
Namur was attacked by the Germans on 20 August 1914; the forts were destroyed by heavy artillery, and at midnight on 23-24 the garrison was evacuated. The town then remained in German hands until the end of the war.
Belgrade Cemetery contains 249 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, most of them dating from the ten months when casualty clearing stations were then posted to Namur after the Armistice. There is also one burial of the Second World War.
World War One Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 189, Canada 45, Australia 5, India 2, South Africa, 2, New Zealand 1. Total 244.
World War One Unidentified Casualties: 5. Total 5.
World War Two Identified Casualty: United Kingdom 1. Total 1.
The Commonwealth plot was designed by William Harrison Cowlishaw
Dedication
M2/183128 Private Charles Crawley 62nd Div. M. T. Coy. Royal Army Service Corps,13/12/1918, aged 34. Husband of Julia Maria, Crawley of Lee, Kent
Remembered with honour by Matthew Abel
Images in this gallery © André De Smet
2885 Private
William Thomas Browne
48th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
15th February 1919, aged 33.
Plot IV. B. 12.
His headstone bears the inscription "Death Doth Hide But Not Divide"
Son of William and Theresa Browne.
William Thomas Browne
48th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
15th February 1919, aged 33.
Plot IV. B. 12.
His headstone bears the inscription "Death Doth Hide But Not Divide"
Son of William and Theresa Browne.
37280 Private
Francis Richard Corbett
1st Bn. Wiltshire Regiment
25th October 1918.
Plot III. C. 4.
Francis Richard Corbett
1st Bn. Wiltshire Regiment
25th October 1918.
Plot III. C. 4.
41326 Private
Stanley Spence Duffill
6th Bn. Leicestershire Regiment
13th November 1918, aged 19.
Plot IV. A. 1.
His headstone bears the inscription "Ever Remembered"
Son of William and E. Duffill, of 13, Wighill St., Sutton in Craven, Keighley, Yorks.
Stanley Spence Duffill
6th Bn. Leicestershire Regiment
13th November 1918, aged 19.
Plot IV. A. 1.
His headstone bears the inscription "Ever Remembered"
Son of William and E. Duffill, of 13, Wighill St., Sutton in Craven, Keighley, Yorks.
273906 Driver
John Egan
3rd Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery
1st March 1919, aged 30.
Plot II. B. 8.
His headstone bears the inscription "Altho' In Foreign Soil You're Laid Our Love For You Will Never Fade"
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Johnstone Egan, of 26, Isles Lane, Dundee, Scotland.
John Egan
3rd Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery
1st March 1919, aged 30.
Plot II. B. 8.
His headstone bears the inscription "Altho' In Foreign Soil You're Laid Our Love For You Will Never Fade"
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Johnstone Egan, of 26, Isles Lane, Dundee, Scotland.
35409 Driver
James Frederick Forster
Canadian Army Service Corps
1st March 1919.
Plot II. D. 8.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Forster, of 79, Mortimer Avenue, Toronto.
James Frederick Forster
Canadian Army Service Corps
1st March 1919.
Plot II. D. 8.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Forster, of 79, Mortimer Avenue, Toronto.
Pictures in this gallery © Johan Pauwels
German officers outside a military cemetery in the village of Belgrade, near Namur. © IWM Q 86502
108802 Gunner
Thomas Asquith Gill
121st Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
4th December 1918, aged 26.
Plot IV. A. 2.
Son of Luke and Annie Maria Gill, of Holme Bridge, Gargrave, Leeds.
Thomas Asquith Gill
121st Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
4th December 1918, aged 26.
Plot IV. A. 2.
Son of Luke and Annie Maria Gill, of Holme Bridge, Gargrave, Leeds.
Captain
Theodore Augustus Girling
Canadian Army Veterinary Corps attached to Canadian Divisional H. Q.
1st March 1919, aged 43.
Plot II. A. 15.
Son of the Rev. William Henry Girling and Mary Lacy Girling (nee Hulbert); husband of Dora Simcox Girling, of 121, Beechwood Avenue, Victoria, British Columbia. Native of England.
Theodore Augustus Girling
Canadian Army Veterinary Corps attached to Canadian Divisional H. Q.
1st March 1919, aged 43.
Plot II. A. 15.
Son of the Rev. William Henry Girling and Mary Lacy Girling (nee Hulbert); husband of Dora Simcox Girling, of 121, Beechwood Avenue, Victoria, British Columbia. Native of England.
Sister
Elsie Mabel Gladstone
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, A. R. R. C.
24th January 1919, aged 32.
Plot I. A. 5.
Daughter of Cecil Ernest Gladstone (I.C.S.) and Florence Elliot Gladstone. One of only two female casualties of the Great War buried in Belgium.
Elsie Mabel Gladstone
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, A. R. R. C.
24th January 1919, aged 32.
Plot I. A. 5.
Daughter of Cecil Ernest Gladstone (I.C.S.) and Florence Elliot Gladstone. One of only two female casualties of the Great War buried in Belgium.
Second Lieutenant
Edmond Alan Gunn 77th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery 13th February 1919, aged 20. Plot V. B. 12. His headstone bears the inscription "Born April 2nd 1898 Toronto, Canada" Son of Edmond Gunn, of 26, Dunbar Rd., Toronto, Canada, and the late Lilian E. Gunn. |
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83471 Private
John Hope Henderson
32nd Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
8th February 1919, aged 26.
Plot IV. A. 9.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will Be Done"
Son of Walter G. and Margaret Henderson, of 37, Miller St., Inverleithen, Peeblesshire.
John Hope Henderson
32nd Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
8th February 1919, aged 26.
Plot IV. A. 9.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will Be Done"
Son of Walter G. and Margaret Henderson, of 37, Miller St., Inverleithen, Peeblesshire.
Chaplain 4th Class
The Reverend Robert Morley Henderson
Army Chaplain's Department
3rd February 1919.
Plot IV. B. 3.
The Reverend Robert Morley Henderson
Army Chaplain's Department
3rd February 1919.
Plot IV. B. 3.
The observer of a German observation balloon taking carrier pigeons into the gondola before his ascent. Namur, September 1918. © IWM Q 53004
Other War Graves
(Pictures © Johan Pauwels)
877537 Private
Francis Gerald Liscombe
85th Bn. Canadian Infantry
27th February 1919, aged 23.
Plot V. A. 15.
His headstone bears the inscription "Our Dear Laddie"
Son of Frank and Susie Liscombe, of 84, Charlotte St., Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Francis Gerald Liscombe
85th Bn. Canadian Infantry
27th February 1919, aged 23.
Plot V. A. 15.
His headstone bears the inscription "Our Dear Laddie"
Son of Frank and Susie Liscombe, of 84, Charlotte St., Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
1694 Private
Bertie Oscar Lucas
48th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
6th February 1919, aged 30.
Plot V. B. 15.
His headstone bears the inscription "Father In Thy Keeping Leave We Now Thy Loved One Sleeping"
Son of Oscar Charles and Mary Ann Lucas, of Port Wakefield, South Australia.
Bertie Oscar Lucas
48th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
6th February 1919, aged 30.
Plot V. B. 15.
His headstone bears the inscription "Father In Thy Keeping Leave We Now Thy Loved One Sleeping"
Son of Oscar Charles and Mary Ann Lucas, of Port Wakefield, South Australia.
1054006 Private
Arthur Luker 24th Bn. Canadian Infantry 1st December 1918, aged 27. Plot III. D. 7. His headstone bears the inscription "Peace Perfect Peace" |
Son of George and Mary Ann Luker, of Bristol, England; husband of Marjorie V. Luker (nee Stroude), of 714, Ethel St., Verdun, Montreal.
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Images in this gallery © Geerhard Joos
562516 Staff Serjeant
Edward John Middleton
45th Anti-aircraft Searchlight Section, Royal Engineers
15th January 1919, aged 35.
Plot III. C. 6.
His headstone bears the inscription "So He Passed Over And The Trumpets Sounded For Him On The Other Side"
Son of James and Julia Middleton, of Wandsworth, London.
Edward John Middleton
45th Anti-aircraft Searchlight Section, Royal Engineers
15th January 1919, aged 35.
Plot III. C. 6.
His headstone bears the inscription "So He Passed Over And The Trumpets Sounded For Him On The Other Side"
Son of James and Julia Middleton, of Wandsworth, London.
36982 Private
William Thomas Smith
2nd/4th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
4th November 1918 aged 32.
Plot III. A. 7.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will My God Be Done"
Son of the late Thomas and Sarah Smith; husband of Sarah Ann Smith, of 14, Tarleton St., Burnley Wood, Burnley.
Prior to enlisting in December 1916, William was a well known conductor working for Burnley Corporation Tramways. He was taken prisoner in the German advance on March 21st, 1918 and died in a German hospital at Gustrow, Mecklenburg, Western Pomerania.
William Thomas Smith
2nd/4th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
4th November 1918 aged 32.
Plot III. A. 7.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will My God Be Done"
Son of the late Thomas and Sarah Smith; husband of Sarah Ann Smith, of 14, Tarleton St., Burnley Wood, Burnley.
Prior to enlisting in December 1916, William was a well known conductor working for Burnley Corporation Tramways. He was taken prisoner in the German advance on March 21st, 1918 and died in a German hospital at Gustrow, Mecklenburg, Western Pomerania.
Captain
James Ward, M. C. and 2 Bars, D. C. M.
3rd Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery
23rd February 1919, aged 33.
Plot II. D. 7.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Died That We Might Live"
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Son of William Irvine Ward and Martha Ward, of Manor House, Kilsby, Rugby, England.
James Ward, M. C. and 2 Bars, D. C. M.
3rd Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery
23rd February 1919, aged 33.
Plot II. D. 7.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Died That We Might Live"
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Son of William Irvine Ward and Martha Ward, of Manor House, Kilsby, Rugby, England.
A general view of Namur. © IWM Q 37359
A German tented camp at Namur, Belgium. Note a camouflage cover on the large tent on the left. © IWM Q 87915
