BELLE VUE BRITISH CEMETERY
Briastre
Nord
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.16186, Longitude: 3.49635
Location Information
Briastre is a village 18 Kms east of Cambrai and 24 Kms south of Valenciennes. About 800 metres east of the village is Belle Vue Farm and the Cemetery is on the south-west side of it, on the Le Cateau to Solesmes road (D955).
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access is possible with some difficulty.
Historical Information
The village of Briastre was taken by the New Zealand and 37th Divisions on the night of 11 October 1918 and on the 20th, Belle Vue Farm was captured by the 5th East Lancs of the 42nd Division. The cemetery was begun by the 42nd (East Lancashire) Division on 23 October, but used for a few days only. In 1922 it was enlarged when 47 graves were brought in from BRIASTRE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
Belle Vue British Cemetery now contains 141 First World War burials, nine of which are unidentified.
Total Burials: 141.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 126, New Zealand 6. Total 132.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 8, New Zealand 1. Total 9.
The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw.
Briastre is a village 18 Kms east of Cambrai and 24 Kms south of Valenciennes. About 800 metres east of the village is Belle Vue Farm and the Cemetery is on the south-west side of it, on the Le Cateau to Solesmes road (D955).
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access is possible with some difficulty.
Historical Information
The village of Briastre was taken by the New Zealand and 37th Divisions on the night of 11 October 1918 and on the 20th, Belle Vue Farm was captured by the 5th East Lancs of the 42nd Division. The cemetery was begun by the 42nd (East Lancashire) Division on 23 October, but used for a few days only. In 1922 it was enlarged when 47 graves were brought in from BRIASTRE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
Belle Vue British Cemetery now contains 141 First World War burials, nine of which are unidentified.
Total Burials: 141.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 126, New Zealand 6. Total 132.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 8, New Zealand 1. Total 9.
The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw.
Cemetery images in this gallery © Johan Pauwels
2199 Private
James Clarkson
1st/5th Bn. Manchester Regiment
20th October 1918.
Row A. 14.
James Clarkson
1st/5th Bn. Manchester Regiment
20th October 1918.
Row A. 14.
Lieutenant
Frank Eaden Cook
1st/10th Bn. Manchester Regiment
20th October 1918, aged 28.
Row A. 13.
Son of Frederick Lilley Cook and Eleanor Beatrice Cook; husband of Nora Cook, of 14, Richmond Avenue, Fartown, Huddersfield. Born at Huddersfield. Enlisted 1st Sept., 1914. Twice wounded.
Frank Eaden Cook
1st/10th Bn. Manchester Regiment
20th October 1918, aged 28.
Row A. 13.
Son of Frederick Lilley Cook and Eleanor Beatrice Cook; husband of Nora Cook, of 14, Richmond Avenue, Fartown, Huddersfield. Born at Huddersfield. Enlisted 1st Sept., 1914. Twice wounded.
351720 Private
Richard Coppock
1st/6th Bn. Manchester Regiment
20th October 1918.
Row A. 20.
Richard Coppock
1st/6th Bn. Manchester Regiment
20th October 1918.
Row A. 20.
439920 Lance Corporal
Harold Couch, M. M.
42nd Div. Signal Coy. Royal Engineers
23rd October 1918, aged 25.
Row B. 26.
Son of Philip and Mary Ann Couch, of 53, North St., Burnley.
His headstone bears the inscription "Until Our Hearts Cease To Beat His Memory We Will Always Keep"
Prior to enlisting he was a weaver at Grey's Cameron Mill, Burnley.
He won his Military Medal after spending 53 hours laying wire close to the enemy trenches despite being wounded. He died 2 days later after the cellar where he was sheltering was hit by a shell and a splinter hit him in the head.
Harold Couch, M. M.
42nd Div. Signal Coy. Royal Engineers
23rd October 1918, aged 25.
Row B. 26.
Son of Philip and Mary Ann Couch, of 53, North St., Burnley.
His headstone bears the inscription "Until Our Hearts Cease To Beat His Memory We Will Always Keep"
Prior to enlisting he was a weaver at Grey's Cameron Mill, Burnley.
He won his Military Medal after spending 53 hours laying wire close to the enemy trenches despite being wounded. He died 2 days later after the cellar where he was sheltering was hit by a shell and a splinter hit him in the head.
241334 Private
John George Dand
1st/5th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
20th October 1918, aged 35.
Row E. 10/18.
Son of John and Mary Hannah Dand, of 27, Lyndhurst Rd., Burnley; husband of the late Cissie Dand of 8 Westgate, Burnley.
His headstone bears the inscription "May His Reward Be As Great As His Sacrifice"
Prior to enlisting he worked for S. Smith and Bros., Fellmongers, Plumbe Street, Burnley
John George Dand
1st/5th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
20th October 1918, aged 35.
Row E. 10/18.
Son of John and Mary Hannah Dand, of 27, Lyndhurst Rd., Burnley; husband of the late Cissie Dand of 8 Westgate, Burnley.
His headstone bears the inscription "May His Reward Be As Great As His Sacrifice"
Prior to enlisting he worked for S. Smith and Bros., Fellmongers, Plumbe Street, Burnley
39944 Corporal
Arthur Fletcher
1st/5th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
20th October 1918, aged 24.
Row E. 8.
Son of William and Isabella Fletcher, of 163, Lowerhouse Lane, Burnley.
His headstone bears the inscription "Until The Day Dawns"
Prior to the war he was a weaver at Dugdale's Mill and a talented chorister at the Lowerhouse Wesleyan Chapel.
Arthur Fletcher
1st/5th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
20th October 1918, aged 24.
Row E. 8.
Son of William and Isabella Fletcher, of 163, Lowerhouse Lane, Burnley.
His headstone bears the inscription "Until The Day Dawns"
Prior to the war he was a weaver at Dugdale's Mill and a talented chorister at the Lowerhouse Wesleyan Chapel.
37500 Private
William Hayes
"B" Company, 1st/7th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
22nd October 1918, aged 23.
Row B. 8.
Son of Oswald and Sarah Arm Hayes, of 12, Smith St., Huddersfield Rd., Oldham.
William Hayes
"B" Company, 1st/7th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
22nd October 1918, aged 23.
Row B. 8.
Son of Oswald and Sarah Arm Hayes, of 12, Smith St., Huddersfield Rd., Oldham.
38069 Lance Corporal
James Abraham Patching
1st Bn. Wellington Regiment, N. Z. E. F.
12th October 1918, aged 24.
Row C. 27.
Son of James and Alice Thirza Patching, of Wellington, New Zealand.
James Abraham Patching
1st Bn. Wellington Regiment, N. Z. E. F.
12th October 1918, aged 24.
Row C. 27.
Son of James and Alice Thirza Patching, of Wellington, New Zealand.
64321 Private
John Rothwell
1st/6th Bn. Manchester Regiment
20th October 1918.
Row B. 4.
John Rothwell
1st/6th Bn. Manchester Regiment
20th October 1918.
Row B. 4.
