BERMERAIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Nord
France
GPS Coordinates - Latitude: 50.25346, Longitude: 3.53595
Location Information
Bermerain is a village 1 kilometre south of the straight main road (the Chaussee Brunehaut) which runs from Cambrai to Villers-Pol.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access possible via main entrance.
The register is available in the Mairie from Monday Tuesday Thursday from 9.00 to 12.00
Wednesday from 14.00 to 17.00
Historical Information
In the South-West quarter of the Communal Cemetery are the graves of soldiers buried by their comrades in the latter half of October, and the beginning of November, 1918.
There are 41, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site.
The graves cover an area of 214 square metres.
The communal plot was designed by William Harrison Cowlishaw
Total Burials: United Kingdom 41.
Bermerain is a village 1 kilometre south of the straight main road (the Chaussee Brunehaut) which runs from Cambrai to Villers-Pol.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access possible via main entrance.
The register is available in the Mairie from Monday Tuesday Thursday from 9.00 to 12.00
Wednesday from 14.00 to 17.00
Historical Information
In the South-West quarter of the Communal Cemetery are the graves of soldiers buried by their comrades in the latter half of October, and the beginning of November, 1918.
There are 41, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site.
The graves cover an area of 214 square metres.
The communal plot was designed by William Harrison Cowlishaw
Total Burials: United Kingdom 41.
200162 Serjeant
William Henry Baker
"A" Coy. 2nd/5th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment
30th October 1918, aged 22.
Row B. 7.
Son of William and Alice Baker, of 21, Chatterton Square, Temple Gate, Bristol.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Peace Perfect Peace."
William Henry Baker
"A" Coy. 2nd/5th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment
30th October 1918, aged 22.
Row B. 7.
Son of William and Alice Baker, of 21, Chatterton Square, Temple Gate, Bristol.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Peace Perfect Peace."
242514 Private
William Henry Davies
2nd/5th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment
29th October 1918, aged 21.
Row B. 3.
Son of Mrs. Mary Davies, of 41, Clifford Rd., Bearwood, Smethwick, Staffs.
His headstone bears the inscription "Not My Will But Thine Oh Lord"
William Henry Davies
2nd/5th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment
29th October 1918, aged 21.
Row B. 3.
Son of Mrs. Mary Davies, of 41, Clifford Rd., Bearwood, Smethwick, Staffs.
His headstone bears the inscription "Not My Will But Thine Oh Lord"
Captain
Victor Hubert Thornton
9th (Northumberland Hussars) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
24th October 1918, aged 31.
Row A. 2.
Son of the Rev. Edward Thornton (late Vicar of Ancroft), and Lila Thornton, of Corbridge, Northumberland.
Victor Hubert Thornton
9th (Northumberland Hussars) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
24th October 1918, aged 31.
Row A. 2.
Son of the Rev. Edward Thornton (late Vicar of Ancroft), and Lila Thornton, of Corbridge, Northumberland.
Troops of No. 1 Platoon, A Company, 10th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (DCLI) breakfasting on their way to the line. Near Le Quesnoy, 27 October 1918. © IWM (Q 7154)
c.1918; The walls of Le Quesnoy, which the New Zealanders had to scale when capturing the town, one of their most notable feats of the war.
Supply Section, Regimental Transport, Scots Guards on the march. Le Quesnoy. © IWM Q 17318
