BERNEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas De Calais
France
GPS Coordinates Latitude: 50.26689 Longitude: 2.67772
Location Information
Berneville is a village one kilometre north of the Doullens-Arras main road (N25).
From Arras after 7 kilometres turn right and the village is 1 kilometre from the main road.
The graves are in the North East corner of the cemetery
Historical Information
There are now 3, 1914-1918 and 4, 1939-1945 War casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, one is unidentified.
Total Burials: 7.
World War One Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 3.
World War Two Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 3.
World War Two Unidentified Casualty: United Kingdom 1.
Berneville is a village one kilometre north of the Doullens-Arras main road (N25).
From Arras after 7 kilometres turn right and the village is 1 kilometre from the main road.
The graves are in the North East corner of the cemetery
Historical Information
There are now 3, 1914-1918 and 4, 1939-1945 War casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, one is unidentified.
Total Burials: 7.
World War One Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 3.
World War Two Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 3.
World War Two Unidentified Casualty: United Kingdom 1.
Entrance and World War One Burials
Shot at Dawn
26685 Private Ellis Holt, 19th Bn. Manchester Regiment. executed for desertion 4th March 1917, aged 22.
He was under a suspended sentence of 2 years’ imprisonment with hard labour when he deserted from the Arras front. (Putkowski, p. 164)
9552 Drummer Frederick Rose, 2nd Bn. Yorkshire Regiment executed for desertion 4th March 1917, aged 23. Son of Mrs E. Rose.
He had joined up in 1909; & on 19 Dec 1914, he fell out in the dark as his battalion was moving up to the line at Fleurbaix, When seen in the rear, Rose claimed that he had hurt his leg & was trying to catch up. He was next seen when arrested on 16 Dec 1916 — ‘on information received’—at a house in Hazebrouck. At trial he spoke of various family troubles at home, but when cross-examined claimed inter alia that he did not know how he had fed & clothed himself during his 2 years’ absence. Despite much evidence that he had been a good & steady soldier before the war, no redeeming feature was found to upset the sentence of death. (Corns, pp. 122, 217-218)
Other World War One Burial
R/16624 Rifleman. J. King, 7th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps, 16th March 1917.
26685 Private Ellis Holt, 19th Bn. Manchester Regiment. executed for desertion 4th March 1917, aged 22.
He was under a suspended sentence of 2 years’ imprisonment with hard labour when he deserted from the Arras front. (Putkowski, p. 164)
9552 Drummer Frederick Rose, 2nd Bn. Yorkshire Regiment executed for desertion 4th March 1917, aged 23. Son of Mrs E. Rose.
He had joined up in 1909; & on 19 Dec 1914, he fell out in the dark as his battalion was moving up to the line at Fleurbaix, When seen in the rear, Rose claimed that he had hurt his leg & was trying to catch up. He was next seen when arrested on 16 Dec 1916 — ‘on information received’—at a house in Hazebrouck. At trial he spoke of various family troubles at home, but when cross-examined claimed inter alia that he did not know how he had fed & clothed himself during his 2 years’ absence. Despite much evidence that he had been a good & steady soldier before the war, no redeeming feature was found to upset the sentence of death. (Corns, pp. 122, 217-218)
Other World War One Burial
R/16624 Rifleman. J. King, 7th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps, 16th March 1917.
Picture © Geerhard Joos
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Picture © Geerhard Joos
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World War Two Burials
World War Two Burials
4455527 Private Robert Burton Pearson, 8th Bn., Durham Light Infantry, died 21st May 1940, aged 20. Son of John George and Mary Jane Pearson, of Durham.
90265 Flying Officer Gilbert Francis Moncreiff Wright, Pilot in 605 Squadron, Royal Air Force, (Royal Auxiliary Air Force), died 22nd May 1940, aged 36. Son of Arthur Fitzherbert Wright and Daisy Isobel Wright; husband of Mary Doreen Wright, of Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire.
4457710 Adrian Robert Houghton Wylie, 8th Bn., Durham Light Infantry, died 22nd May 1940, aged 21. Son of James Alexander Wylie and Jean Agnes Wylie, of Sidcup, Kent.
4455527 Private Robert Burton Pearson, 8th Bn., Durham Light Infantry, died 21st May 1940, aged 20. Son of John George and Mary Jane Pearson, of Durham.
90265 Flying Officer Gilbert Francis Moncreiff Wright, Pilot in 605 Squadron, Royal Air Force, (Royal Auxiliary Air Force), died 22nd May 1940, aged 36. Son of Arthur Fitzherbert Wright and Daisy Isobel Wright; husband of Mary Doreen Wright, of Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire.
4457710 Adrian Robert Houghton Wylie, 8th Bn., Durham Light Infantry, died 22nd May 1940, aged 21. Son of James Alexander Wylie and Jean Agnes Wylie, of Sidcup, Kent.
