Béthune Town Cemetery
Roll of Honour
A - G
701294 Private
Richard Henry Arnold
16th Bn. Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
27th February 1917, aged 20.
Plot VI. B. 78.
Son of Mr. J. W. Arnold, of Hyas, Saskatchewan.
Picture courtesy of Marilyn Arnold Wilkie, niece of this soldier.
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Richard Henry Arnold
16th Bn. Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
27th February 1917, aged 20.
Plot VI. B. 78.
Son of Mr. J. W. Arnold, of Hyas, Saskatchewan.
Picture courtesy of Marilyn Arnold Wilkie, niece of this soldier.
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4828 Corporal
John Bentham
2nd Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
30th July 1916, aged 22.
Plot V. G. 58.
Son of John and Elizabeth Bentham, of 52, Esp Lane, Barnoldswick, Yorks.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man, From His Dear Mother, Sisters And Brother"
John Bentham
2nd Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
30th July 1916, aged 22.
Plot V. G. 58.
Son of John and Elizabeth Bentham, of 52, Esp Lane, Barnoldswick, Yorks.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man, From His Dear Mother, Sisters And Brother"
Second Lieutenant
Henry Alexander Birkby
5th Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
20th April 1916, aged 26.
Plot III. K. 5.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Stewart Birkby, of 22, Bridge Avenue Mansions, Hammersmith, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This"
Picture courtesy of great, great nephew, Mark Galvin
Henry Alexander Birkby
5th Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
20th April 1916, aged 26.
Plot III. K. 5.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Stewart Birkby, of 22, Bridge Avenue Mansions, Hammersmith, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This"
Picture courtesy of great, great nephew, Mark Galvin
240837 Private
Michael Boyle
2nd/5th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
9th June 1917, aged 19.
Plot VI. E. 78.
Son of Mr and Mrs Boyle, 27, Master Street, Burnley.
Formerly a weaver at Messrs. Browning's Turf Street Shed, Burnley. He was hit by shrapnel and badly wounded in the back and forearm on 01/06/17, he died of his wounds 8 days later in hospital.
Michael Boyle
2nd/5th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
9th June 1917, aged 19.
Plot VI. E. 78.
Son of Mr and Mrs Boyle, 27, Master Street, Burnley.
Formerly a weaver at Messrs. Browning's Turf Street Shed, Burnley. He was hit by shrapnel and badly wounded in the back and forearm on 01/06/17, he died of his wounds 8 days later in hospital.
Lieutenant Colonel
Alexander Brook, Volunteers' Decoration, Mentioned in Despatches
8th Bn. Royal Scots
19th May 1915, aged 50.
Plot II. H. 12.
Son of John and Annie Brook, of Primrose Bank, Haddington.
Alexander Brook, Volunteers' Decoration, Mentioned in Despatches
8th Bn. Royal Scots
19th May 1915, aged 50.
Plot II. H. 12.
Son of John and Annie Brook, of Primrose Bank, Haddington.
Image above © Werner Van Caneghem
2040 Private
Henry Claud Robert Bruce
1st Bn. Hertfordshire Regiment
22nd April 1915, aged 21.
Plot IV. B. 51.
Prior to enlisting Henry was apprenticed to Mr. Baker, baker & confectioner at Buntingford. He was a member of the Buntingford Football Club, and well known in the district. He joined the Royston Company of the Hertfordshire Regiment some two years before the outbreak of war, and went with the Regiment in November, 1914 on active service in France. He would have been 21 years of age on April 24. Pte. H Bruce had another brother Bertie, also in the 1st Hertfordshire Regiment, and his father served in the Royal Navy on one of H.M. Torpedo boats."
'Never Forgotten'
Picture and obituary below courtesy of Jackie Raw, Kerry Fielding & Caroline Lee. (Great Nieces)
Henry Claud Robert Bruce
1st Bn. Hertfordshire Regiment
22nd April 1915, aged 21.
Plot IV. B. 51.
Prior to enlisting Henry was apprenticed to Mr. Baker, baker & confectioner at Buntingford. He was a member of the Buntingford Football Club, and well known in the district. He joined the Royston Company of the Hertfordshire Regiment some two years before the outbreak of war, and went with the Regiment in November, 1914 on active service in France. He would have been 21 years of age on April 24. Pte. H Bruce had another brother Bertie, also in the 1st Hertfordshire Regiment, and his father served in the Royal Navy on one of H.M. Torpedo boats."
'Never Forgotten'
Picture and obituary below courtesy of Jackie Raw, Kerry Fielding & Caroline Lee. (Great Nieces)
2282 Private
Alexander (Sandy) Burrows
2nd Bn. Coldstream Guards
18th March 1915, aged 33.
Plot IV. A. 79.
Son of the late Richard and Margaret Burrows, of Burnley; husband of M. E. Burrows, of 22, Prestwich St., Burnley, Lancs.
His headstone bears the inscription "Ever Remembered"
Prior to enlisting he was the licensee of the Cross Gates Inn, Finsley Gate, Burnley. The Inn did not survive the war, it was closed in 1915 and compensation paid for the licence. The building remained empty until demolished in 1953.
Alexander (Sandy) Burrows
2nd Bn. Coldstream Guards
18th March 1915, aged 33.
Plot IV. A. 79.
Son of the late Richard and Margaret Burrows, of Burnley; husband of M. E. Burrows, of 22, Prestwich St., Burnley, Lancs.
His headstone bears the inscription "Ever Remembered"
Prior to enlisting he was the licensee of the Cross Gates Inn, Finsley Gate, Burnley. The Inn did not survive the war, it was closed in 1915 and compensation paid for the licence. The building remained empty until demolished in 1953.
16933 Private
Thomas Albert Butterworth
10th Bn. Cameronians , (Scottish Rifles)
11th June 1916, aged 24.
Plot V. E. 16.
Son of Joseph Ernest and Sarah Emily Butterworth, of 13, Cliffe St., Nelson; husband of Maria Butterworth, of 10, Crowther St., Nelson, Lancs. Native of Dalton-in-Furness, Lancs.
Thomas Albert Butterworth
10th Bn. Cameronians , (Scottish Rifles)
11th June 1916, aged 24.
Plot V. E. 16.
Son of Joseph Ernest and Sarah Emily Butterworth, of 13, Cliffe St., Nelson; husband of Maria Butterworth, of 10, Crowther St., Nelson, Lancs. Native of Dalton-in-Furness, Lancs.
Lieutenant Colonel
Lord Ninian Edward Crichton-Stuart
Commanding 6th Bn. Welsh Regiment. Formerly Lt., Reserve of Officers, Scots Guards
2nd October 1915, aged 32.
Plot III. M. 10.
Second son of John Patrick, 3rd Marquess of Bute, K.T., and Gwendoline, Marchioness of Bute; husband of Lady Ninian Crichton-Stuart (now the Hon. Mrs. A. H. M. Ramsay), of 87, Lancaster Gate, London. Member of Parliament for Cardiff 1910-1915 and Justice of the Peace for County Fife.
Lord Ninian Edward Crichton-Stuart
Commanding 6th Bn. Welsh Regiment. Formerly Lt., Reserve of Officers, Scots Guards
2nd October 1915, aged 32.
Plot III. M. 10.
Second son of John Patrick, 3rd Marquess of Bute, K.T., and Gwendoline, Marchioness of Bute; husband of Lady Ninian Crichton-Stuart (now the Hon. Mrs. A. H. M. Ramsay), of 87, Lancaster Gate, London. Member of Parliament for Cardiff 1910-1915 and Justice of the Peace for County Fife.
Image above © Werner Van Caneghem
Second Lieutenant
Niel Creaton Dawson
16th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment), attached to Trench Mortar Battery
12th July 1916, aged 20.
Plot III. K. 28.
Son of Charles Samuel and Ada Florence Dawson (nee Spratt), of 25, Wetherby Mansions, Earls Court Square, Earls Court, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "An Only Son And Dearly Loved"
Niel Creaton Dawson
16th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment), attached to Trench Mortar Battery
12th July 1916, aged 20.
Plot III. K. 28.
Son of Charles Samuel and Ada Florence Dawson (nee Spratt), of 25, Wetherby Mansions, Earls Court Square, Earls Court, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "An Only Son And Dearly Loved"
Image above © Werner Van Caneghem
Lieutenant
Bruce Francis Sholto Douglas
2nd Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment
14th April 1915, aged 18.
Plot II. B. 14.
Son of Sholto Douglas, of 40, Park Lane, Hyde Park, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "Having Given All Cheerfully He Enters New Life Well Equipt"
Bruce Francis Sholto Douglas
2nd Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment
14th April 1915, aged 18.
Plot II. B. 14.
Son of Sholto Douglas, of 40, Park Lane, Hyde Park, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "Having Given All Cheerfully He Enters New Life Well Equipt"
Lieutenant Colonel
Robert Jeffray Douglas, Territorial Decoration, Companion of St. Michael and St. George
5th Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
3rd July 1916, aged 47.
Plot III. K. 27.
Son of William and Helen Park Douglas (nee McMath), of Ashlea, Bellahouston, Glasgow.
Robert Jeffray Douglas, Territorial Decoration, Companion of St. Michael and St. George
5th Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
3rd July 1916, aged 47.
Plot III. K. 27.
Son of William and Helen Park Douglas (nee McMath), of Ashlea, Bellahouston, Glasgow.
Image above © Werner Van Caneghem
22276 Private
Albert Graham
10th Bn. Cameronians, (Scottish Rifles)
17th May 1916, aged 20.
Plot V. C. 77.
Son of John and Agnes Alice Graham, of 29, Tunnel St., Burnley.
His headstone bears the inscription "Sometime, Some Day Our Eyes Shall See The Face We Keep In Memory"
Albert Graham
10th Bn. Cameronians, (Scottish Rifles)
17th May 1916, aged 20.
Plot V. C. 77.
Son of John and Agnes Alice Graham, of 29, Tunnel St., Burnley.
His headstone bears the inscription "Sometime, Some Day Our Eyes Shall See The Face We Keep In Memory"
