BLANGY-TRONVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Somme
France
Location Information
Blangy-Tronville is a village in the Department of the Somme, on the left bank of the River Somme, 10 kilometres east of Amiens.
From Amiens train station turn left onto the Rue Jules Barni in the direction of Longeau, then take the D1029 in the direction of St Quentin. Approximately 4 kilometres from Longeau train station, on the D1029, turn left in the direction of Blangy-Tronville. Cross over the railway once and then turn left and cross over again. The cemetery lies on the right hand side of the road and the CWGC Plots will be found to the left and rear of the cemetery.
The register is available in the Mairie on Monday; Tuesday; Thursday and Friday from 17.00 to 18.30
Historical Information
The communal cemetery was used, and extended, by Commonwealth and French troops in 1918, but the two extensions on the north side have since been removed.
The communal cemetery now contains 42 Commonwealth burials and commemorations of the First World War. One grave, destroyed by shell fire, is now represented by a special memorial.
Casualty Details: UK 26, Australia 16, Total Burials: 42
Blangy-Tronville is a village in the Department of the Somme, on the left bank of the River Somme, 10 kilometres east of Amiens.
From Amiens train station turn left onto the Rue Jules Barni in the direction of Longeau, then take the D1029 in the direction of St Quentin. Approximately 4 kilometres from Longeau train station, on the D1029, turn left in the direction of Blangy-Tronville. Cross over the railway once and then turn left and cross over again. The cemetery lies on the right hand side of the road and the CWGC Plots will be found to the left and rear of the cemetery.
The register is available in the Mairie on Monday; Tuesday; Thursday and Friday from 17.00 to 18.30
Historical Information
The communal cemetery was used, and extended, by Commonwealth and French troops in 1918, but the two extensions on the north side have since been removed.
The communal cemetery now contains 42 Commonwealth burials and commemorations of the First World War. One grave, destroyed by shell fire, is now represented by a special memorial.
Casualty Details: UK 26, Australia 16, Total Burials: 42
Captain
John Edward Wallace Bushelle
36th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
6th April 1918, aged 25.
Grave 40.
Husband of Mrs Kathleen Dorothy Bushelle, Sydney, New South Wales
John Edward Wallace Bushelle
36th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
6th April 1918, aged 25.
Grave 40.
Husband of Mrs Kathleen Dorothy Bushelle, Sydney, New South Wales
2251 Private
Gilbert Martin
2nd Australian Pioneers
4th July 1918.
Grave 1.
Gilbert Martin
2nd Australian Pioneers
4th July 1918.
Grave 1.
1606A Driver
Thomas Dunkley Price
43rd Bty. 11th Bde. Australian Field Artillery
2nd June 1918.
Grave 6.
Thomas Dunkley Price
43rd Bty. 11th Bde. Australian Field Artillery
2nd June 1918.
Grave 6.
3310 Private
Ivor Bevan Rhys
5th Australian Pioneers
17th April 1918, aged 21.
Grave 30.
Son of T. Tudor Rhys and Annie Rhys. Native of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
Ivor Bevan Rhys
5th Australian Pioneers
17th April 1918, aged 21.
Grave 30.
Son of T. Tudor Rhys and Annie Rhys. Native of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
2731 Private
Arthur Clifford Stribling
50th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
25th April 1918
Grave 22.
Son of Alfred G. and Jane M. Stribling, of Rutland Ave, Brighton, South Australia. Native of Tarlee, South Australia.
Arthur Clifford Stribling
50th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
25th April 1918
Grave 22.
Son of Alfred G. and Jane M. Stribling, of Rutland Ave, Brighton, South Australia. Native of Tarlee, South Australia.
