BOIS-CARRÉ MILITARY CEMETERY
Haisnes
Pas De Calais
France
Location Information
Haisnes is a village just south of La Bassee, but Bois-Carre Military Cemetery is approximately 2 kilometres south of the village, south-west of the village of Hulluch. From Lens, take the D947 towards La Bassee. At Hulluch, turn left at the roundabout, taking the D39 towards Vermelles. The cemetery is on the left side of the road in the middle of the fields.
Visiting Information
The rough track leading to the cemetery may be difficult in bad weather conditions.
Wheelchair access possible via main entrance.
Historical Information
Haisnes village remained in German hands until the final advance in the year 1918, but parts of the commune were gained by British troops in the Battle of Loos.
Bois-Carre Military Cemetery is named from a small copse about 274 metres to the South-West. It was begun in September, 1915, and used, largely by the 16th (Irish) Division, until August, 1916, one more grave being added in March 1918.
There are now over 200, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, nearly a quarter are unidentified and the graves of 47, destroyed by shell fire, are now represented by special memorials. The irregular arrangement of the rows is due to the difficult conditions under which these burials were carried out.
The cemetery covers an area of 1,649 square metres.
Casualty Details: UK 227, Total Burials: 227
Haisnes is a village just south of La Bassee, but Bois-Carre Military Cemetery is approximately 2 kilometres south of the village, south-west of the village of Hulluch. From Lens, take the D947 towards La Bassee. At Hulluch, turn left at the roundabout, taking the D39 towards Vermelles. The cemetery is on the left side of the road in the middle of the fields.
Visiting Information
The rough track leading to the cemetery may be difficult in bad weather conditions.
Wheelchair access possible via main entrance.
Historical Information
Haisnes village remained in German hands until the final advance in the year 1918, but parts of the commune were gained by British troops in the Battle of Loos.
Bois-Carre Military Cemetery is named from a small copse about 274 metres to the South-West. It was begun in September, 1915, and used, largely by the 16th (Irish) Division, until August, 1916, one more grave being added in March 1918.
There are now over 200, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, nearly a quarter are unidentified and the graves of 47, destroyed by shell fire, are now represented by special memorials. The irregular arrangement of the rows is due to the difficult conditions under which these burials were carried out.
The cemetery covers an area of 1,649 square metres.
Casualty Details: UK 227, Total Burials: 227
Lieutenant
Arthur Louis Gullick
6th Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
3rd October 1915, aged 30.
Row A. 21.
Son of Major Harry Timbs Gullick and Eva Maria Gullick, of "Uplands," Pirbright, Surrey.
Arthur Louis Gullick
6th Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
3rd October 1915, aged 30.
Row A. 21.
Son of Major Harry Timbs Gullick and Eva Maria Gullick, of "Uplands," Pirbright, Surrey.
16563 Private
Harry Sherburn 10th Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 19th May 1916. Special Memorial 40. Click on Obituary opposite to enlarge |
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23rd March 1918: First Army Front: annotated vertical aerial reconnaissance showing German camouflaged field gun positions on either side of the Lens-la Bassee Road outside Haisnes (top left). © IWM (HU 91106)
