BONNAY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme
France
GPS Coordinates - Latitude: 49.93734, Longitude: 2.50437
Location Information
Bonnay is a village and commune in the Department of the Somme, on the north-west bank of the River Ancre, 3 kilometres north of Corbie.
Leave Corbie heading north on the D1 to Bray-sur-Somme, then turn left on the D23 in the direction of Bonnay - Acheux-en-Amiens, heading north-west. Travel through the village of Bonnay (D23) towards Doullens and 0.3 kilometres after exiting Bonnay, turn left at the first CWGC signpost. Carry on for another 0.3 kilometres and Bonnay Communal Cemetery Extension is on the left hand side of the small road.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to site possible - maybe by alternative entrance.
Historical Information
Bonnay Communal Cemetery Extension was used from 1 April to 24 August 1918. The earlier burials are connected with the actions of Villers-Bretonneux, when the line was re-established by the 4th and 5th Australian and 18th Divisions after the German advance, and then later with the Battle of Amiens.
The extension contains 106 Commonwealth burials of the First World War.
World War One Casualties: Australia 75, United Kingdom 31. Total 106.
The Cross of Sacrifice was unveiled by the Prime Minister of Australia, William Morris Hughes, in August 1921.
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The cemetery was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens & William Harrison Cowlishaw

February 1919: The graves of 6607 Private (Pte) William Charles Mansell of Mt Gambier, SA, and 6173 Pte Charles William Westland of Adelaide, SA, both of the 27th Battalion, killed in action (KIA) 12 May 1918, in Bonnay British Cemetery. Behind are the graves of 2196 Pte George Thomas Hurley , 43rd Battalion, of Norward, SA, KIA 14 April 1918; 3026 Pte Joshua John Ball, of Orroroo, SA, 43rd Battalion, KIA 14 April 1918; 2563 Pte Charles Avon Foreman, 43rd Battalion, of Northam, WA, KIA 14 April 1918. This image is one of a set of photographs of the original graves of some members of the 27th Battalion.

2529 Private
William Nathan Ashworth
44th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
16th April 1918, aged 25.
Row A. 23.
Son of Ralph and Elizabeth Ashworth, of Red Hill, York, Western Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "The Lord Gave And The Lord Hath Taken Away Our Dear Son"
William Nathan Ashworth
44th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
16th April 1918, aged 25.
Row A. 23.
Son of Ralph and Elizabeth Ashworth, of Red Hill, York, Western Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "The Lord Gave And The Lord Hath Taken Away Our Dear Son"

19955 Corporal
William Irving Boon
31st Bty. 8th Bde. Australian Field Artillery
24th April 1918, aged 26.
Row B. 6.
Son of Isaac Flitcroft Boon and Mary Boon, of Albert Park, Woodville, South Australia.
William Irving Boon
31st Bty. 8th Bde. Australian Field Artillery
24th April 1918, aged 26.
Row B. 6.
Son of Isaac Flitcroft Boon and Mary Boon, of Albert Park, Woodville, South Australia.

137 Private
Henry Browning
41st Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
24th April 1918, aged 25.
Row B. 19.
Son of Sidney and Mary Browning, of Stain St., Wilston, Brisbane, Queensland. Native of London, England.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory Of Our Dear Son & Brother Harry For Ever Honoured"
Pte. Henry Browning, (right) 41st Battalion. A Labourer from Brisbane, Qld, He and his brother, Allen (left) enlisted together on 22 December 1915. They embarked on 18 May 1916 with A Company, aboard HMAT Demosthenes (A64). On 24 April 1918 Henry was killed by a shell burst during an early morning bombardment at Vaux-Sur-Somme. Reports describe the moment when Henry was hit, standing beside his brother Allen handing out rations at the reserve line near the village of Vaux. Henry was buried at Bonnay Communal Cemetery in France. Allen survived the war and returned to Australia in July 1919.
Henry Browning
41st Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
24th April 1918, aged 25.
Row B. 19.
Son of Sidney and Mary Browning, of Stain St., Wilston, Brisbane, Queensland. Native of London, England.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory Of Our Dear Son & Brother Harry For Ever Honoured"
Pte. Henry Browning, (right) 41st Battalion. A Labourer from Brisbane, Qld, He and his brother, Allen (left) enlisted together on 22 December 1915. They embarked on 18 May 1916 with A Company, aboard HMAT Demosthenes (A64). On 24 April 1918 Henry was killed by a shell burst during an early morning bombardment at Vaux-Sur-Somme. Reports describe the moment when Henry was hit, standing beside his brother Allen handing out rations at the reserve line near the village of Vaux. Henry was buried at Bonnay Communal Cemetery in France. Allen survived the war and returned to Australia in July 1919.

Second Lieutenant
Cecil Frank Carson
44th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
4th April 1918, aged 23.
Row A. 2.
Son of Henry and Mary Carson. Native of Greenough, Western Australia.
A bank clerk from Kalgoorlie, WA, enlisted on 18 January 1916. His unit embarked from Fremantle, WA, aboard HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916 and he was killed in action in France on 4 April 1918, aged 23.
Cecil Frank Carson
44th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
4th April 1918, aged 23.
Row A. 2.
Son of Henry and Mary Carson. Native of Greenough, Western Australia.
A bank clerk from Kalgoorlie, WA, enlisted on 18 January 1916. His unit embarked from Fremantle, WA, aboard HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916 and he was killed in action in France on 4 April 1918, aged 23.

1611 Lance Corporal
Andrew Douglas Clark
43rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
24th April 1918, aged 25.
Row B. 31.
Son of William and Elizabeth Brown Clark, of Port Pirie, South Australia. Native of Adelaide.
Andrew Douglas Clark
43rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
24th April 1918, aged 25.
Row B. 31.
Son of William and Elizabeth Brown Clark, of Port Pirie, South Australia. Native of Adelaide.

Captain
Albert Edward Halstead, M. C.
42nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
16th April 1918, aged 30.
Row A. 19.
Son of Lt. Col. William Henry Halstead, V.D., C.M.F., and Sophie Halstead; husband of Jessie Halstead, of Ellis St., Kangaroo Point, Queensland.
A wool classer prior to enlistment, he was originally appointed as a Lieutenant with the 31st Battalion and accompanied that battalion to Melbourne. Owing to illness he was left behind on embarkation and made his way back to Queensland where he was then appointed to the 42nd Battalion. He embarked with this unit on 5 June 1916, on HMAT Borda (A30). In January 1917 he was promoted to Captain, in charge of D Company. In June of that year he was gassed and hospitalised and several months of hospitalisation and furlough followed. He rejoined his unit in early March 1918. Captain Halstead was killed in action on 16 April 1918.
Albert Edward Halstead, M. C.
42nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
16th April 1918, aged 30.
Row A. 19.
Son of Lt. Col. William Henry Halstead, V.D., C.M.F., and Sophie Halstead; husband of Jessie Halstead, of Ellis St., Kangaroo Point, Queensland.
A wool classer prior to enlistment, he was originally appointed as a Lieutenant with the 31st Battalion and accompanied that battalion to Melbourne. Owing to illness he was left behind on embarkation and made his way back to Queensland where he was then appointed to the 42nd Battalion. He embarked with this unit on 5 June 1916, on HMAT Borda (A30). In January 1917 he was promoted to Captain, in charge of D Company. In June of that year he was gassed and hospitalised and several months of hospitalisation and furlough followed. He rejoined his unit in early March 1918. Captain Halstead was killed in action on 16 April 1918.

Lieutenant
James Hugh O'Neill Kearney
25th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
5th June 1918, aged 24.
Row C. 13.
Son of James Anderson Kearney and Winifred Mary Kearney, of Mareeba North, Queensland.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Died That We May Live. R. I. P."
From Mareeba, Qld. A bank clerk, he enlisted in the AN&MEF at Thursday Island to take part in the capture of German New Guinea, but did not embark and was discharged on 18 September 1914. He enlisted in the AIF and embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Armadale (A26) on 18 September 1915. In May 1916, while in action at Armentieres, France he contracted spinal meningitis and was repatriated to Australia on HMAT Marathon on 8 August 1916. Back in Australia, having recovered from his illness, he reenlisted and embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Hororata (A20) on 14 Jun 1917. He was wounded in action on 5 June 1918, while dug in along the Bonnay to Heilly road, France and died later that day in the dressing station, aged 24.
James Hugh O'Neill Kearney
25th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
5th June 1918, aged 24.
Row C. 13.
Son of James Anderson Kearney and Winifred Mary Kearney, of Mareeba North, Queensland.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Died That We May Live. R. I. P."
From Mareeba, Qld. A bank clerk, he enlisted in the AN&MEF at Thursday Island to take part in the capture of German New Guinea, but did not embark and was discharged on 18 September 1914. He enlisted in the AIF and embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Armadale (A26) on 18 September 1915. In May 1916, while in action at Armentieres, France he contracted spinal meningitis and was repatriated to Australia on HMAT Marathon on 8 August 1916. Back in Australia, having recovered from his illness, he reenlisted and embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Hororata (A20) on 14 Jun 1917. He was wounded in action on 5 June 1918, while dug in along the Bonnay to Heilly road, France and died later that day in the dressing station, aged 24.

Second Lieutenant
Thomas Real O'Sullivan
41st Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
17th April 1918, aged 24.
Row A. 26.
Son of Thomas and Rose O'Sullivan, of Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland.
His headstone bears the inscription "Requiescat In Pace"
Thomas Real O'Sullivan
41st Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
17th April 1918, aged 24.
Row A. 26.
Son of Thomas and Rose O'Sullivan, of Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland.
His headstone bears the inscription "Requiescat In Pace"

17441 Private*
Richard Herbert Robinson
10th Field Amb. Australian Army Medical Corps
1st April 1918, aged 41.
Row A. 1.
Son of James and Isabella Robinson; husband of Mary E. Robinson, of Slade St., Bayswater, Western Australia. Native of Melbourne.
His headstone bears the inscription "May His Soul Rest In Peace"
A blacksmith's assistant from Bayswater, WA, Pte Robinson had served with the AAMC for 5 years prior to enlistment in the AIF on 2 February 1916.With the rank of Private, Robinson embarked with General Reinforcements from Fremantle aboard HMAT Borda (A30) on 29 June 1917. Whilst serving with the 10th Field Ambulance in France, Pte Robinson died of wounds on 1 April 1918.
* Note: The Australian War Memorial shows his rank as Provisional Sergeant. CWGC shows it as Private.
Richard Herbert Robinson
10th Field Amb. Australian Army Medical Corps
1st April 1918, aged 41.
Row A. 1.
Son of James and Isabella Robinson; husband of Mary E. Robinson, of Slade St., Bayswater, Western Australia. Native of Melbourne.
His headstone bears the inscription "May His Soul Rest In Peace"
A blacksmith's assistant from Bayswater, WA, Pte Robinson had served with the AAMC for 5 years prior to enlistment in the AIF on 2 February 1916.With the rank of Private, Robinson embarked with General Reinforcements from Fremantle aboard HMAT Borda (A30) on 29 June 1917. Whilst serving with the 10th Field Ambulance in France, Pte Robinson died of wounds on 1 April 1918.
* Note: The Australian War Memorial shows his rank as Provisional Sergeant. CWGC shows it as Private.

720 Private
Robert Sutton
41st Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
24th April 1918, aged 21.
Row B. 18.
Son of Horatio and Annie Sutton, of Rockybank, Roma, Queensland. Native of Blackall.
His headstone bears the inscription "I Have Fought The Good Fight I Have Finished The Course"
A selector and farmer from Rockybank, Queensland, enlisted with the 13th Reinforcements of the 3rd Machine Gun Company in 1916. He transfered to the 41st Battalion after reaching England. Pte Sutton was killed in action in France, on 24 April 1918.
Robert Sutton
41st Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
24th April 1918, aged 21.
Row B. 18.
Son of Horatio and Annie Sutton, of Rockybank, Roma, Queensland. Native of Blackall.
His headstone bears the inscription "I Have Fought The Good Fight I Have Finished The Course"
A selector and farmer from Rockybank, Queensland, enlisted with the 13th Reinforcements of the 3rd Machine Gun Company in 1916. He transfered to the 41st Battalion after reaching England. Pte Sutton was killed in action in France, on 24 April 1918.

2450 Sergeant
Ernest George Weetman
43rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
16th April 1918, aged 22.
Row A. 22.
Son of Alice Maud Weetman, of Nicholson Rd., Cannington, Western Australia, and the late George Renard Weetman. Native of Beechworth, Victoria, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription
From Cannington, Western Australia. A 23 year old bank clerk prior to enlisting on 18 February 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 4th Reinforcements from Fremantle on 30 October 1916 aboard HMAT Port Melbourne. After further training in England, he joined the 43rd Battalion in France where he was killed in action on 16 April 1918 near Amiens.
Ernest George Weetman
43rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
16th April 1918, aged 22.
Row A. 22.
Son of Alice Maud Weetman, of Nicholson Rd., Cannington, Western Australia, and the late George Renard Weetman. Native of Beechworth, Victoria, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription
From Cannington, Western Australia. A 23 year old bank clerk prior to enlisting on 18 February 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 4th Reinforcements from Fremantle on 30 October 1916 aboard HMAT Port Melbourne. After further training in England, he joined the 43rd Battalion in France where he was killed in action on 16 April 1918 near Amiens.

973 Private
Benjamin David White
42nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
28th April 1918, aged 21.
Row C. 9.
Son of Charles and Emma Louisa White, of Capella, Queensland.
His headstone bears the inscription "Blessed Are The Pure In Heart For They Shall See God"
Pte. White was a 19 year old cleaner when he enlisted on 14 October 1915. He embarked for overseas with "B" Company from Sydney on 5 June 1915 aboard HMAT Borda. Following further training in England, he proceeded to France to join the 42nd Battalion in November 1916.
Benjamin White was wounded in action on 9 June 1917 and evacuated to England for medical treatment. After rejoining his unit four months later, he was killed in action on 28 April 1918.
Benjamin David White
42nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
28th April 1918, aged 21.
Row C. 9.
Son of Charles and Emma Louisa White, of Capella, Queensland.
His headstone bears the inscription "Blessed Are The Pure In Heart For They Shall See God"
Pte. White was a 19 year old cleaner when he enlisted on 14 October 1915. He embarked for overseas with "B" Company from Sydney on 5 June 1915 aboard HMAT Borda. Following further training in England, he proceeded to France to join the 42nd Battalion in November 1916.
Benjamin White was wounded in action on 9 June 1917 and evacuated to England for medical treatment. After rejoining his unit four months later, he was killed in action on 28 April 1918.