Bouilly Cross Roads Military Cemetery, Marne, France

BOUILLY CROSS ROADS MILITARY CEMETERY

Marne

France

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.19973, Longitude: 3.89745

Location Information

Bouilly is a commune 13 kilometres west of Reims.

Take the N31 and exit at Reims towards Chateau-Thierry. At the first roundabout, turn left onto the RD980, still following the direction signs for Chateau Thierry and Dormans. After a further 500 metres cross over the next roundabout and continue along the D980, passing through the village of Pargny les Reims. After a journey of about 11 kilometres turn left onto the RD380 in the direction of Courmas. At this junction there is also a CWGC direction sign indicating Bouilly Cross Roads Military Cemetery. 500 metres along this road, on the right hand side, you will find the cemetery.

Historical Information

The cemetery was created in 1918 by the French Forces to contain British, French, Italian and German soldiers who had fallen in the vicinity. After the Armistice all other nationalities were removed and the cemetery was used for the concentration of British graves from the surrounding area. Most of the casualties who are buried here fell in the Battle of the Marne (18th July-6th August, 1918).

The following are the cemeteries from which British graves (all of soldiers from the United Kingdom) were removed to Bouilly Cross Roads Cemetery:

COURTAGNON CHURCHYARD (Marne), where a British soldier from the 5th Devonshire Regiment was buried in July, 1918.

LES VENTEAUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY (Marne), JONCHERY-SUR-VESLE which contained a British grave of May, 1918.

MESGRIGNY FRENCH MILITARY CEMETERY (Aube), which contained the graves of ten British soldiers.

NESLES-LA-GILBERDE where the grave of a British officer was removed from the grounds of the Chateau de la Fortelle.

NOGENT L'ARTAUD COMMUNAL CEMETERY (Aisne) where one British soldier was buried in September, 1914.

OISE-AISNE AMERICAN CEMETERY (Aisne), which contained two British burials of May and June, 1918.

ST. GILLES CHURCHYARD (Marne), where an unknown British soldier was buried in May, 1918.

TRIGNY CHURCHYARD (Marne), which contained the grave of one unknown British soldier.

There are 208, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 110 are unidentified. 5 United Kingdom soldiers buried at the time in Chavonne Churchyard but whose graves are now lost are commemorated by special memorial headstones.

The cemetery covers an area of 890 square metres and is enclosed by a rubble wall.

The cemetery was designed by Arthur James Scott Hutton

Total Burials: 208.

Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 98.

Unidentified Casualties: 110.

Cemetery images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels

Second Lieutenant
Walter De Winton
3rd Bn. Coldstream Guards
6th September 1914, aged 21.
Plot I. G. 1.

Son of Major Walter de Winton and Hylda Terese Jane de Winton, of Maesllwch Castle, Radnorshire.

53150 Private
Ralph Wilfred Hendry
"B" Company, 8th Bn. Royal Scots
23rd July 1918, aged 19.
Plot I. E. 4.

Son of William Love Hendry and Isabella Scott Hendry, of 8 Merchiston Park, Edinburgh; brother of Miss E. Hendry, of 8 Merchiston Park, Edinburgh.

39368 Lance Corporal
Alfred Tiffany
2nd/4th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
20th July 1918, aged 41.
Plot I. D. 33.

Son of Mrs. M. Tiffany, of 10 Rose Terrace, Addingham, Yorkshire.

201912 Lance Corporal
Norman Wainwright
2nd/4th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
20th July 1918, aged 23.
Plot I. B. 15.

Son of Sarah Ann Wainwright, of 7 The Headlands, Ossett, Yorkshire.

His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will Be Done"