BOURG-ET-COMIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Aisne
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.3966, Longitude: 3.65535
Location Information
Bourg-en-Comin is a commune 24 kilometres south of Laon. It can be reached from the direction of Laon on the D967. On arriving in the village the first exit at the roundabout must be taken, the D925 in the direction of Soissons. Shortly after taking this road it is necessary to take a small left turn, followed shortly by a further left turn. At this point the entrance to the cemetery can be seen. When approaching the cemetery from the D925 the above directions apply.
The Communal Cemetery is located in the centre of the town, and the Commonwealth War Graves Plot is positioned in the centre of the cemetery. There is no restricted access to the cemetery.
History Information
There are now 12, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 1, is unidentified. All died in 1914.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 11.
Unidentified Casualty: 1.
Bourg-en-Comin is a commune 24 kilometres south of Laon. It can be reached from the direction of Laon on the D967. On arriving in the village the first exit at the roundabout must be taken, the D925 in the direction of Soissons. Shortly after taking this road it is necessary to take a small left turn, followed shortly by a further left turn. At this point the entrance to the cemetery can be seen. When approaching the cemetery from the D925 the above directions apply.
The Communal Cemetery is located in the centre of the town, and the Commonwealth War Graves Plot is positioned in the centre of the cemetery. There is no restricted access to the cemetery.
History Information
There are now 12, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 1, is unidentified. All died in 1914.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 11.
Unidentified Casualty: 1.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
Individual Headstones
All images © Johan Pauwels
Captain
Allan George Cameron
1st Bn. Cameron Highlanders
25th September 1914, aged 34.
Son of Donald Cameron of Lochiel 24th Chief of the Clan Cameron, and of Lady Margaret Cameron; husband of Hester V. Cameron (nee Fraser-Tytler), of Aldourie, Inverness. Gazetted Oct., 1899.
His headstone bears the inscription "The Utmost For The Highest"
Allan George Cameron
1st Bn. Cameron Highlanders
25th September 1914, aged 34.
Son of Donald Cameron of Lochiel 24th Chief of the Clan Cameron, and of Lady Margaret Cameron; husband of Hester V. Cameron (nee Fraser-Tytler), of Aldourie, Inverness. Gazetted Oct., 1899.
His headstone bears the inscription "The Utmost For The Highest"
Captain
Napier Charles Gordon Cameron
1st Bn. Cameron Highlanders
26th September 1914, aged 37.
Son of Gen. Sir William Gordon Cameron, G.C.B., of Nea House Christchurch, Hants; husband of Constance Geraldine Cameron, of Fairley, Countesswells, Aberdeenshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Pro Deo Pro Rege Et Patria Sans Peur Et Sans Reproche"
Napier Charles Gordon Cameron
1st Bn. Cameron Highlanders
26th September 1914, aged 37.
Son of Gen. Sir William Gordon Cameron, G.C.B., of Nea House Christchurch, Hants; husband of Constance Geraldine Cameron, of Fairley, Countesswells, Aberdeenshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Pro Deo Pro Rege Et Patria Sans Peur Et Sans Reproche"
Lieutenant
John Crocket
Royal Army Medical Corps attached to 1st Bn. Cameron Highlanders
25th September 1914, aged 28.
M.D., Edinburgh. Son of William and Robertina Crocket, of Edinburgh.
John Crocket
Royal Army Medical Corps attached to 1st Bn. Cameron Highlanders
25th September 1914, aged 28.
M.D., Edinburgh. Son of William and Robertina Crocket, of Edinburgh.
Captain
Gerald Hugh Fitzgerald
4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish)
13th September 1914, aged 28.
Son of Lady Maurice Fitzgerald and the late Lord Maurice Fitzgerald, of Johnstown Castle, Wexford; husband of Dorothy Fitzgerald.
His headstone bears the inscription "The Souls Of The Righteous Are In The Hand Of God"
Gerald Hugh Fitzgerald
4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish)
13th September 1914, aged 28.
Son of Lady Maurice Fitzgerald and the late Lord Maurice Fitzgerald, of Johnstown Castle, Wexford; husband of Dorothy Fitzgerald.
His headstone bears the inscription "The Souls Of The Righteous Are In The Hand Of God"
Captain
Douglas Nathaniel Carelton Capel Miers
1st Bn. Cameron Highlanders
25th September 1914.
Douglas Nathaniel Carelton Capel Miers
1st Bn. Cameron Highlanders
25th September 1914.
GS/6692 Private
Harry Savory, D. C. M.
4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish)
died 13th September 1914.
Third son of Thomas William and Ellen Savory, of Warham, Norfolk; husband of Edith Savory, of Sculthorpe, Fakenham, Norfolk.
His headstone bears the inscription "Fight The Good Fight"
Was a settler in Rhodesia in 1896, and served throughout the whole of the Matabele War; served as Lt. in Imperial Light Horse, in the South African Campaign (Queen's Medal with 4 bars, King's Medal with 2 bars). Volunteered for active service at the outbreak of Great War.
Harry Savory, D. C. M.
4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish)
died 13th September 1914.
Third son of Thomas William and Ellen Savory, of Warham, Norfolk; husband of Edith Savory, of Sculthorpe, Fakenham, Norfolk.
His headstone bears the inscription "Fight The Good Fight"
Was a settler in Rhodesia in 1896, and served throughout the whole of the Matabele War; served as Lt. in Imperial Light Horse, in the South African Campaign (Queen's Medal with 4 bars, King's Medal with 2 bars). Volunteered for active service at the outbreak of Great War.
Other Burials
23831 Pioneer Richard James Arthur, (Mentioned in Despatches), 1st Signal Company, Royal Engineers, died 26th September 1914.
D/6214 Lance Corporal William John Baker, 4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish), died 13th September 1914, aged 24.
Son of John and Sarah Ann Baker, of West Brome, Quebec, Canada. Born at Bristol. His headstone bears the inscription "Gone But Never Forgotten"
7263 Private Robert Brown, 1st Bn. Cameron Highlanders, died 25th September 1914, aged 26. Son of Mrs. Catherine Brown, of Edinburgh.
3721 Regimental Serjeant Major George Penman Burt, D. C. M. 1st Bn. Cameron Highlanders, died 25th September 1914, aged 35. Husband of Annie Thomson Burt, of Old Meldrum, Aberdeenshire. His headstone bears the inscription "Still Fondly Loved Dear Daddy Au Revoir But Not Goodbye"
D/3927 Corporal Francis Charles Chapman, 4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish), died 13th September 1914, aged 27.
Son of William and Sarah Chapman, of Timberscombe, Somerset.
23831 Pioneer Richard James Arthur, (Mentioned in Despatches), 1st Signal Company, Royal Engineers, died 26th September 1914.
D/6214 Lance Corporal William John Baker, 4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish), died 13th September 1914, aged 24.
Son of John and Sarah Ann Baker, of West Brome, Quebec, Canada. Born at Bristol. His headstone bears the inscription "Gone But Never Forgotten"
7263 Private Robert Brown, 1st Bn. Cameron Highlanders, died 25th September 1914, aged 26. Son of Mrs. Catherine Brown, of Edinburgh.
3721 Regimental Serjeant Major George Penman Burt, D. C. M. 1st Bn. Cameron Highlanders, died 25th September 1914, aged 35. Husband of Annie Thomson Burt, of Old Meldrum, Aberdeenshire. His headstone bears the inscription "Still Fondly Loved Dear Daddy Au Revoir But Not Goodbye"
D/3927 Corporal Francis Charles Chapman, 4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish), died 13th September 1914, aged 27.
Son of William and Sarah Chapman, of Timberscombe, Somerset.
