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BOUSIES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
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​Nord

​France


GPS Coordinates Latitude: 50.15427 Longitude: 3.61749

Location Information

Bousies is a large village in the Department of the Nord, 4 miles north-east of Le Cateau. The Cemetery is on the north of the main part of the village (follow direction Poix-du-Nord),on the outskirts of Boussies, on the left hand side of the Preux-au-Bois – Preux-au-Bois road (D243) coming from Preux-au-Bois.

Historical Information

Bousies Communal Cemetery contains a total of 9 Commonwealth World War One Burials, 1 is unidentified.



Images in this gallery © Jean-Claude Graux

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Lieutenant Colonel 
Hugh Ponsonby Burnyeat
65th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
30th October 1918, aged 37. 

​Son of William and Sarah Frances Burnyeat, of Millgrove, Whitehaven, Cumberland; husband of Elsie Gertrude Burnyeat, of Flore Grange, Weedon, Northants.

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31258 Private 
A. Horsley
2nd Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment
24th October 1918, aged 21. 

Son of Samuel and Lydia Horsley, of 11, Havelock St., Desborough, Northants.

His headstone bears the inscription "The Stars Shine O'er His Grave We Loved Him But We Could Not Save"



Other Burial Details

134875 Gunner Charles Bailey, 113th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, died 1st November 1918. Husband of Louisa Bailey, of 3, Mayfield House, Rushcroft Rd., Brixton, London.

49221 Private Jack Gordon Cant, 2nd Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment, died 24th October 1918, aged 19. Son of R. G. and Alice Cant, of Steeple, Southminster, Essex.

40874 Private J. W. Cook, 2nd Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment, died 24th October 1918.

9872 Private Albert Ernest Gay, 2nd Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment, died 24th October 1918, aged 25. Husband of Louisa Gay, of 19, Norah St., Bethnal Green, London.

15610 Corporal R. Halsey, M. M. 2nd Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment, died 24th October 1918, aged 23. Son of Charles and Rose Halsey, of 5, East Common, Redbourn, St. Albans, Herts.

Second Lieutenant F. A. Staley, 3rd Bn. attached to 8th Bn. East Surrey Regiment, died 23rd October 1918.

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Images in this gallery © Johan Pauwels

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