BOVES EAST COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Somme
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.84669, Longitude: 2.39579
Location Information
Boves is a village in the Department of the Somme, 9.7 kilometres from Villers-Bretonneux.
At Villers-Bretonneux head west on the N29 in the direction of Longeau and Amiens. After 6.5 kilometres turn left in the direction of Boves on the D167, heading south-west. At the junction go straight on, remaining on the D167, towards Boves. At the traffic lights in Boves, go straight on, under the arches, and the cemetery is approximately 100 metres on the right.
Historical Information
Boves has two communal cemeteries, on either side of the river. The 49th Casualty Clearing Station was at Boves from 23 April to the end of August 1918 and the 1st Canadian and 4th Canadian during August 1918. The burials in the two communal cemeteries and the extension to the West cemetery are mainly those of soldiers who died in the three hospitals.
BOVES EAST COMMUNAL CEMETERY contains 15 Commonwealth burials of the First World War.
Commonwealth Casualties: United Kingdom 8, Canada 4, Australia 3. Total 15.
BOVES WEST COMMUNAL CEMETERY contains 51 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 12 French graves.
Total Burials: 63.
Commonwealth Casualties: United Kingdom 45, Australia 5, Canada 1. Total 51.
Other Nationalities: France 12.
BOVES WEST COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION was made in August 1918 and after the Armistice, 32 graves were brought into it from Boves Military Cemetery. It now contains 91 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and the grave of one unidentified airman of the Second World War.
The extension was designed by George Hartley Goldsmith
Total Burials: 92.
World War One Identified Casualties: Canada 48, United Kingdom 39, Australia 4. Total 91.
World War Two Unidentified Casualty: 1.
Boves is a village in the Department of the Somme, 9.7 kilometres from Villers-Bretonneux.
At Villers-Bretonneux head west on the N29 in the direction of Longeau and Amiens. After 6.5 kilometres turn left in the direction of Boves on the D167, heading south-west. At the junction go straight on, remaining on the D167, towards Boves. At the traffic lights in Boves, go straight on, under the arches, and the cemetery is approximately 100 metres on the right.
Historical Information
Boves has two communal cemeteries, on either side of the river. The 49th Casualty Clearing Station was at Boves from 23 April to the end of August 1918 and the 1st Canadian and 4th Canadian during August 1918. The burials in the two communal cemeteries and the extension to the West cemetery are mainly those of soldiers who died in the three hospitals.
BOVES EAST COMMUNAL CEMETERY contains 15 Commonwealth burials of the First World War.
Commonwealth Casualties: United Kingdom 8, Canada 4, Australia 3. Total 15.
BOVES WEST COMMUNAL CEMETERY contains 51 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 12 French graves.
Total Burials: 63.
Commonwealth Casualties: United Kingdom 45, Australia 5, Canada 1. Total 51.
Other Nationalities: France 12.
BOVES WEST COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION was made in August 1918 and after the Armistice, 32 graves were brought into it from Boves Military Cemetery. It now contains 91 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and the grave of one unidentified airman of the Second World War.
The extension was designed by George Hartley Goldsmith
Total Burials: 92.
World War One Identified Casualties: Canada 48, United Kingdom 39, Australia 4. Total 91.
World War Two Unidentified Casualty: 1.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
1047 Corporal
Charles Brooke Burgess
30th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
7th April 1918, aged 25.
Row A. 9.
Son of Brooke and Elizabeth Burgess. Native of Victoria, Australia.
Charles Brooke Burgess
30th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
7th April 1918, aged 25.
Row A. 9.
Son of Brooke and Elizabeth Burgess. Native of Victoria, Australia.
826007 Private
William Hole
47th Bn. Canadian Infantry
11th August 1918, aged 37.
Row A. 6.
Son of Amos and Elizabeth Hole, of Bradford, Yorkshire, England; husband of Sylvia Hole, of 778, Cave St., Esquimalt, British Columbia.
His headstone bears the inscription "At Rest"
William Hole
47th Bn. Canadian Infantry
11th August 1918, aged 37.
Row A. 6.
Son of Amos and Elizabeth Hole, of Bradford, Yorkshire, England; husband of Sylvia Hole, of 778, Cave St., Esquimalt, British Columbia.
His headstone bears the inscription "At Rest"
501111 Sergeant
Hugh Millar, M. M.
9th Bn. Canadian Engineers
7th August 1918.
Row A. 5.
Born February 23rd 1899 at Rothsay, Scotland. Son of William Millar, Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. He stated he was single and employed as a miner. He arrived in England on 10 January 1916 onboard the S.S. Metagami.
Hugh Millar, M. M.
9th Bn. Canadian Engineers
7th August 1918.
Row A. 5.
Born February 23rd 1899 at Rothsay, Scotland. Son of William Millar, Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. He stated he was single and employed as a miner. He arrived in England on 10 January 1916 onboard the S.S. Metagami.
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Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
Lieutenant
Horace Parker
44th Bn. Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment)
11th August 1918.
Row A. 14.
Horace Parker
44th Bn. Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment)
11th August 1918.
Row A. 14.
Major
John Proctor, Mentioned in Despatches
Royal Army Medical Corps attached to 9th Cav. Field Ambulance
12th August 1918, aged 30.
Row A. 1.
Son of William and Margaret Proctor, of Ballater, Aberdeenshire. Born at Fochabers, Morayshire.
John Proctor, Mentioned in Despatches
Royal Army Medical Corps attached to 9th Cav. Field Ambulance
12th August 1918, aged 30.
Row A. 1.
Son of William and Margaret Proctor, of Ballater, Aberdeenshire. Born at Fochabers, Morayshire.
