BOVES WEST COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme
France
GPS Coordinates - Latitude: 49.84537, Longitude: 2.37962
Location Information
Boves is a village about 8 kilometres south-east of Amiens.
Enter the village of Villers-Bretonneux heading west on the N29 - E44 going towards Amiens-Longeau. 6 kilometres after leaving Villers-Bretonneux turn left in the direction of Boves on the D167, heading south-west. Once on the D167 carry on for 2.4 kilometres. At the crossroads go straight across in the direction of Boves, staying on the D167. Arriving at Boves carry on until the second set of traffic lights and then turn right in the direction of Longeau-Amiens on the D935, then left straight after at the third set of traffic lights in the direction of Cottenchy (D167). At the end of this road, turn right in the direction of Cagny-Amiens on the D116. Carry on for 0.4 kilometres then turn left on the D167 in the direction of Sains. Carry on up a steep hill, where the first CWGC signpost will be seen, and at the top of the hill turn left at the second CWGC signpost, and Boves West Communal Cemetery and Extension is on the right hand side.
Visiting Information
The location or design of this site make wheelchair access impossible.
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.
Lieutenant
Russell Heath Boulton
3rd Bn. Canadian Engineers
14th August 1918, aged 33.
Row A. 10.
Son of Lt. Col. C. A. Boulton, Senator, and Augusta Boulton, of Russell; husband of Mary Edna Boulton, of Russell, Manitoba.
His headstone bears the inscription "Be Thou Faithful Unto Death And I Will Give Thee A Crown Of Life"
Russell Heath Boulton
3rd Bn. Canadian Engineers
14th August 1918, aged 33.
Row A. 10.
Son of Lt. Col. C. A. Boulton, Senator, and Augusta Boulton, of Russell; husband of Mary Edna Boulton, of Russell, Manitoba.
His headstone bears the inscription "Be Thou Faithful Unto Death And I Will Give Thee A Crown Of Life"
77137 Driver
Dominick Byrne
32nd Battery, Royal Field Artillery
6th April 1918.
Row C. 15.
Dominick Byrne
32nd Battery, Royal Field Artillery
6th April 1918.
Row C. 15.
G/1745 Private
Harry Chant
"C" Coy. 8th Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment
6th April 1918, aged 23.
Row C. 23.
Son of George and Charlotte Rebecca Chant, of 22, Chalk's Cottages, Angmering, Littlehampton, Sussex.
Harry Chant
"C" Coy. 8th Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment
6th April 1918, aged 23.
Row C. 23.
Son of George and Charlotte Rebecca Chant, of 22, Chalk's Cottages, Angmering, Littlehampton, Sussex.
2341310 Gunner
Alfred Morrey Cross
3rd Brigade, Canadian Garrison Artillery
22nd August 1918, aged 19.
Row B. 8.
Son of Henry J. A. and Mary E. Cross, of Longueuil, Quebec.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This"
Alfred Morrey Cross
3rd Brigade, Canadian Garrison Artillery
22nd August 1918, aged 19.
Row B. 8.
Son of Henry J. A. and Mary E. Cross, of Longueuil, Quebec.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This"
Lieutenant
Thomas Dane
46th Bn. Canadian Infantry
14th August 1918.
Row A. 7.
Thomas Dane
46th Bn. Canadian Infantry
14th August 1918.
Row A. 7.
81289 Private
Andrew Fyall
16th Bn. Canadian Infantry
17th August 1918, aged 31.
Row A. 21.
Son of Thomas L. and Annie Fyall, of go, Murrayfield Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Died That We Might Live"
Andrew Fyall
16th Bn. Canadian Infantry
17th August 1918, aged 31.
Row A. 21.
Son of Thomas L. and Annie Fyall, of go, Murrayfield Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Died That We Might Live"
301790 Private
Stephen Howarth
14th Bn. Tank Corps
15th August 1918, aged 20.
Row A. 4.
Son of the late James H. and Ellen Howarth, of 22, St. Mary's Rd., Newton Heath, Manchester.
His headstone bears the inscription "Not Goodbye But Goodnight R. I. P."
Stephen Howarth
14th Bn. Tank Corps
15th August 1918, aged 20.
Row A. 4.
Son of the late James H. and Ellen Howarth, of 22, St. Mary's Rd., Newton Heath, Manchester.
His headstone bears the inscription "Not Goodbye But Goodnight R. I. P."
134673 Gunner
Percy Tom Ireland
36th Battery, Royal Field Artillery
4th April 1918, aged 25.
Row C. 13.
Son of James and Mary Ireland, of Talbot Bridge, Bashall Eaves, Clitheroe, Lancs.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will Be Done"
Percy Tom Ireland
36th Battery, Royal Field Artillery
4th April 1918, aged 25.
Row C. 13.
Son of James and Mary Ireland, of Talbot Bridge, Bashall Eaves, Clitheroe, Lancs.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will Be Done"
A French naval gun mounted on an armoured train in action near Boves, 5 April 1918. © IWM (Q 11580)
2945 Private
James Taylor McKnight
2nd Coy. Australian Machine Gun Corps
9th April 1918, aged 20.
Row C. 21.
A bank clerk prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Ascanius (A11) on 25 October 1916. On 9 April 1918, he was killed in action near Amiens, France.
James Taylor McKnight
2nd Coy. Australian Machine Gun Corps
9th April 1918, aged 20.
Row C. 21.
A bank clerk prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Ascanius (A11) on 25 October 1916. On 9 April 1918, he was killed in action near Amiens, France.
170223 Gunner
Albert Victor Mizen
228th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
4th April 1918.
Row C. 10.
Husband of Florence Edith Mizen, of Old Cottages, Winsley, Bradford-on-Avon.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory Of A Dear Husband And Daddy Never Forgotten By Stan, Reg, Vera"
Albert Victor Mizen
228th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
4th April 1918.
Row C. 10.
Husband of Florence Edith Mizen, of Old Cottages, Winsley, Bradford-on-Avon.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory Of A Dear Husband And Daddy Never Forgotten By Stan, Reg, Vera"
540 Lance Corporal
Robert Paterson
36th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
5th April 1918, aged 25.
Row C. 22.
Son of George and Elizabeth Paterson. Native of Scotland.
Robert Paterson
36th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
5th April 1918, aged 25.
Row C. 22.
Son of George and Elizabeth Paterson. Native of Scotland.
878320 Private
Joseph John Power
42 Bn. Canadian Infantry
18th August 1918.
Row A. 17.
Joseph John Power
42 Bn. Canadian Infantry
18th August 1918.
Row A. 17.
101989 Sapper
Alfred Charles Simmonds
216th Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers
17th August 1918, aged 39.
Row A. 22.
Husband of Alice Louisa Simmonds, of 5, Branksome Rd., Southend-on-Sea.
His headstone bears the inscription "For Ever With The Lord"
Alfred Charles Simmonds
216th Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers
17th August 1918, aged 39.
Row A. 22.
Husband of Alice Louisa Simmonds, of 5, Branksome Rd., Southend-on-Sea.
His headstone bears the inscription "For Ever With The Lord"
Captain
Herbert Ellery Turner
169th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
15th April 1918, aged 38.
Row C. 31.
Croix de Guerre, Order of the Crown (Belgium). Son of Sydney and Clara Turner, of 18, Spring St., Hull. Electrical Engineer with the Hull Corporation.
His headstone bears the inscription "Safe In The Arms Of Jesus"
Herbert Ellery Turner
169th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
15th April 1918, aged 38.
Row C. 31.
Croix de Guerre, Order of the Crown (Belgium). Son of Sydney and Clara Turner, of 18, Spring St., Hull. Electrical Engineer with the Hull Corporation.
His headstone bears the inscription "Safe In The Arms Of Jesus"
British troops examining a French limber and its horse team after being caught by a German shell on a road near Boves, 6 April 1918. © IWM Q 11581
Amiens, France. 21 June 1918. The Amiens Cathedral viewed from the north. Towering above the city it was a landmark which could be seen for many miles and was used by the enemy as an aiming point for his shelling of Amiens.
Battle of Amiens. German prisoners arriving at a temporary POW camp near Amiens, 9 August 1918. © IWM Q 9193
