BRUAY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Pas De Calais
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.48794, Longitude: 2.52744
Location Information
Bruay is a large village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 6 kilometres south-west of Béthune and 26 kilometres north-west of Arras.
Leave Bruay on the N.41 (Bethune/St Pol road). Turn right where signposts indicate Lens/Calonne-Riquart. After 400 metres turn right again, sign Cimetière Ouest. Continue up the hill past the minor memorial. The cemetery is found after one kilometre on the right hand side. The Commonwealth plot is in the far right hand corner.
Historical Information
The extension to the communal cemetery was begun by French troops in October 1914, on land belonging to the Compagnie des Mines de Bruay. When the French Tenth Army handed over this part of the line to Commonwealth forces in March 1916, the 22nd Casualty Clearing Station, which was established at Bruay, continued to bury in it. Nearly half the burials in the extension are from the Canadian Corps who occupied this sector from early in 1917.
There are now 412 Commonwealth burials of the First World War in the extension. The Commonwealth plots, which were designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and W. C. Von Berg also contain some French and German war graves.
Total Burials: 443.
Identified Casualties: Canada 276, United Kingdom 126, Germany 26, India 9, South Africa 1. Total 438.
Location Information
Bruay is a large village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 6 kilometres south-west of Béthune and 26 kilometres north-west of Arras.
Leave Bruay on the N.41 (Bethune/St Pol road). Turn right where signposts indicate Lens/Calonne-Riquart. After 400 metres turn right again, sign Cimetière Ouest. Continue up the hill past the minor memorial. The cemetery is found after one kilometre on the right hand side. The Commonwealth plot is in the far right hand corner.
Historical Information
The extension to the communal cemetery was begun by French troops in October 1914, on land belonging to the Compagnie des Mines de Bruay. When the French Tenth Army handed over this part of the line to Commonwealth forces in March 1916, the 22nd Casualty Clearing Station, which was established at Bruay, continued to bury in it. Nearly half the burials in the extension are from the Canadian Corps who occupied this sector from early in 1917.
There are now 412 Commonwealth burials of the First World War in the extension. The Commonwealth plots, which were designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and W. C. Von Berg also contain some French and German war graves.
Total Burials: 443.
Identified Casualties: Canada 276, United Kingdom 126, Germany 26, India 9, South Africa 1. Total 438.
460667 Private
John Henry Anderson
44th Bn. Canadian Infantry
3rd April 1917
Row D. 16.
Son of Mary Jane Anderson. Native of Tring, Hertfordshire, England.
John Henry Anderson
44th Bn. Canadian Infantry
3rd April 1917
Row D. 16.
Son of Mary Jane Anderson. Native of Tring, Hertfordshire, England.
148677 Private
John Blyth
"D" Coy. 78th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th January 1917, aged 54.
Row C. 6.
Husband of Margaret W. Blyth, of 552, Ross Avenue, Winnipeg, Canada.
John Blyth
"D" Coy. 78th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th January 1917, aged 54.
Row C. 6.
Husband of Margaret W. Blyth, of 552, Ross Avenue, Winnipeg, Canada.
253063 Private
William Cassie
28th Bn. Canadian Infantry
10th April 1917, aged 20.
Row E. 12.
Son of John and Mary Cassie, of Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
His headstone bears the inscription "Father In Thy Gracious Keeping Leave We Now Thy Servant Sleeping"
William Cassie
28th Bn. Canadian Infantry
10th April 1917, aged 20.
Row E. 12.
Son of John and Mary Cassie, of Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
His headstone bears the inscription "Father In Thy Gracious Keeping Leave We Now Thy Servant Sleeping"
639824 Private
James William Edgers
2nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
14th September 1917, aged 25.
Row K. 16.
Son of Eugene and Delilah Edgers, of Lyndhurst.
His headstone bears the inscription "Our Loved One Is At Rest"
James William Edgers
2nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
14th September 1917, aged 25.
Row K. 16.
Son of Eugene and Delilah Edgers, of Lyndhurst.
His headstone bears the inscription "Our Loved One Is At Rest"
2959 Private
Frank Edward Foster
1st Company, 20th Bn. London Regiment
22nd May 1916, aged 20.
Row A. 33.
Only son of Richard Thomas and Alice Jane Foster, of 10, Birkhall Rd., Hither Green, London. In civil life a Bank Clerk at Parr's Bank, Lombard St. Branch, London. A member of Hither Green Congregational Church and a Sunday School Teacher.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Answered The Call And Sacrificed His Life For Humanity"
Frank Edward Foster
1st Company, 20th Bn. London Regiment
22nd May 1916, aged 20.
Row A. 33.
Only son of Richard Thomas and Alice Jane Foster, of 10, Birkhall Rd., Hither Green, London. In civil life a Bank Clerk at Parr's Bank, Lombard St. Branch, London. A member of Hither Green Congregational Church and a Sunday School Teacher.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Answered The Call And Sacrificed His Life For Humanity"
General view of the war cemetery at Bruay-la-Buissière, 8 October 1917. © IWM (Q 78585)
Second Lieutenant
Henry Merrik Burrell Law
18th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps
8th August 1916, aged 26.
Row B. 12.
Son of Marcia F. L. Law, of 28, Altenburg Gardens, Clapham Common, London.
Henry Merrik Burrell Law
18th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps
8th August 1916, aged 26.
Row B. 12.
Son of Marcia F. L. Law, of 28, Altenburg Gardens, Clapham Common, London.
183456 Private
Joseph Amias McIsaac
31st Bn. Canadian Infantry
11th April 1917, aged 24.
Row E. 20.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony McIsaac, of St. Peter's Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Enlisted at Calgary, Alberta, Nov. 22nd, 1915.
His headstone bears the inscription "At Rest"
Joseph Amias McIsaac
31st Bn. Canadian Infantry
11th April 1917, aged 24.
Row E. 20.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony McIsaac, of St. Peter's Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Enlisted at Calgary, Alberta, Nov. 22nd, 1915.
His headstone bears the inscription "At Rest"
Lieutenant
Vernon Forster Stewart
16th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and 8th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
13th May 1917, aged 24.
Row G. 21.
Son of the Rev. Robert and Mrs. Stewart, of Wingrove Rd., Newcastle-on-Tyne.
His headstone bears the inscription "On Such . . . . Death Hath No Power"
Vernon Forster Stewart
16th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and 8th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
13th May 1917, aged 24.
Row G. 21.
Son of the Rev. Robert and Mrs. Stewart, of Wingrove Rd., Newcastle-on-Tyne.
His headstone bears the inscription "On Such . . . . Death Hath No Power"
Lieutenant
Hugh Mariner Teed
2nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
7th January 1917, aged 24.
Row B. 34.
Son of Mariner George and Madge Teed, of Dorchester, New Brunswick; husband of Violet M. Teed, of Salisbury, England.
His headstone bears the inscription "To Live In The Hearts We Leave Behind Is not To Die"
Hugh Mariner Teed
2nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
7th January 1917, aged 24.
Row B. 34.
Son of Mariner George and Madge Teed, of Dorchester, New Brunswick; husband of Violet M. Teed, of Salisbury, England.
His headstone bears the inscription "To Live In The Hearts We Leave Behind Is not To Die"
Second Lieutenant
John Guthrie Troup
16th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and 5th Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
13th May 1917, aged 20.
Row G. 22.
Son of the Rev. George Elmslie Troup and Eliza Jane Troup, of 22, Hermitage Drive, Edinburgh, and Larach Bhen, Loch Awe, Argyllshire. Born at Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "They Shall Walk With Me In White For They Are Worthy REV. III. 4."
John Guthrie Troup
16th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and 5th Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
13th May 1917, aged 20.
Row G. 22.
Son of the Rev. George Elmslie Troup and Eliza Jane Troup, of 22, Hermitage Drive, Edinburgh, and Larach Bhen, Loch Awe, Argyllshire. Born at Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "They Shall Walk With Me In White For They Are Worthy REV. III. 4."
A soldier of the 15th Battalion, London Regiment (Civil Service Rifles) with French children in Bruay-en-Artois, 11th June 1916. © IWM (Q 640)
