BUNYANS CEMETERY
Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines
Pas De Calais
France
Location Information
Tilloy-les-Mofflaines is a village and commune in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 4 kilometres south-east of Arras on the main road to Cambrai.
The Cemetery is 1 kilometre north-east of the village and is signposted from the main road.
GPS CO-Ordinates:
Longitude: 2.82798
Latitude: 50.28324
Historical Information
The village of Tilloy-les-Mofflaines was captured on 9 April 1917 by the 3rd Division, which was followed up by the 37th.
Bunyans Cemetery (the origin of the name is not known) was begun by infantry units (Row A) after the advance in April 1917 and Rows B to E were made between April and 4 July 1917 by the 62nd and 63rd Brigades, Royal Field Artillery.
Bunyans Cemetery contains 54 First World War burials.
Casualty Details: UK 54, Total Burials: 54
The cemetery was designed by G H Goldsmith.
Tilloy-les-Mofflaines is a village and commune in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 4 kilometres south-east of Arras on the main road to Cambrai.
The Cemetery is 1 kilometre north-east of the village and is signposted from the main road.
GPS CO-Ordinates:
Longitude: 2.82798
Latitude: 50.28324
Historical Information
The village of Tilloy-les-Mofflaines was captured on 9 April 1917 by the 3rd Division, which was followed up by the 37th.
Bunyans Cemetery (the origin of the name is not known) was begun by infantry units (Row A) after the advance in April 1917 and Rows B to E were made between April and 4 July 1917 by the 62nd and 63rd Brigades, Royal Field Artillery.
Bunyans Cemetery contains 54 First World War burials.
Casualty Details: UK 54, Total Burials: 54
The cemetery was designed by G H Goldsmith.
Battle of the Scarpe. Scene at an advanced dressing station at Tilloy-les-Mofflaines with a column of horse-drawn ambulance wagons Mk VI waiting to remove casualties, April 1917. © IWM (Q 2010)
85971 Gunner
Percy R. Lunn
"A" Bty. 62nd Bde. Royal Field Artillery
8th June 1917
Row D. 7.
Percy R. Lunn
"A" Bty. 62nd Bde. Royal Field Artillery
8th June 1917
Row D. 7.
32742 Gunner
Clarence Smith
"C" Bty. 62nd Bde. Royal Field Artillery
3rd June 1917, aged 21.
Row D. 9.
Son of Edgar and Lillie Smith, of 19 Coronation Avenue, Birstall, Leeds.
Picture courtesy of great niece, Helen Astley
Clarence Smith
"C" Bty. 62nd Bde. Royal Field Artillery
3rd June 1917, aged 21.
Row D. 9.
Son of Edgar and Lillie Smith, of 19 Coronation Avenue, Birstall, Leeds.
Picture courtesy of great niece, Helen Astley
Three officers of the Gordon Highlanders at the entrance of a dug-out outside Tilloy-les-Mofflaines, May 1917.
© IWM (Q 5229)
