CAGNICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas De Calais
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.21319, Longitude: 3.00512
Location Information
Cagnicourt is a village 18 kilometres south-east of Arras. The cemetery lies on the D13, 2 kilometres south of the main Arras-Cambrai road (D939) and is near the Communal Cemetery.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access with some difficulty.
Historical Information
Cagnicourt was captured by British troops on the 2nd September, 1918, in the Battle of the Drocourt-Queant Line; and this cemetery was begun after the battle, alongside a German cemetery (now removed). It was used until the middle of October, 1918, when it contained 89 graves, and it was enlarged after the Armistice by the concentration of graves from the battlefields over a wide area round Cagnicourt.
There are 282, 1914-18 and 1, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these,180 from the 1914-18 War are unidentified.
The cemetery covers an area of 1,116 square metres and is enclosed by a rubble wall.
The cemetery was designed by Noel Ackroyd Rew
Total Burials: 283
World War One Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 75, Canada 25, Australia 2, New Zealand1. Total 103.
World War One Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 174, Australia 3, Canada (Newfoundland) 3. Total 180.
Images in gallery below © Werner Van Caneghem
Second Lieutenant
Frank Alexander Baker, M. M.
14th Bn. London Regiment (London Scottish)
1st October 1918
Plot I. C. 12.
Killed in action by a gas shell near Oisy le Verger.
Frank Alexander Baker, M. M.
14th Bn. London Regiment (London Scottish)
1st October 1918
Plot I. C. 12.
Killed in action by a gas shell near Oisy le Verger.
871911 Lance Corporal
Harry Alexander Chalmers
3rd Bn. Canadian Engineers
27th September 1918, aged 36.
Plot I. A. 14.
Son of George and Mary Chalmers, of Smith's Falls, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Gave Is Life For Our Freedom"
Harry Alexander Chalmers
3rd Bn. Canadian Engineers
27th September 1918, aged 36.
Plot I. A. 14.
Son of George and Mary Chalmers, of Smith's Falls, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Gave Is Life For Our Freedom"
Captain
Sidney Edward Cowan, M. C. and 2 Bars
29th Sqdn. Royal Flying Corps
17th November 1916, aged 19.
Plot II. B. 13.
Son of Mr. P. D. Cowan, D Sc formerly of Castlemount, Castlenock, Co. Dublin.
His brother Captain Philip Chalmers Cowan also died in the Great War on 8th November 1917 and he is commemorated on the Arras Flying Memorial.
His headstone bears the inscription Also In Memory Of His Brother Captain P. C. Cowan, R. F. C. 8th November 1917. Aged 22. "Faithful Unto Death"
Sidney Edward Cowan, M. C. and 2 Bars
29th Sqdn. Royal Flying Corps
17th November 1916, aged 19.
Plot II. B. 13.
Son of Mr. P. D. Cowan, D Sc formerly of Castlemount, Castlenock, Co. Dublin.
His brother Captain Philip Chalmers Cowan also died in the Great War on 8th November 1917 and he is commemorated on the Arras Flying Memorial.
His headstone bears the inscription Also In Memory Of His Brother Captain P. C. Cowan, R. F. C. 8th November 1917. Aged 22. "Faithful Unto Death"
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336809 Sergeant
Sidney James Hodgson
14th Bde. Canadian Infantry
27th September 1918, aged 20.
Plot I. B. 21.
Son of Arthur J. and Emily M. Hodgson, of 21, Macgregor St., Montreal.
His headstone bears the inscription "No Shadows Yonder Only Light And Song"
Sidney James Hodgson
14th Bde. Canadian Infantry
27th September 1918, aged 20.
Plot I. B. 21.
Son of Arthur J. and Emily M. Hodgson, of 21, Macgregor St., Montreal.
His headstone bears the inscription "No Shadows Yonder Only Light And Song"
152200 Private
Joseph Henry Lowe
56th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
14th October 1918, aged 19.
Plot I. D. 15.
Son of Joseph and Hannah Lowe, of "Edgbaston," 92, Balfour Rd., Ilford, Essex.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Died That We Might Live"
Joseph Henry Lowe
56th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
14th October 1918, aged 19.
Plot I. D. 15.
Son of Joseph and Hannah Lowe, of "Edgbaston," 92, Balfour Rd., Ilford, Essex.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Died That We Might Live"
Image above © Werner Van Caneghem
Lieutenant
George Valentine McInerney
53rd Battery, 13th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery
27th September 1918, aged 25.
Plot I. B. 20.
Son of John and Elizabeth McInerney, of Rexton, New Brunswick.
His headstone bears the inscription "Eternal Rest Grant Him O Lord Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Him"
George Valentine McInerney
53rd Battery, 13th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery
27th September 1918, aged 25.
Plot I. B. 20.
Son of John and Elizabeth McInerney, of Rexton, New Brunswick.
His headstone bears the inscription "Eternal Rest Grant Him O Lord Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Him"
177514 Lance Corporal
Robert Edward Poidevin
1st Bn. Canadian Infantry
27th September 1918, aged 21.
Plot I. B. 5.
Lance Corporal Robert Edward Poidevin was a member of The Canadian Grenadier Guards. He enlisted and served with the 87th Battalion (Canadian Grenadier Guards) CEF prior to volunteering to transfer to the 1st Battalion CEF during WWI.
Robert Edward Poidevin
1st Bn. Canadian Infantry
27th September 1918, aged 21.
Plot I. B. 5.
Lance Corporal Robert Edward Poidevin was a member of The Canadian Grenadier Guards. He enlisted and served with the 87th Battalion (Canadian Grenadier Guards) CEF prior to volunteering to transfer to the 1st Battalion CEF during WWI.
447196 Private
Thomas Rennie
5th Coy. 15th Bn. Canadian Infantry
1st September 1918, aged 28.
Plot II. A. 8.
Son of Archibald and Jean Rennie, of Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; husband of Mabel Rennie, of 813, 2nd Street North-East, Calgary, Alberta.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man"
Thomas Rennie
5th Coy. 15th Bn. Canadian Infantry
1st September 1918, aged 28.
Plot II. A. 8.
Son of Archibald and Jean Rennie, of Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; husband of Mabel Rennie, of 813, 2nd Street North-East, Calgary, Alberta.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man"
336815 Bombardier
John Joseph Robson
14th Bde. Canadian Field Artillery
27th September 1918, aged 25.
Plot I. B. 22.
Son of Lewis and Ida May Robson. of Holloway, Ontario.
John Joseph Robson
14th Bde. Canadian Field Artillery
27th September 1918, aged 25.
Plot I. B. 22.
Son of Lewis and Ida May Robson. of Holloway, Ontario.
4895 Private
Harold Morris Turner
13th Coy. Australian Machine Gun Corps
2nd April 1917, aged 20.
Plot II. A. 23.
Son of Sydney Morris Turner and Louisa Turner, of Jamestown, South Australia.
An 18 year old bank clerk prior to enlisting on 26 August 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 15th Reinforcements of the 10th Infantry Battalion from Adelaide on 9 March 1916 aboard RMS Mongolia. After arriving in France in June 1916, he attended the Machine Gun School and transferred to the 4th Division Machine Gun Company before joining the 13th Machine Gun Company on 31 August 1916. Pte Turner was killed in action on 2 April 1917.
Harold Morris Turner
13th Coy. Australian Machine Gun Corps
2nd April 1917, aged 20.
Plot II. A. 23.
Son of Sydney Morris Turner and Louisa Turner, of Jamestown, South Australia.
An 18 year old bank clerk prior to enlisting on 26 August 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 15th Reinforcements of the 10th Infantry Battalion from Adelaide on 9 March 1916 aboard RMS Mongolia. After arriving in France in June 1916, he attended the Machine Gun School and transferred to the 4th Division Machine Gun Company before joining the 13th Machine Gun Company on 31 August 1916. Pte Turner was killed in action on 2 April 1917.
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