CAGNICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas De Calais
France
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.
GPS CO-Ordinates
Longitude: 3.00512
Latitude: 50.21319
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 now nearly 300, 1914-18 and a small number of 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, over half from the 1914-18 War are unidentified.
The cemetery covers an area of 1,116 square metres and is enclosed by a rubble wall.
Casualty Details: UK 248, Canada 28, Australia 5, New Zealand 1, Total Burials: 282
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.
GPS CO-Ordinates
Longitude: 3.00512
Latitude: 50.21319
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 now nearly 300, 1914-18 and a small number of 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, over half from the 1914-18 War are unidentified.
The cemetery covers an area of 1,116 square metres and is enclosed by a rubble wall.
Casualty Details: UK 248, Canada 28, Australia 5, New Zealand 1, Total Burials: 282
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
24th April 1917: An oblique aerial view of the partially ruined village of Riencourt-les-Cagnicourt, east of Bullecourt, showing the trench lines and barbed wire entanglements around the town. The trench in the foreground was the scene of the 4th Australian Division attack on 11 April 1917 when Bullecourt was still held by the Germans. Map reference P.18. V. 66 24/4/17 Sheet 51b.
