CAUDRY BRITISH CEMETERY
Nord
France
GPS Coordinates - Latitude: 50.12036, Longitude: 3.4229
Location Information
Caudry is a town some 13 kilometres east of Cambrai on the south side of the main road (N43) to Le Cateau.
Caudry British Cemetery is on the eastern outskirts of the town among the 'Nouveaux Cimetieres', which include the German Military Cemetery and the New Communal Cemetery.
Visitors should not enter the town, but take the eastern by-pass road (a dual carriageway). At the first set of traffic lights on this road turn left: the British Cemetery is located down the second turning on the right.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to this cemetery is possible via the main entrance.
Historical Information
Caudry town was the scene of part of the Battle of Le Cateau on the 26th August 1914, and from that date it remained in German hands until the 10th October 1918, when it was captured by the 37th Division. It had been a German centre for medical units, and during October 1918 and the following five months the 21st, 3rd, 19th and 49th Casualty Clearing Stations passed through it.
The British Cemetery (originally called the German Cemetery Extension) was begun in October 1918 by the New Zealand Division and carried on by the Casualty Clearing Stations. It was completed after the Armistice by the concentration of graves from the German Cemetery and from the following cemetery:-
AUDENCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY, which lay between the villages of Audencourt and Beaumont, in the middle of fields. It was made by the Germans after the Battle of Le Cateau, and Plot 1 contained the graves of 66 soldiers from the United Kingdom (mainly of the 2nd Royal Scots and the 1st Gordons) who fell in that battle. Plot II was made in the middle of October 1918 when the place was captured and contained the graves of 18 soldiers from the United Kingdom and four Germans.
The bodies of two French soldiers and one Italian were removed to other burial grounds after the war.
There are 713, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 59 are unidentified and special memorials are erected to four soldiers and one airman from the United Kingdom known to be buried among them. Another special memorial records the name of a soldier from the United Kingdom, buried in FONTAINE-AU-PIRE Communal Cemetery, whose grave could not be found.
The cemetery covers an area of 2,770 square metres and is enclosed partly by a rubble wall.
Total Burials: 713.
World War One Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 589 (including 19 China Labour Corps), New Zealand 53, France 3, India 3, South Africa 3, Canada 2, Australia 1. Total 654.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 59.
The cemetery was designed by Charles Henry Holden and William Harrison Cowlishaw
Caudry is a town some 13 kilometres east of Cambrai on the south side of the main road (N43) to Le Cateau.
Caudry British Cemetery is on the eastern outskirts of the town among the 'Nouveaux Cimetieres', which include the German Military Cemetery and the New Communal Cemetery.
Visitors should not enter the town, but take the eastern by-pass road (a dual carriageway). At the first set of traffic lights on this road turn left: the British Cemetery is located down the second turning on the right.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to this cemetery is possible via the main entrance.
Historical Information
Caudry town was the scene of part of the Battle of Le Cateau on the 26th August 1914, and from that date it remained in German hands until the 10th October 1918, when it was captured by the 37th Division. It had been a German centre for medical units, and during October 1918 and the following five months the 21st, 3rd, 19th and 49th Casualty Clearing Stations passed through it.
The British Cemetery (originally called the German Cemetery Extension) was begun in October 1918 by the New Zealand Division and carried on by the Casualty Clearing Stations. It was completed after the Armistice by the concentration of graves from the German Cemetery and from the following cemetery:-
AUDENCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY, which lay between the villages of Audencourt and Beaumont, in the middle of fields. It was made by the Germans after the Battle of Le Cateau, and Plot 1 contained the graves of 66 soldiers from the United Kingdom (mainly of the 2nd Royal Scots and the 1st Gordons) who fell in that battle. Plot II was made in the middle of October 1918 when the place was captured and contained the graves of 18 soldiers from the United Kingdom and four Germans.
The bodies of two French soldiers and one Italian were removed to other burial grounds after the war.
There are 713, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 59 are unidentified and special memorials are erected to four soldiers and one airman from the United Kingdom known to be buried among them. Another special memorial records the name of a soldier from the United Kingdom, buried in FONTAINE-AU-PIRE Communal Cemetery, whose grave could not be found.
The cemetery covers an area of 2,770 square metres and is enclosed partly by a rubble wall.
Total Burials: 713.
World War One Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 589 (including 19 China Labour Corps), New Zealand 53, France 3, India 3, South Africa 3, Canada 2, Australia 1. Total 654.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 59.
The cemetery was designed by Charles Henry Holden and William Harrison Cowlishaw
Cemetery images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
241211 Private
George Bradley
"A" Coy. 5th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
3rd May 1917, aged 19.
Plot IV. C. 9.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley, of 55, Hollingreave Rd., Burnley.
He worked as a weaver at Woodward's Mill, Ashfield Road, Burnley prior to conscription. Died of wounds as a Prisoner of War at Limburg, Germany. He was taken prisoner on April 28th 1917.
George Bradley
"A" Coy. 5th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
3rd May 1917, aged 19.
Plot IV. C. 9.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley, of 55, Hollingreave Rd., Burnley.
He worked as a weaver at Woodward's Mill, Ashfield Road, Burnley prior to conscription. Died of wounds as a Prisoner of War at Limburg, Germany. He was taken prisoner on April 28th 1917.
11295 Private
George Dickson
"D" Company, 2nd Bn. Royal Scots
24th November 1914, aged 19.
Plot III. B. 6.
Son of William and Christina Dickson, of 13, Melbourne Place, North Berwick, East Lothian.
George Dickson
"D" Company, 2nd Bn. Royal Scots
24th November 1914, aged 19.
Plot III. B. 6.
Son of William and Christina Dickson, of 13, Melbourne Place, North Berwick, East Lothian.
240941 Private
Thomas Henry Gavin
1st/5th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
8th November 1918, aged 31.
Plot IV. D. 29.
Husband of Mary Ann Rebecca Gavin, of I, Hattersley St., Westgate, Burnley, Lancs.
He lived at 84 West Street, Padiham, married Mary Ann Rebecca Ellison 1st May 1915, 2 months prior to sailing for the Dardanelles. He was a Print worker prior to enlistment at Steiner's Print works.
Thomas Henry Gavin
1st/5th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
8th November 1918, aged 31.
Plot IV. D. 29.
Husband of Mary Ann Rebecca Gavin, of I, Hattersley St., Westgate, Burnley, Lancs.
He lived at 84 West Street, Padiham, married Mary Ann Rebecca Ellison 1st May 1915, 2 months prior to sailing for the Dardanelles. He was a Print worker prior to enlistment at Steiner's Print works.
241369 Private
Thomas Arthur Graham
1st/5th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
13th November 1918, aged 26.
Plot I. D. 12.
Died of Pneumonia. Husband of Mrs Graham, 16 Tabor Street, Burnley, Lancs.
Joined up April 1915 and served throughout without a scratch. Formerly a weaver at Tunstill's Shed, Burnley.
Thomas Arthur Graham
1st/5th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
13th November 1918, aged 26.
Plot I. D. 12.
Died of Pneumonia. Husband of Mrs Graham, 16 Tabor Street, Burnley, Lancs.
Joined up April 1915 and served throughout without a scratch. Formerly a weaver at Tunstill's Shed, Burnley.
201681 Lance Corporal
Ernest Ingham
25th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
21st September 1918, aged 23.
Sp. Mem. 3.
Son of Mr & Mrs Illingworth Ingham of Bullions Close Farm, Lanehead, Harle Syke, Burnley.
A weaver at the Harle Syke Mill Co. Ltd. He was also a talented boxer.
Ernest Ingham
25th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
21st September 1918, aged 23.
Sp. Mem. 3.
Son of Mr & Mrs Illingworth Ingham of Bullions Close Farm, Lanehead, Harle Syke, Burnley.
A weaver at the Harle Syke Mill Co. Ltd. He was also a talented boxer.
241655 Private
Francis Leyland
5th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
4th May 1917, aged 21.
Plot IV. C. 10.
Son of Mr & Mrs Leyland of 90 Laithe Street, Burnley, Lancs. Died at Limburg, Germany as a Prisoner of War. He worked at Towneley Pit, Burnley prior to enlisting on 23rd September 1915.
Francis Leyland
5th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
4th May 1917, aged 21.
Plot IV. C. 10.
Son of Mr & Mrs Leyland of 90 Laithe Street, Burnley, Lancs. Died at Limburg, Germany as a Prisoner of War. He worked at Towneley Pit, Burnley prior to enlisting on 23rd September 1915.
10926 Driver
William James Studd
1st Pontoon Park, Royal Engineers
22nd November 1918
Plot II. C. 2.
Remembered with Honour
Picture courtesy of grandson, R. J. Studd
William James Studd
1st Pontoon Park, Royal Engineers
22nd November 1918
Plot II. C. 2.
Remembered with Honour
Picture courtesy of grandson, R. J. Studd
85944 Private
James Charles Thomas
235th Company, Machine Gun Corps
30th November 1917, aged 26.
Plot IV. B. 2.
Son of Mrs. Ann Thomas, of Tallyhoo Farm, Llangwm, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire.
Picture courtesy of Tony Curtis
James Charles Thomas
235th Company, Machine Gun Corps
30th November 1917, aged 26.
Plot IV. B. 2.
Son of Mrs. Ann Thomas, of Tallyhoo Farm, Llangwm, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire.
Picture courtesy of Tony Curtis
Caudry, France. September 1918. A German Army column preparing to bivouac in the town.
Battle of the Drocourt-Queant Line. A man of the 6th Kings Liverpool Regiment and a German signboard "Kronprinzenstr." in Inchy, 13 September 1918 © IWM (Q 7065)
German prisoners taken by the 4th Canadian Division during its crossing of the Canal du Nord on 27 September 1918. The prisoners are near Inchy, which was just behind the Canadian sector of the front, to the west of the canal. © IWM (CO 3302)
Scene at a Canadian Forward Dressing Station near Inchy during the 4th Canadian Division's crossing of the Canal du Nord, 27 September 1918. © IWM CO 3292
