CHILI TRENCH CEMETERY
Gavrelle
Pas De Calais
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.3156, Longitude: 2.87657
Location Information
Gavrelle is a village about 10 kilometres east-north-east of Arras on the road to Douai.
Chili Trench Cemetery is 1.5 kilometres south-east of the village on the north-east side of the secondary road to Fampoux.
Historical Information
Gavrelle was captured by the Royal Naval Division on 23 April 1917, lost on 28 March 1918, and reoccupied by the 51st (Highland) Division on the following 27 August.
Chili Trench Cemetery was made in April and May 1917, mainly by units of the 37th Division; it was also known also as Gavrelle Road Cemetery, or Fampoux Cemetery. A further four Commonwealth graves from MONCHECOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY were removed to Chili Trench Cemetery in 1934.
The cemetery contains 197 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 19 of the burials are unidentified and 86 graves destroyed by shell fire are now represented by special memorials. The cemetery also contains the grave of one airman of the Second World War.
Total Burials: 197.
World War One Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 179.
World War Two Identified Casualty: United Kingdom 1.
World War One Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 17.
13/1236 Lance Corporal
Harry Brown
10th Bn. Formerly 13th Service (1st Barnsley) Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment
23rd April 1917, aged 26.
Special Memorial E. 12.
Son of James and Emily Brown of Barnsley; husband of Annie Brown, 20 Duke Street, Barnsley.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
Harry Brown
10th Bn. Formerly 13th Service (1st Barnsley) Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment
23rd April 1917, aged 26.
Special Memorial E. 12.
Son of James and Emily Brown of Barnsley; husband of Annie Brown, 20 Duke Street, Barnsley.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
G/12240 Private
Bernard Garaty
10th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
23rd April 1917.
Row E. 10.
Bernard Garaty
10th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
23rd April 1917.
Row E. 10.
Second Lieutenant
Joseph Plumptre Gilbert
4th Bn. Hampshire Regiment
11th April 1917, aged 31.
Row C. 9.
Son of Joseph and Emmeline Gilbert.
His headstone bears the inscription "A Man Greatly Loved R. I. P."
Joseph Plumptre Gilbert
4th Bn. Hampshire Regiment
11th April 1917, aged 31.
Row C. 9.
Son of Joseph and Emmeline Gilbert.
His headstone bears the inscription "A Man Greatly Loved R. I. P."
51540 Private
Herbert Howard
10th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
23rd April 1917, aged 37.
Row B. 4.
Husband of Catherine Ellen Howard, of 17, Northway Rd., East Croydon.
Herbert Howard
10th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
23rd April 1917, aged 37.
Row B. 4.
Husband of Catherine Ellen Howard, of 17, Northway Rd., East Croydon.
Second Lieutenant
Archibald Douglas Hunter
9th Bn. London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)
23rd April 1917, aged 32.
Special Memorial D. 9.
Son of Archibald and Mary Hunter, of 10, Northanger Rd., Streatham, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
Archibald Douglas Hunter
9th Bn. London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)
23rd April 1917, aged 32.
Special Memorial D. 9.
Son of Archibald and Mary Hunter, of 10, Northanger Rd., Streatham, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
5807 Private
Charles Samuel James
13th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
23rd April 1917, aged 24.
Row D. 3.
Son of Elizabeth James, of 6, West Rd., Teddington, Middx., and the late Samuel Charles James. Born at Upper Norwood, London.
Charles Samuel James
13th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
23rd April 1917, aged 24.
Row D. 3.
Son of Elizabeth James, of 6, West Rd., Teddington, Middx., and the late Samuel Charles James. Born at Upper Norwood, London.
12387 Lance Corporal
George Kidman
6th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment
29th April 1917, aged 22.
Row A. 10.
Son of Mrs. Amelia Kidman, of 16, Ashton Rd., Luton.
His headstone bears the inscription "Sweet Is The Memory Which Can Never Fade"
George Kidman
6th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment
29th April 1917, aged 22.
Row A. 10.
Son of Mrs. Amelia Kidman, of 16, Ashton Rd., Luton.
His headstone bears the inscription "Sweet Is The Memory Which Can Never Fade"
11162 Sergeant
John Cradock Platt
8th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
28th April 1917
Row E. 11.
Picture courtesy of Gail Thomson
John Cradock Platt
8th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
28th April 1917
Row E. 11.
Picture courtesy of Gail Thomson
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22006 Private
John Thomas White
10th Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment
28th April 1917, aged 28.
Special Memorial C. 2.
Son of Thomas William and Sarah White, of 21, Summer Lane, Barnsley.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Was Worthy Of Everlasting Love From Father, Mother And Family"
John Thomas White
10th Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment
28th April 1917, aged 28.
Special Memorial C. 2.
Son of Thomas William and Sarah White, of 21, Summer Lane, Barnsley.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Was Worthy Of Everlasting Love From Father, Mother And Family"
17141 Private
Sydney Woodhead
9th Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
12th April 1917, aged 25.
Special Memorial E. 1.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
Sydney Woodhead enlisted December 1st, 1914 and trained at Nigg in Scotland before going out to France on June 1st, 1915. Prior to enlisting he was a tackler at Whitehead & Leavers, Burnley. In his time abroad prior to his death, Sydney had appeared to lead something of a charmed life and had a number of adventures and narrow escapes. He was twice buried by shells at the battle of Delville Wood (Somme), and though wounded extracted his officer who had been buried three times, and got him to the communication trench where the Royal Army Medical Corps took him forward. The officer, who had a fractured jaw, was unconscious and on regaining his senses asked the soldier if he were his servant, and on receiving an affirmative reply said "That's all right."
He saw service at Ypres and on leaving there had a seven day march in preparation for the big push in July and was 'fagged out.' On one occasion narrowly escaped being shot by a sniper. While passing through a stile, going for rations in company with another soldier, a bullet passed just between them, and on another he was bending down to pick something up from the ground, when a shell dropped at his feet but, fortunately for him, it did not explode.
Sydney's luck ran out on the 12th April 1917, his grave was destroyed by shellfire and he is commemorated on a Special Memorial within this cemetery.
Sydney Woodhead
9th Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
12th April 1917, aged 25.
Special Memorial E. 1.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
Sydney Woodhead enlisted December 1st, 1914 and trained at Nigg in Scotland before going out to France on June 1st, 1915. Prior to enlisting he was a tackler at Whitehead & Leavers, Burnley. In his time abroad prior to his death, Sydney had appeared to lead something of a charmed life and had a number of adventures and narrow escapes. He was twice buried by shells at the battle of Delville Wood (Somme), and though wounded extracted his officer who had been buried three times, and got him to the communication trench where the Royal Army Medical Corps took him forward. The officer, who had a fractured jaw, was unconscious and on regaining his senses asked the soldier if he were his servant, and on receiving an affirmative reply said "That's all right."
He saw service at Ypres and on leaving there had a seven day march in preparation for the big push in July and was 'fagged out.' On one occasion narrowly escaped being shot by a sniper. While passing through a stile, going for rations in company with another soldier, a bullet passed just between them, and on another he was bending down to pick something up from the ground, when a shell dropped at his feet but, fortunately for him, it did not explode.
Sydney's luck ran out on the 12th April 1917, his grave was destroyed by shellfire and he is commemorated on a Special Memorial within this cemetery.
