CITY OF PARIS CEMETERY
Pantin
Seine-St. Denis
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 48.90809, Longitude: 2.4003
Location Information
City of Paris Cemetery in Pantin is north-east of the city on the road to Le Bourget from Porte De Pantin or Porte De La Villette. The Commonwealth graves are at the west end of the cemetery.
Historical Information
The British War Graves in the neighbourhood of Paris fall into three main groups. The earliest are those of soldiers who died of wounds in French and British hospitals in or near Paris in 1914, when the ambulance trains ran South-Westward from the Aisne and the Marne. The second group is due to the presence of British troops in the Aisne and the Marne in the summer of 1918. The third is a number of graves of men who died after the Armistice.
The Commonwealth graves form a small plot in Division 6, at the West end of the City of Paris Cemetery, among French Military graves.
There are 93, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site.
The cemetery covers an area of 273 square metres.
World War One Commonwealth Burials: United Kingdom 71, Canada 11, Australia 11, Total Burials: 93.
Cemetery images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
41696 Private
Giles Baxendale
6th Bn. South Wales Borderers
29th May 1918, aged 19.
Plot 6. 20. 26.
Son of Thomas and Margaret Baxendale, of 13, Regent Rd., Chorley, Lancs.
His headstone bears the inscription "Christ Shall Clasp The Broken Chain Closer When We Meet Again"
Giles Baxendale
6th Bn. South Wales Borderers
29th May 1918, aged 19.
Plot 6. 20. 26.
Son of Thomas and Margaret Baxendale, of 13, Regent Rd., Chorley, Lancs.
His headstone bears the inscription "Christ Shall Clasp The Broken Chain Closer When We Meet Again"
S4/161692 Private
Robert Joseph Celaschi
Royal Army Service Corps attached to Director of Transport, 1st Echelon, G.H.Q.
5th January 1919, aged 22.
Plot 6. 19. 10.
Son of Loui Paul and Evadna Celaschi, of 30, South Hill Park, Hampstead, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Ever Living Remembrance Of A Devoted Son And Brother"
Robert Joseph Celaschi
Royal Army Service Corps attached to Director of Transport, 1st Echelon, G.H.Q.
5th January 1919, aged 22.
Plot 6. 19. 10.
Son of Loui Paul and Evadna Celaschi, of 30, South Hill Park, Hampstead, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Ever Living Remembrance Of A Devoted Son And Brother"
679043 Signaller
W. J. Clendenning
13th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery
15th December 1918, aged 21.
Plot 6. 21. 14.
Son of William James and Emma Clendening, of 1168, East Jefferson St., Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
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W. J. Clendenning
13th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery
15th December 1918, aged 21.
Plot 6. 21. 14.
Son of William James and Emma Clendening, of 1168, East Jefferson St., Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
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1532 Corporal
Charles Chisholm Dixon, M. M.
5th Div. Australian Trench Mortar Battery
23rd December 1918, aged 27.
Plot 6. 21. 12.
Son of Lionel Chisholm Dixon and Edith Jessie Dixon, of Toowoomba, Queensland. Born at Brisbane.
Charles Chisholm Dixon, M. M.
5th Div. Australian Trench Mortar Battery
23rd December 1918, aged 27.
Plot 6. 21. 12.
Son of Lionel Chisholm Dixon and Edith Jessie Dixon, of Toowoomba, Queensland. Born at Brisbane.
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339618, Gunner Edward Enright, 1st Brigade, Canadian Garrison Artillery, died of Spanish flu on 13th November 1918, aged 28. Plot 6. 20. 19. Son of the late John Enright; husband of Jean Enright, of 1005, Commercial Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia. His headstone bears the inscription "Rest In Peace"
D/6256 Lance Corporal
Joseph Vasco Hodges
6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers)
2nd September 1914, aged 23.
Plot 6. 21. 32.
Son of Joseph E. and Charlotte V. Hodges, of Rifle Cottage, 26, Cowl St., Shepton Mallet, Somerset.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will Be Done"
Joseph Vasco Hodges
6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers)
2nd September 1914, aged 23.
Plot 6. 21. 32.
Son of Joseph E. and Charlotte V. Hodges, of Rifle Cottage, 26, Cowl St., Shepton Mallet, Somerset.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will Be Done"
153874 Sapper
Frank Holton
105th Field Company, Royal Engineers
30th May 1918, aged 36.
Plot 6. 20. 25.
Son of Edward and Sarah Holton, of The Halve, Trowbridge, Wilts.
Frank Holton
105th Field Company, Royal Engineers
30th May 1918, aged 36.
Plot 6. 20. 25.
Son of Edward and Sarah Holton, of The Halve, Trowbridge, Wilts.
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6847 Private
William Henry Parsons
1st Bn. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
1st October 1914, aged 31.
Plot 6. 20. 32.
Son of James and Emma Parsons, of 37, Vernon St., Hill Fields, Coventry.
William Henry Parsons
1st Bn. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
1st October 1914, aged 31.
Plot 6. 20. 32.
Son of James and Emma Parsons, of 37, Vernon St., Hill Fields, Coventry.
28155 Corporal
John Sidney Roberts
G.H.Q. Signal Detachment, Royal Engineers
27th January 1919, aged 25.
Plot 6. 19. 9.
Husband of Kathleen Ella Roberts, of 9, Bouverie Avenue, Salisbury. Despatch Rider.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will Be Done"
John Sidney Roberts
G.H.Q. Signal Detachment, Royal Engineers
27th January 1919, aged 25.
Plot 6. 19. 9.
Husband of Kathleen Ella Roberts, of 9, Bouverie Avenue, Salisbury. Despatch Rider.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will Be Done"
3256 Sergeant
Arthur James Stewart, M. M.
5th Bn. Australian Machine Gun Corps
29th October 1918, aged 27.
Plot 6. 20. 20.
Son of William and Mary S. Stewart, of 47, Carlshalton St., Croydon, New South Wales. Born at Lewisham, New South Wales.
His headstone bears the inscription "For Duty Nobly Done He Died As He Lived A Man"
Studio portrait of 3256 Private (Pte) Arthur James Stewart, 7th Reinforcements, 20th Battalion, of Croydon, NSW. Pte Stewart enlisted on 3 August 1915 and embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Suevic on 20 December 1915. He later served as a sergeant and died of influenza on 29 October 1918 in Paris, France, while serving with the 5th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps.
Arthur James Stewart, M. M.
5th Bn. Australian Machine Gun Corps
29th October 1918, aged 27.
Plot 6. 20. 20.
Son of William and Mary S. Stewart, of 47, Carlshalton St., Croydon, New South Wales. Born at Lewisham, New South Wales.
His headstone bears the inscription "For Duty Nobly Done He Died As He Lived A Man"
Studio portrait of 3256 Private (Pte) Arthur James Stewart, 7th Reinforcements, 20th Battalion, of Croydon, NSW. Pte Stewart enlisted on 3 August 1915 and embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Suevic on 20 December 1915. He later served as a sergeant and died of influenza on 29 October 1918 in Paris, France, while serving with the 5th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps.
Lieutenant
Horace Gordon Stone
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
15th December 1918, aged 27.
Plot 6. 20. 13.
Son of Henry A. and Beatrice H. Stone, of 361, Water St., Vancouver, British Columbia.
His headstone bears the inscription "Of Vancouver, B. C. Beloved And Honoured He Served 1916-1918"
Horace Gordon Stone
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
15th December 1918, aged 27.
Plot 6. 20. 13.
Son of Henry A. and Beatrice H. Stone, of 361, Water St., Vancouver, British Columbia.
His headstone bears the inscription "Of Vancouver, B. C. Beloved And Honoured He Served 1916-1918"
1785 Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant
Ernest Joseph Tidmarsh, (sitting) D. C. M.
17th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
10th November 1918, aged 33.
Plot 6. 9. 18.
Son of Joseph William and Martha Tidmarsh, of "Gaba Tepe," Rocky Point Rd., Kogarah, New South Wales.
His headstone bears the inscription "Not Gone From Memory Or From Love Gone To A Brighter Home Above"
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Studio portrait of three members of the 17th Battalion, left to right 1708 Private (Pte) Arthur Noel Heuston; 1785 Pte Ernest Joseph Tidmarsh and 1692 Pte Jack Emanuel. The friends, who were members of the Cronulla Surf Club, enlisted on the same day and embarked together with the 2nd Reinforcements from Sydney embarked on board HMAT Suffolk (A23) on 28 July 1915. They served at Gallipoli then the Western Front. With the rank of Company Quartermast Sergeant, Tidmarsh was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) for gallantry during an action at Noreuil, France, on 15 April 1917. He was subsequently promoted to Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS). On 10 November 1918, RQMS Tidmarsh died of influenza and double pneumonia in a Paris hospital, aged 33. Privates Heuston and Emanuel survived the war and returned to Australia. This photograph was published in two editions of the St George Call newspaper (11 December 1915 and 9 November 1918). The articles described them as "Cronulla surf-soldiers" and "soldier surfers"
Ernest Joseph Tidmarsh, (sitting) D. C. M.
17th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
10th November 1918, aged 33.
Plot 6. 9. 18.
Son of Joseph William and Martha Tidmarsh, of "Gaba Tepe," Rocky Point Rd., Kogarah, New South Wales.
His headstone bears the inscription "Not Gone From Memory Or From Love Gone To A Brighter Home Above"
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Studio portrait of three members of the 17th Battalion, left to right 1708 Private (Pte) Arthur Noel Heuston; 1785 Pte Ernest Joseph Tidmarsh and 1692 Pte Jack Emanuel. The friends, who were members of the Cronulla Surf Club, enlisted on the same day and embarked together with the 2nd Reinforcements from Sydney embarked on board HMAT Suffolk (A23) on 28 July 1915. They served at Gallipoli then the Western Front. With the rank of Company Quartermast Sergeant, Tidmarsh was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) for gallantry during an action at Noreuil, France, on 15 April 1917. He was subsequently promoted to Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS). On 10 November 1918, RQMS Tidmarsh died of influenza and double pneumonia in a Paris hospital, aged 33. Privates Heuston and Emanuel survived the war and returned to Australia. This photograph was published in two editions of the St George Call newspaper (11 December 1915 and 9 November 1918). The articles described them as "Cronulla surf-soldiers" and "soldier surfers"
20470 Private
William Whetnall
7th Bn. Manchester Regiment, transf. to 137th Coy. Labour Corps
10th November 1918
Plot 6. 19. 19.
William Whetnall
7th Bn. Manchester Regiment, transf. to 137th Coy. Labour Corps
10th November 1918
Plot 6. 19. 19.
September 1918; South Africans on leave in Paris.
