COUIN BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas De Calais
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.13949, Longitude: 2.53331
Image above © Johan Pauwels
Location Information
Couin is a village 15 kilometres east of Doullens.
Visitors should follow the main Doullens to Arras road, N25, as far as the crossroads with the D23. Follow the D23 to Souastre, then the D2 to Couin, as indicated by the CWGC sign.
Couin British Cemetery and Couin New British Cemetery are at the side of the road just before entering the village.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to site is possible, but may be by alternative entrance.
Historical Information
Couin Chateau was used as a divisional headquarters from 1915 to 1918.
The British Cemetery was begun in May 1916 by the field ambulances of the 48th (South Midland) Division, and was used by units and field ambulances during the Battle of the Somme in 1916. It was closed at the end of January 1917 because further extension was not possible, and now contains 401 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and three German graves.
Total Burials: 404.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 397, Germany 3, South Africa 2, Canada 1, India 1. Total 404.
The New British Cemetery was opened across the road and was used by field ambulances from January 1917 (with a long interval in 1917-18) to the end of the war. One grave was moved there after the Armistice from a cemetery at Coigneux. It now contains 360 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and two German war graves.
Total Burials: 362.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 344, New Zealand 14, Canada 2, Germany 2. Total 362.
Both cemeteries were designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield and Arthur James Scott Hutton
Images in this gallery © Johan Pauwels
8731 Serjeant
William Bailey
2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment
14th November 1916, aged 22.
Plot V. A. 11.
Son of Mrs. Mary Bailey, of 66, Melford Rd., Sudbury, Suffolk.
William Bailey
2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment
14th November 1916, aged 22.
Plot V. A. 11.
Son of Mrs. Mary Bailey, of 66, Melford Rd., Sudbury, Suffolk.
L/16274 Driver
William Edward Buckley
"B" Bty. 171st Bde. Royal Field Artillery
1st July 1916, aged 22.
Plot I. B. 2.
Son of John Edward Buckley, of 25, William St., Colne, Lancs.
William Edward Buckley
"B" Bty. 171st Bde. Royal Field Artillery
1st July 1916, aged 22.
Plot I. B. 2.
Son of John Edward Buckley, of 25, William St., Colne, Lancs.
15561 Private
James Richard Burrows
11th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
22nd June 1916, aged 25.
Plot I. A. 10.
Husband of M. E. Burrows & father of Sarah Alice, of 19, White Bull St., Burnley. Formerly 26 Whalley Street.
A weaver at Messrs. Walton's Northbridge Mill, Burnley.
James Richard Burrows
11th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
22nd June 1916, aged 25.
Plot I. A. 10.
Husband of M. E. Burrows & father of Sarah Alice, of 19, White Bull St., Burnley. Formerly 26 Whalley Street.
A weaver at Messrs. Walton's Northbridge Mill, Burnley.
2366 Private
James Watt Campbell
89th Field Amb. Royal Army Medical Corps
7th July 1916, aged 19.
Plot I. D. 3.
Son of Neil and Helen Campbell, of 8, Ashvale Place, Aberdeen.
His headstone bears the inscription "Ever Remembered"
James Watt Campbell
89th Field Amb. Royal Army Medical Corps
7th July 1916, aged 19.
Plot I. D. 3.
Son of Neil and Helen Campbell, of 8, Ashvale Place, Aberdeen.
His headstone bears the inscription "Ever Remembered"
2192 Private
W. E. Croote
1st Bn. Cambridgeshire Regiment
25th August 1916.
Plot II. D. 17.
W. E. Croote
1st Bn. Cambridgeshire Regiment
25th August 1916.
Plot II. D. 17.
Major
Thomas Gerald Grice
2nd Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
15th June 1916, aged 34.
Plot I. A. 7.
Son of Sir John and Lady Grice, of Toorak, Melbourne, Australia; husband of Clarice Grice.
His headstone bears the inscription "Blessed Are The Pure In Heart For They Shall See God"
Thomas Gerald Grice
2nd Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
15th June 1916, aged 34.
Plot I. A. 7.
Son of Sir John and Lady Grice, of Toorak, Melbourne, Australia; husband of Clarice Grice.
His headstone bears the inscription "Blessed Are The Pure In Heart For They Shall See God"
3/3641 Lance Corporal
F. Hadfield
2nd Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment
21st August 1916.
Plot II. C. 18.
Husband of C. Hadfield, of 7, Gasbur St., Eckington, Sheffield
F. Hadfield
2nd Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment
21st August 1916.
Plot II. C. 18.
Husband of C. Hadfield, of 7, Gasbur St., Eckington, Sheffield
7787 Private
Alfred Hargreaves
11th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
5th August 1916, aged 37.
Plot II. B. 15.
Husband of Alice Hargreaves, of 257, Briercliffe Rd., Burnley.
His headstone bears the inscription "Peace Perfect Peace With Loved Ones Far Away"
Alfred Hargreaves
11th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
5th August 1916, aged 37.
Plot II. B. 15.
Husband of Alice Hargreaves, of 257, Briercliffe Rd., Burnley.
His headstone bears the inscription "Peace Perfect Peace With Loved Ones Far Away"
Captain
Percy Lempriere Leigh
29th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
29th August 1916, aged 31.
Plot II. D. 16.
Son of Lt. Col. H. P. P. Leigh and Annie E. Leigh; husband of Agnes Lucy Leigh, of Grosvenor House, Bath. Educated at Newton College, S. Devon, and R.M.A. Woolwich. Born at Sandycove, Kingstown, Co. Dublin.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This That A Man Lay Down His Life"
Percy Lempriere Leigh
29th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
29th August 1916, aged 31.
Plot II. D. 16.
Son of Lt. Col. H. P. P. Leigh and Annie E. Leigh; husband of Agnes Lucy Leigh, of Grosvenor House, Bath. Educated at Newton College, S. Devon, and R.M.A. Woolwich. Born at Sandycove, Kingstown, Co. Dublin.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This That A Man Lay Down His Life"
Brigadier General
Walter Long, C. M. G., D. S. O., Twice Mentioned in Despatches
General Staff, Cdg. 56th Inf. Bde. late 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)
28th January 1917, aged 37.
Plot VI. C. 19.
Order of St. Stanislas 2nd Class, with swords. Son of Rt. Hon. Walter Hume Long, P.C., M.P. Secretary of State for the Colonies (afterwards 1st Viscount Long of Wraxall) and of Lady Dorothy Blanche Long (now Viscountess Long of Wraxall) daughter of 9th Earl of Cork and Orrery; husband of Hon. Mrs. Walter Long, O.B.E. (now Hon. Mrs. Ralph Glyn).
His headstone bears the inscription "Duty"
Walter Long, C. M. G., D. S. O., Twice Mentioned in Despatches
General Staff, Cdg. 56th Inf. Bde. late 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)
28th January 1917, aged 37.
Plot VI. C. 19.
Order of St. Stanislas 2nd Class, with swords. Son of Rt. Hon. Walter Hume Long, P.C., M.P. Secretary of State for the Colonies (afterwards 1st Viscount Long of Wraxall) and of Lady Dorothy Blanche Long (now Viscountess Long of Wraxall) daughter of 9th Earl of Cork and Orrery; husband of Hon. Mrs. Walter Long, O.B.E. (now Hon. Mrs. Ralph Glyn).
His headstone bears the inscription "Duty"
Captain
Charles Mill Nicol, Mentioned in Despatches
Deputy Assist. Director of Medical Services 3rd Div., Royal Army Medical Corps
23rd October 1916, aged 28.
Plot III. B. 16.
Son of Mrs. J. S. Nicol, of 85, Brisbane St., Greenock, and the late Mr. J. S. Nicol.
Charles Mill Nicol, Mentioned in Despatches
Deputy Assist. Director of Medical Services 3rd Div., Royal Army Medical Corps
23rd October 1916, aged 28.
Plot III. B. 16.
Son of Mrs. J. S. Nicol, of 85, Brisbane St., Greenock, and the late Mr. J. S. Nicol.
Captain
Basil Hallam Radford
No.1 Army Kite Ballon Sec., Royal Flying Corps
20th August 1916, aged 28.
Plot II. C. 15.
Son of Walter T. H. and A. L. M. Radford, of 206, Cromwell Rd., South Kensington, London. Actor, known to theatre goers as 'Basil Hallam' or 'Gilbert the Filbert.'
His headstone bears the inscription "The Lord Gave And The Lord Taketh Away Blessed Be The Name Of The Lord"
Basil Hallam Radford
No.1 Army Kite Ballon Sec., Royal Flying Corps
20th August 1916, aged 28.
Plot II. C. 15.
Son of Walter T. H. and A. L. M. Radford, of 206, Cromwell Rd., South Kensington, London. Actor, known to theatre goers as 'Basil Hallam' or 'Gilbert the Filbert.'
His headstone bears the inscription "The Lord Gave And The Lord Taketh Away Blessed Be The Name Of The Lord"
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F/909 Lance Corporal Sidney Wheelhouse, 17th Bn. Middlesex Regiment, died 19th September 1916, aged 28. Plot III. A. 14. Son of Christopher and Maria Wheelhouse, of Bishop Auckland; husband of Agnes Annie Sorensen (formerly Wheelhouse), of 32, Neville St., New Cleethorpes, Lincs.
His headstone bears the inscription "Missed By His Wife And Children"
Former professional footballer with Clapton Orient FC and Grimsby Town FC.
His headstone bears the inscription "Missed By His Wife And Children"
Former professional footballer with Clapton Orient FC and Grimsby Town FC.
Men of the 95th Siege Battery RGA loading a 9.2 inch howitzer near Bayencourt during the Battle of Amiens, 8 August 1918. © IWM (Q 10377)
Troops of the Transport Section of the 9th Battalion, Manchester Regiment (42nd Division resting in the Pas-Henu-Couin-Vauchelles area) examining the documents of two civilians, 9 April 1918. © IWM Q 11585
