CUESMES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Hainaut
Belgium
Location Information
Cuesmes Communal Cemetery is located 2 km west of Mons.
From the R50 Mons ring road the N6 leads southwards towards Maubeuge. 700 metres along the N6 Avenue General De Gaulle lies the right hand turning onto the N544 chaussee de Cuesmes. 2 km along the N544 lies the village of Cuesmes.
On reaching the village the cemetery is located 300 metres beyond the village square on the right hand side of the rue de Frameries.
Visiting Information
Visitors should note that this site is restricted to normal cemetery opening hours.
Wheelchair access possible via main entrance.
Historical Information
Cuesmes Communal Cemetery contains 47 Commonwealth burials of the First Wordl War, 38 of which are unidentified. They date from August 1914 and October-December 1918, and in most cases they were brought into the cemetery after the Armistice.
Casualty Details: UK 44; Canada 3; Total Burials: 47
Burial Details
BEAN, L/Cpl. Delbert. M. M. 27303 1st Canadian Div. Cyclist Coy. 9th November 1918, aged 21. Son of Eugene and Nina Bean, of North Hatley, P.Q., Canada; husband of Ethel Bean (Nee Smith), of 808, East 14th St., Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. A.4
BURNS, Pte. J. 7399 2nd Bn. South Lancashire Regt. 26th August 1914. A.1
CARLETON, Cpl. Percy Wainwright. A/10970 P.P.C.L.I. (Eastern Ontario Regt.) 10th November 1918, aged 26. Son of William Carleton, M.D., and Charlotte M. Carleton, of 377, Mance St., Montreal, Canada. Native of Ireland. A.3
HAYES, Cpl. J. 8543 2nd Bn. South Lancashire Regt. 24th August 1914. A.7
HOLLIDAY, Pte. W. P. 9939 2nd Bn. South Lancashire Regt. 23rd August 1914. A.6
HOLT, L/Cpl. Ernest. 10009 2nd Bn. South Lancashire Regt. Died of wounds 28th August 1914. Son of the late Tom and Margaret Amanda Holt. A.2
PRICE, Pte. James. 10157 2nd Bn. South Lancashire Regt. 23rd August 1914, aged 16. Son of William and Elinor Price, of 60, Glyn Gwyn St., Miskin, Mountain Ash, Glam. A.12
QUINN, Sgt. P., D.C.M. 2182 1st Canadian Div. Cyclist Coy. 9th November 1918. A.5
SMITH, Pte. P. H. 8341 2nd Bn. South Lancashire Regt. 23rd August 1914. A.10
Cuesmes Communal Cemetery is located 2 km west of Mons.
From the R50 Mons ring road the N6 leads southwards towards Maubeuge. 700 metres along the N6 Avenue General De Gaulle lies the right hand turning onto the N544 chaussee de Cuesmes. 2 km along the N544 lies the village of Cuesmes.
On reaching the village the cemetery is located 300 metres beyond the village square on the right hand side of the rue de Frameries.
Visiting Information
Visitors should note that this site is restricted to normal cemetery opening hours.
Wheelchair access possible via main entrance.
Historical Information
Cuesmes Communal Cemetery contains 47 Commonwealth burials of the First Wordl War, 38 of which are unidentified. They date from August 1914 and October-December 1918, and in most cases they were brought into the cemetery after the Armistice.
Casualty Details: UK 44; Canada 3; Total Burials: 47
Burial Details
BEAN, L/Cpl. Delbert. M. M. 27303 1st Canadian Div. Cyclist Coy. 9th November 1918, aged 21. Son of Eugene and Nina Bean, of North Hatley, P.Q., Canada; husband of Ethel Bean (Nee Smith), of 808, East 14th St., Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. A.4
BURNS, Pte. J. 7399 2nd Bn. South Lancashire Regt. 26th August 1914. A.1
CARLETON, Cpl. Percy Wainwright. A/10970 P.P.C.L.I. (Eastern Ontario Regt.) 10th November 1918, aged 26. Son of William Carleton, M.D., and Charlotte M. Carleton, of 377, Mance St., Montreal, Canada. Native of Ireland. A.3
HAYES, Cpl. J. 8543 2nd Bn. South Lancashire Regt. 24th August 1914. A.7
HOLLIDAY, Pte. W. P. 9939 2nd Bn. South Lancashire Regt. 23rd August 1914. A.6
HOLT, L/Cpl. Ernest. 10009 2nd Bn. South Lancashire Regt. Died of wounds 28th August 1914. Son of the late Tom and Margaret Amanda Holt. A.2
PRICE, Pte. James. 10157 2nd Bn. South Lancashire Regt. 23rd August 1914, aged 16. Son of William and Elinor Price, of 60, Glyn Gwyn St., Miskin, Mountain Ash, Glam. A.12
QUINN, Sgt. P., D.C.M. 2182 1st Canadian Div. Cyclist Coy. 9th November 1918. A.5
SMITH, Pte. P. H. 8341 2nd Bn. South Lancashire Regt. 23rd August 1914. A.10
