Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension
Roll of Honour
A - D
306 Private
Charles Ackling
3rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
2nd February 1917, aged 33.
Plot IV. H. 23.
Husband of Ethel Ackling, of Enfield, NSW. A labourer prior to enlisting
Charlie Ackling was badly wounded by a High Explosive shell close to a place called 'Yarra Bank' near Switch Trench, Bazentin-le-Petit. He was admitted to No.45 Casualty Clearing Station at Dernancourt on 29th January 1917 with penetration wounds to his right lung and also his left thigh. He died of his wounds on 2nd February 1917.
Charles Ackling
3rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
2nd February 1917, aged 33.
Plot IV. H. 23.
Husband of Ethel Ackling, of Enfield, NSW. A labourer prior to enlisting
Charlie Ackling was badly wounded by a High Explosive shell close to a place called 'Yarra Bank' near Switch Trench, Bazentin-le-Petit. He was admitted to No.45 Casualty Clearing Station at Dernancourt on 29th January 1917 with penetration wounds to his right lung and also his left thigh. He died of his wounds on 2nd February 1917.
3597 Private
Alfred Astridge
45th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
2nd April 1918, aged 40.
Plot VI. I. 6.
Son of John Henry and the late Mrs. Astridge; husband of Emily Astridge, of 4, Kerrs Rd., Lidcombe, New South Wales. Native of England.
Alfred Astridge
45th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
2nd April 1918, aged 40.
Plot VI. I. 6.
Son of John Henry and the late Mrs. Astridge; husband of Emily Astridge, of 4, Kerrs Rd., Lidcombe, New South Wales. Native of England.
33 Corporal
John William Atkinson
32nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
9th March 1917, aged 33.
Plot VI. C. 30.
Son of William and Annie Maria Atkinson. Native of Eden Valley, South Australia.
John William Atkinson
32nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
9th March 1917, aged 33.
Plot VI. C. 30.
Son of William and Annie Maria Atkinson. Native of Eden Valley, South Australia.
4067 Private
William Bower
20th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
6th February 1917, aged 29.
Plot IV. H. 40.
Son of John and Susan Bower, of Harriett St., Wallsend, New South Wales.
A lift electrician prior to enlisting in November 1915, Pte Bower embarked from Sydney with the 10th Reinforcements on board HMAT Orsova (A67) on 11 March 1916. He arrived in France for service on the Western Front on 18 May 1916. On 4 February 1917, Pte Bower was seriously wounded during an aerial bombing attack near La Sars, France. He was admitted to No.45 Casualty Clearing Station in nearby Dernancourt on 4th February 1917 with a bomb wound, penetrating the abdomen, he died of this wound two days later on the 6th February. Pte Bower was 29 years of age.
William Bower
20th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
6th February 1917, aged 29.
Plot IV. H. 40.
Son of John and Susan Bower, of Harriett St., Wallsend, New South Wales.
A lift electrician prior to enlisting in November 1915, Pte Bower embarked from Sydney with the 10th Reinforcements on board HMAT Orsova (A67) on 11 March 1916. He arrived in France for service on the Western Front on 18 May 1916. On 4 February 1917, Pte Bower was seriously wounded during an aerial bombing attack near La Sars, France. He was admitted to No.45 Casualty Clearing Station in nearby Dernancourt on 4th February 1917 with a bomb wound, penetrating the abdomen, he died of this wound two days later on the 6th February. Pte Bower was 29 years of age.
2105 Corporal
Ernest Wood Brady
28th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
3rd March 1917, aged 21.
Plot VI. B. 14.
Son of Edward Foster Brady and Ellen Adelaide Brady, of 116, Grosvenor Rd., North Perth, Western Australia. Native of South Australia.
Ernest Wood Brady
28th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
3rd March 1917, aged 21.
Plot VI. B. 14.
Son of Edward Foster Brady and Ellen Adelaide Brady, of 116, Grosvenor Rd., North Perth, Western Australia. Native of South Australia.
30369 Lance Corporal
John Brown
6th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Between 26th March 1918 and 27th March 1918.
Plot X. B. 7.
"Gone but not forgotten"
Remembered by his nephew Billy Mundell
John Brown
6th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Between 26th March 1918 and 27th March 1918.
Plot X. B. 7.
"Gone but not forgotten"
Remembered by his nephew Billy Mundell
2891 Private
Sidney Burdge Clarke
45th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
5th April 1918, aged 27.
Plot VII. B. 14.
Son of John Pickford Clarke and Mary Elizabeth Clarke; husband of E. M. Clarke, of Atkinson St., Liverpool, New South Wales. Native of Quirindi, New South Wales.
Sidney Burdge Clarke
45th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
5th April 1918, aged 27.
Plot VII. B. 14.
Son of John Pickford Clarke and Mary Elizabeth Clarke; husband of E. M. Clarke, of Atkinson St., Liverpool, New South Wales. Native of Quirindi, New South Wales.
Second Lieutenant
Harold Gordon Cornell
68th Sqdn. Australian Flying Corps
11th December 1917, aged 26.
Plot III. J. 5.
Son of Sarah Angwin (formerly Cornell), and the late George Cornell; husband of Jessie Millicent Cornell, of Lindisfarne, Tasmania. Native of Richmond, Victoria, Australia.
Harold Gordon Cornell
68th Sqdn. Australian Flying Corps
11th December 1917, aged 26.
Plot III. J. 5.
Son of Sarah Angwin (formerly Cornell), and the late George Cornell; husband of Jessie Millicent Cornell, of Lindisfarne, Tasmania. Native of Richmond, Victoria, Australia.
67237 Private
John William Crowther
50th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
2nd September 1918, aged 22.
Plot VIII. A. 3.
Son of Mrs. Margaret Arm Pomroy, of 5, Harold St., Burnley, Lancs.
John William Crowther
50th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
2nd September 1918, aged 22.
Plot VIII. A. 3.
Son of Mrs. Margaret Arm Pomroy, of 5, Harold St., Burnley, Lancs.
834 Sergeant
William Hugh Dempster
2nd Australian Pioneers
3rd May 1917, aged 24.
Plot VII. B. 15.
Son of Hugh and Catherine Dempster, of Diamond Hill, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
Pictures and text courtesy of Kim Crowe, first cousin, twice removed.
William Hugh Dempster
2nd Australian Pioneers
3rd May 1917, aged 24.
Plot VII. B. 15.
Son of Hugh and Catherine Dempster, of Diamond Hill, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
Pictures and text courtesy of Kim Crowe, first cousin, twice removed.
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