ÉCUÉLIN CHURCHYARD
Nord
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.19278, Longitude: 3.90657
Location Information
Écuélin is a village located to the east of the town of Aulnoye-Aymeries. The churchyard is located in the centre of the village.
Historical Information
Écuélin Churchyard contains eight Commonwealth burials of the First World War.
Écuélin is a village located to the east of the town of Aulnoye-Aymeries. The churchyard is located in the centre of the village.
Historical Information
Écuélin Churchyard contains eight Commonwealth burials of the First World War.
Pictures in this gallery © Jean-Claude Graux
203761 Corporal
William Carr
1st Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
7th November 1918, aged 23.
Eldest son of Thomas and Mary Carr, of Bank Head, Bentham, Yorks.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Was Faithful And True Worthy Of Everlasting Remembrance"
William Carr
1st Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
7th November 1918, aged 23.
Eldest son of Thomas and Mary Carr, of Bank Head, Bentham, Yorks.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Was Faithful And True Worthy Of Everlasting Remembrance"
Other Burials
235332 Private William McMillan Beckett, 1st Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), died 7th November 1918.
9691 Private G. Cochrane, 10th Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), died 7th November 1918, aged 22.
Son of Mary Jane Featherstone (formerly Cochrane), of The Forge House, Chillenden, Canterbury, and the late George Cochrane.
12682 Sergeant A. W. Hampson, 14th Bn. Welsh Regiment, died 26th December 1918, aged 40. Son of John and Jessie Hampson, of 4, Skinner's Almshouses, Palmers Green, London. Served in the South African Campaign. His brother John also fell.
41112 Private John Peter Hyslop, "D" Company, 5th/6th Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), died 7th November 1918, aged 27.
Second Lieutenant O. W. Jackman, 1st Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), died 7th November 1918.
35214 Private Thomas James, 13th Bn. Welsh Regiment, died 25th December 1918, aged 21. Son of William and Minnie James, of 8, Cross Francis St., Dowlais.
R/14645 Rifleman William Pitcher, 4th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps, died 7th November 1918, aged 27. Son of Henry and Barbara Ann Pitcher, of 31, Low Row North, Mickley Square, Stocksfield, Northumberland.
235332 Private William McMillan Beckett, 1st Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), died 7th November 1918.
9691 Private G. Cochrane, 10th Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), died 7th November 1918, aged 22.
Son of Mary Jane Featherstone (formerly Cochrane), of The Forge House, Chillenden, Canterbury, and the late George Cochrane.
12682 Sergeant A. W. Hampson, 14th Bn. Welsh Regiment, died 26th December 1918, aged 40. Son of John and Jessie Hampson, of 4, Skinner's Almshouses, Palmers Green, London. Served in the South African Campaign. His brother John also fell.
41112 Private John Peter Hyslop, "D" Company, 5th/6th Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), died 7th November 1918, aged 27.
Second Lieutenant O. W. Jackman, 1st Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), died 7th November 1918.
35214 Private Thomas James, 13th Bn. Welsh Regiment, died 25th December 1918, aged 21. Son of William and Minnie James, of 8, Cross Francis St., Dowlais.
R/14645 Rifleman William Pitcher, 4th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps, died 7th November 1918, aged 27. Son of Henry and Barbara Ann Pitcher, of 31, Low Row North, Mickley Square, Stocksfield, Northumberland.
