ÉLOUGES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Hainaut
Belgium
GPS Coordinates Latitude: 50.404 Longitude: 3.75047
Picture © Werner Van Caneghem
Location Information
Èlouges Communal Cemetery is located 17 km west of Mons. From Mons the N51 Route de Quievrain leads for 14 km to the left hand junction onto the N552 Rue D'Élouges. 2 km along the N552 lies the village of Elouges.
The cemetery is located 200 metres along the rue du Commerce, a road leading from the village square.
Visiting Information
Visitors should note that this site is restricted to normal cemetery opening hours.
Wheelchair access possible via main entrance.
Historical Information
Élouges village and commune was the scene of the Action of Elouges (24 August 1914), in which the Germans were held in check by units of the 2nd Cavalry and 15th Infantry Brigades. It was not retaken by Canadian troops until just before the Armistice.
The communal cemetery contains 55 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, three of them unidentified. The 1914 burials, in rows A and C, were mainly from the 5th Division; they are in trench graves, and the actual position of each body in the row is not known. There are also four war graves of other nationalities in the Commonwealth plot.
Total Burials: 59.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 38, Canada 14, Germany 2, France 1. Total 55.
Unidentified Casualties: Commonwealth 3, Germany 1. Total 4.
Commonwealth plot designed by William Harrison Cowlishaw
Èlouges Communal Cemetery is located 17 km west of Mons. From Mons the N51 Route de Quievrain leads for 14 km to the left hand junction onto the N552 Rue D'Élouges. 2 km along the N552 lies the village of Elouges.
The cemetery is located 200 metres along the rue du Commerce, a road leading from the village square.
Visiting Information
Visitors should note that this site is restricted to normal cemetery opening hours.
Wheelchair access possible via main entrance.
Historical Information
Élouges village and commune was the scene of the Action of Elouges (24 August 1914), in which the Germans were held in check by units of the 2nd Cavalry and 15th Infantry Brigades. It was not retaken by Canadian troops until just before the Armistice.
The communal cemetery contains 55 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, three of them unidentified. The 1914 burials, in rows A and C, were mainly from the 5th Division; they are in trench graves, and the actual position of each body in the row is not known. There are also four war graves of other nationalities in the Commonwealth plot.
Total Burials: 59.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 38, Canada 14, Germany 2, France 1. Total 55.
Unidentified Casualties: Commonwealth 3, Germany 1. Total 4.
Commonwealth plot designed by William Harrison Cowlishaw
Map - Flank guard action at Elouges, 24 August 1914. © IWM Q 17143
Images in this gallery © Werner Van Caneghem
"L" Battery, R.H.A. Retreat from Mons. This British Horse artillery unit made a heroic stand against advancing German troops during the retreat from Mons, Belgium on 1 September 1914. Mons stayed in German hands until liberated by Canadian troops on the last day of the war, 11 November 1918. © Canadian War Museum
Captain
Ernest Felix Victor Briard
1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment
24th August 1914, aged 25.
Special Memorial C. 1.
Son of Ernest and Maud Briard, (nee de Gruchy), of Bulwark House, St Aubins, Jersey.
His headstone bears the inscription "Pro Paria Non Timidus Mori" Horace
Ernest Felix Victor Briard
1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment
24th August 1914, aged 25.
Special Memorial C. 1.
Son of Ernest and Maud Briard, (nee de Gruchy), of Bulwark House, St Aubins, Jersey.
His headstone bears the inscription "Pro Paria Non Timidus Mori" Horace
6854 Private
George Defow
1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment
24th August 1914.
Special Memorial C. 18.
George Defow
1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment
24th August 1914.
Special Memorial C. 18.
7888 Lance Corporal
Frederick Eade
1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment
24th August 1914, aged 23.
Special Memorial C. 4.
Son of Simeon and Mary Ann Eade, of Dove Cottage, The Heath, Weeley, Essex.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Loved And Ever Remembered"
Frederick Eade
1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment
24th August 1914, aged 23.
Special Memorial C. 4.
Son of Simeon and Mary Ann Eade, of Dove Cottage, The Heath, Weeley, Essex.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Loved And Ever Remembered"
Grand Place, Mons - 22nd August, 1914
22nd August 1914; Troops of "A" Company, 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (7th Brigade, 3rd Division) resting in the Grand Place, Mons. On the following day the Battalion won two Victoria Crosses (Lieutenant Maurice Dease and Private Sidney Godley) on the canal bridge at Nimy, two miles north of Mons. © IWM Q 70071
Grand Place, Mons - 11th November, 1918
Members of the 42nd Canadian Battalion rest in the Grand Place, Mons, on the morning of 11 November 1918. Belgian civilians welcomed the Canadians as liberators. The flags of the Allied nations are in the background, including those of Japan and the United States. © Canadian War Museum
Images in this gallery © Johan Pauwels
8675 Private
Lewis William Mattholi
1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment
24th August 1914.
Special Memorial C. 28.
Lewis William Mattholi
1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment
24th August 1914.
Special Memorial C. 28.
71185 Private
Bernard Crosse McSloy 4th Field Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps 8th November 1918, aged 21. Row B. 12. Son of H. and Violet McSloy, of 9, Laing St., Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand. Enlisted Sept., 1914. Born at Edinburgh. His headstone bears the inscription "You Unto Death Were Faithful Laddie Yours Is The Victor's Crown" |
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877589 Private
Matthew L. Penney, M. M. (Right)
25th Bn. Canadian Infantry
7th November 1918, aged 23.
Row B. 8.
Son of Mark and Bridget Penny, of North Farm, Holywood, Newfoundland.
His headstone bears the inscription "Sacred Heart Of Jesus Have Mercy On His Soul"
Matthew enlisted in March 1916. The soldier on the left is unknown
Matthew L. Penney, M. M. (Right)
25th Bn. Canadian Infantry
7th November 1918, aged 23.
Row B. 8.
Son of Mark and Bridget Penny, of North Farm, Holywood, Newfoundland.
His headstone bears the inscription "Sacred Heart Of Jesus Have Mercy On His Soul"
Matthew enlisted in March 1916. The soldier on the left is unknown
Company Sergeant Major
George Thornton Vincent, D. C. M.
25th Bn. Canadian Infantry
7th November 1918.
Row B. 9.
George Thornton Vincent, D. C. M.
25th Bn. Canadian Infantry
7th November 1918.
Row B. 9.
Led by a Highland band, likely from the 42nd Battalion, Canadians march through the streets of Mons on 11 November 1918 having fought their way into the city. © Canadian War Museum
Canadian Corps commander Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Currie and other Canadian officers taking the salute in the Grand Place, Mons, Belgium on 11 November 1918. © Canadian War Museum
