EUSTON POST CEMETERY
Laventie
Pas De Calais
France
GPS Coordinates - Latitude: 50.59379, Longitude: 2.76123
© Werner Van Caneghem
Location Information
Euston Post was the name given to a strong point on the north-east side of the Estaires-la-Bassee road, about 1 kilometre north-west of Port Arthur.
The Euston Post Cemetery is on the same side of the road towards Estaires and Laventie.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access with some difficulty.
Historical Information
Euston Post was the name given to a strong point on the North-East side of the Estaires-La Bassee road, about 800 metres North-West of Port Arthur. The name of the Cemetery is due to a light railway made in the War and known as "The London and North Western". The cemetery was begun in an orchard in January, 1915, and was used until the following October.
There are now over 40, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, a small number are unidentified.
The Cemetery covers an area of 844 square metres and is enclosed by a rubble wall on three sides.
Casualty Details: UK 41, India 1, Total Burials: 42
Euston Post was the name given to a strong point on the north-east side of the Estaires-la-Bassee road, about 1 kilometre north-west of Port Arthur.
The Euston Post Cemetery is on the same side of the road towards Estaires and Laventie.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access with some difficulty.
Historical Information
Euston Post was the name given to a strong point on the North-East side of the Estaires-La Bassee road, about 800 metres North-West of Port Arthur. The name of the Cemetery is due to a light railway made in the War and known as "The London and North Western". The cemetery was begun in an orchard in January, 1915, and was used until the following October.
There are now over 40, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, a small number are unidentified.
The Cemetery covers an area of 844 square metres and is enclosed by a rubble wall on three sides.
Casualty Details: UK 41, India 1, Total Burials: 42
Gallery below © Werner Van Caneghem
Second Lieutenant
David Anselm Kerr
2nd Bn. Royal Scots
13th October 1914.
Row C. 7.
Son of Major General Lord Ralph Kerr, K.C.B., C.B. and Lady Anne Kerr, of Woodburn, Dalkeith.
David Anselm Kerr
2nd Bn. Royal Scots
13th October 1914.
Row C. 7.
Son of Major General Lord Ralph Kerr, K.C.B., C.B. and Lady Anne Kerr, of Woodburn, Dalkeith.
"F" Company, Scots Guards, building revetment in trenches. Laventie, 1915. IWM Q 17426.
Aerial image of Laventie and surrounds; Plotting reference: 36M 11 17. Key feature: Laventie, 29th May 1918. © IWM (BOX 292-340-18JD-36M-1918)
August 1915: Troops of "D" Company, 1st/5th Battalion, the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) on the move. Laventie. IWM Q 69483.
1930's ©CWGC
October 1945 ©CWGC
