FOSSE NO. 10 COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Sains-en-Gohelle
Pas De Calais
France
GPS Coordinates - Latitude: 50.44656, Longitude: 2.68524
Location Information
Sains-en-Gohelle is an old mining village 20 kilometres north of Arras in the direction of Béthune. Fosse 10 is by an old mine and group of miners houses on the southern outskirts of the village, approximately 10 kilometres west of Lens.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to site possible, but may be by an alternative entrance.
The opening hours are 8.30 to 17.30 from Monday to Sunday
Historical Information
The Extension is on the South side of the Communal Cemetery. It was begun in April, 1916 and used continuously (chiefly by Field Ambulances) until October 1918. Of the Chinese labourers, seven were reburied in this cemetery after the Armistice from the following cemetery:- PETIT-CUINCY GERMAN CEMETERY, which was near the South side of the road from Cuincy to Esquerchin, in the commune of Cuincy. It contained, besides German graves, those of a small number of British soldiers, who were reburied after the Armistice in Douai British Cemetery. There 471, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. The Cemetery Extension covers an area of 2,134 square metres and is enclosed by a brick wall.
The extension was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and George Hartley Goldsmith
Total Burials: 471.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 256, Canada 214, Australia 1. Total 471.
Sains-en-Gohelle is an old mining village 20 kilometres north of Arras in the direction of Béthune. Fosse 10 is by an old mine and group of miners houses on the southern outskirts of the village, approximately 10 kilometres west of Lens.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to site possible, but may be by an alternative entrance.
The opening hours are 8.30 to 17.30 from Monday to Sunday
Historical Information
The Extension is on the South side of the Communal Cemetery. It was begun in April, 1916 and used continuously (chiefly by Field Ambulances) until October 1918. Of the Chinese labourers, seven were reburied in this cemetery after the Armistice from the following cemetery:- PETIT-CUINCY GERMAN CEMETERY, which was near the South side of the road from Cuincy to Esquerchin, in the commune of Cuincy. It contained, besides German graves, those of a small number of British soldiers, who were reburied after the Armistice in Douai British Cemetery. There 471, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. The Cemetery Extension covers an area of 2,134 square metres and is enclosed by a brick wall.
The extension was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and George Hartley Goldsmith
Total Burials: 471.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 256, Canada 214, Australia 1. Total 471.
'Fosse No. 10' c.1910.
204585 Private
Joseph Aston Annesley
15th Bn. Canadian Infantry
7th February 1918, aged 24.
Plot III. A. 12.
Son of John and Elizabeth Annesley, of The Rocks, Portadown, Co. Armagh, Ireland.
Joseph was a fireman when he enlisted at Saskatoon early in 1916.
His headstone bears the inscription "To Memory Ever Dear"
Joseph Aston Annesley
15th Bn. Canadian Infantry
7th February 1918, aged 24.
Plot III. A. 12.
Son of John and Elizabeth Annesley, of The Rocks, Portadown, Co. Armagh, Ireland.
Joseph was a fireman when he enlisted at Saskatoon early in 1916.
His headstone bears the inscription "To Memory Ever Dear"
17/1519 Private
G. Bruce
17th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
1st August 1916.
Plot I. A. 19.
G. Bruce
17th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
1st August 1916.
Plot I. A. 19.
7226 Private
William Robert Falkingham
1st Bn. Canadian Infantry
23rd July 1917, aged 23.
Plot II. D. 9.
William was killed in action in the trenches near Les-Brebis.
William Robert Falkingham
1st Bn. Canadian Infantry
23rd July 1917, aged 23.
Plot II. D. 9.
William was killed in action in the trenches near Les-Brebis.
Lieutenant
Charles Gilfrid Lewthwaite, M. C.
231st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
29th July 1917, aged 33.
Plot II. A. 25.
Son of William and Helena Lewthwaite (now Helena Lady Lewthwaite), of Broadgate, Cumberland.
His headstone bears the inscription "Broadgate, Cumberland A Perfect Son"
Charles Gilfrid Lewthwaite, M. C.
231st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
29th July 1917, aged 33.
Plot II. A. 25.
Son of William and Helena Lewthwaite (now Helena Lady Lewthwaite), of Broadgate, Cumberland.
His headstone bears the inscription "Broadgate, Cumberland A Perfect Son"
116280 Private
Frank Honeywell Magee
7th Bn. Canadian Infantry
24th January 1917, aged 24.
Plot I. A. 3.
Son of William Archibald and Margaret Ann Magee, of Sceptre, Saskatchewan
His headstone bears the inscription: "None Of Us Liveth To Himself And No Man Dieth To Himself."
Frank enlisted with the 11th Canadian Mounted Rifles, 22nd March 1915 in Vancouver as a private. His family was living in Kelowna and he listed his occupation as a Teamster. He was killed in action in the trenches northwest of Angres on 24 January 1917 and is buried in the Fosse 10 Communal Cemetery near Noeux-les-Mines. At the time he was part of the 7th Battalion, No. 116280, HQ file 649-M-12937. The cemetery location sheet is 44b.R.2..c.25.35.
Frank was born in Lowell, Massachusetts during the time that his father was working there as a blacksmith, although the family was originally from the Ottawa valley area in Canada. The family moved to western Canada where they farmed. There are several letters home that are poignant reminders of the affection held for his brothers and sisters and his father. Frank's mother had predeceased him. My grandmother was 20 years old at the time of his death and felt the death of her older brother keenly.
Picture and information courtesy of great nephew, Barry Keefe
Frank Honeywell Magee
7th Bn. Canadian Infantry
24th January 1917, aged 24.
Plot I. A. 3.
Son of William Archibald and Margaret Ann Magee, of Sceptre, Saskatchewan
His headstone bears the inscription: "None Of Us Liveth To Himself And No Man Dieth To Himself."
Frank enlisted with the 11th Canadian Mounted Rifles, 22nd March 1915 in Vancouver as a private. His family was living in Kelowna and he listed his occupation as a Teamster. He was killed in action in the trenches northwest of Angres on 24 January 1917 and is buried in the Fosse 10 Communal Cemetery near Noeux-les-Mines. At the time he was part of the 7th Battalion, No. 116280, HQ file 649-M-12937. The cemetery location sheet is 44b.R.2..c.25.35.
Frank was born in Lowell, Massachusetts during the time that his father was working there as a blacksmith, although the family was originally from the Ottawa valley area in Canada. The family moved to western Canada where they farmed. There are several letters home that are poignant reminders of the affection held for his brothers and sisters and his father. Frank's mother had predeceased him. My grandmother was 20 years old at the time of his death and felt the death of her older brother keenly.
Picture and information courtesy of great nephew, Barry Keefe
Major
Harold Millard
7th Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment
11th April 1917, aged 42.
Plot I. C. 39.
Youngest son of the late Rev. F. Millard, B.A. Oxon., British Chaplain at Le Havre, France, and of Martha Amelia Millard. A member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements and of the Federated Malay States. Hon. Sec. of the Singapore Bar Committee, the Straits Settlements Assn., and the King Edward VII Memorial Fund. Capt. of the Singapore Volunteer Inf. Representative of the Straits Settlements at the Coronation of H.M. King George V in 1911. Served in Gallipoli and in France. Born at Slough, Bucks.
His headstone bears the inscription "Jesus Said: He That Believeth In Me Though He Were Dead, Yet Shall He Live"
Harold Millard
7th Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment
11th April 1917, aged 42.
Plot I. C. 39.
Youngest son of the late Rev. F. Millard, B.A. Oxon., British Chaplain at Le Havre, France, and of Martha Amelia Millard. A member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements and of the Federated Malay States. Hon. Sec. of the Singapore Bar Committee, the Straits Settlements Assn., and the King Edward VII Memorial Fund. Capt. of the Singapore Volunteer Inf. Representative of the Straits Settlements at the Coronation of H.M. King George V in 1911. Served in Gallipoli and in France. Born at Slough, Bucks.
His headstone bears the inscription "Jesus Said: He That Believeth In Me Though He Were Dead, Yet Shall He Live"
4903 Gunner
Albert Edward Morris
"D" Battery, 2315 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
5th July 1917, aged 23.
Plot II. A. 7.
Son of Thomas and Mary Elizabeth Morris, of 73, Lowther Rd., Preston Park, Brighton.
Albert Edward Morris
"D" Battery, 2315 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
5th July 1917, aged 23.
Plot II. A. 7.
Son of Thomas and Mary Elizabeth Morris, of 73, Lowther Rd., Preston Park, Brighton.
1127 Sapper
John Plunkett
3rd Coy. Australian Tunnelling Corps
30th April 1917.
Plot I. C. 22.
A miner from Landsborough, Victoria, Spr. Plunkett enlisted on 2 December 1915, age 33, and embarked aboard HMAT Ulysses (A38) from Sydney on 20 February 1916. Spr. Plunkett died from gas poisoning in France on 30 April, 1917.
His brother, 4277 Private James Plunkett, was reported missing and killed in action on 16 April 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.
John Plunkett
3rd Coy. Australian Tunnelling Corps
30th April 1917.
Plot I. C. 22.
A miner from Landsborough, Victoria, Spr. Plunkett enlisted on 2 December 1915, age 33, and embarked aboard HMAT Ulysses (A38) from Sydney on 20 February 1916. Spr. Plunkett died from gas poisoning in France on 30 April, 1917.
His brother, 4277 Private James Plunkett, was reported missing and killed in action on 16 April 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.
202272 Private
Thomas Martin Richardson
1st/5th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
26th June 1917, aged 33.
Plot I. D. 22.
Son of Robert Henry and Alice Olivia Richardson, of 1, Blenheim Park Rd., South Croydon, Surrey.
His headstone bears the inscription: "In God's Eternal Glory Blest."
Thomas Martin Richardson
1st/5th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
26th June 1917, aged 33.
Plot I. D. 22.
Son of Robert Henry and Alice Olivia Richardson, of 1, Blenheim Park Rd., South Croydon, Surrey.
His headstone bears the inscription: "In God's Eternal Glory Blest."
213221 Private
Clarence Eldon Tisdale
19th Bn. Canadian Infantry
6th August 1917, aged 21.
Plot II. B. 26.
Son of Hamilton F. and Elizabeth J. Tisdale, of 790, William Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Native of Leamington, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription "On Earth The Dearest Friends Must Part In Heaven We'll Part No More"
Clarence Eldon Tisdale
19th Bn. Canadian Infantry
6th August 1917, aged 21.
Plot II. B. 26.
Son of Hamilton F. and Elizabeth J. Tisdale, of 790, William Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Native of Leamington, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription "On Earth The Dearest Friends Must Part In Heaven We'll Part No More"
A column of Spahis on the Bethune road at Sains-en-Gohelle, 30 September 1915. © IWM (Q 79025)
Captain Macauley, R. A. M. C., in Bovril Alley, an old communication trench, very deep, camouflaged by flowers, etc., Built by the French, it ran from Bully-Grenay to the Angres Sector. 2nd R.N. Field Ambulance, R.N. Division, August 1916. © IWM (Q 14734)
