FOURMIES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Nord
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.01247, Longitude: 4.04498
Location Information
Formies is a large village in the Nord region of France. The communal cemetery is located in the east of the village on the rue de l'égalité
Historical Information
There are 9 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-1918 war buried in Fourmies Communal Cemetery. 8 of these are in the War plot to the right of the main avenue beyond the War Memorial, the other grave is on the West path of the adjacent Civilian Section.
Burial Details:
31683 Private Peter Allan, 6th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers, died 30th August 1918, aged 19. Son of Andrew and Agnes Allan, of Sprouston Cottages, Newtown St. Boswells, Roxburghshire.
201704 A. Astley, 19th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers, died 4th December 1917, aged 35. Husband of Betty Astley, of 3, Tower St., Blackburn.
11519 Private Eugene Sidney Cox, No. 3 Company, 2nd Bn. Irish Guards, died 15th December 1917, aged 20. Son of Sidney James and Maude E. Cox, of The Schools Cottage, Kingsland, Shrewsbury. Family owned grave and memorial. Private Cox was exhumed from the Military Plot and reburied in adjacent Civil Plot in private grave.
S/21386 Private C. C. Duff, 4th/5th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), died 3rd September 1918.
21128 Private C. Fisher, 13th Bn. East Surrey Regiment, died 26th November 1917.
42218 Private Fred Hallas, 1st/4th Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment, died 11th September 1918, aged 19. Son of Mrs. Sarah Jane Hallas, of 98, Roundthorn Rd., Oldham.
13350 Lance Sergeant G. Hickling, 3rd Bn. Grenadier Guards, 12th January 1918.
43165 Private J. Stow, 10th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment, died 12th January 1919, aged 31. Son of Mrs. Sarah Jane Stow, of Wilson St., Lincoln; husband of the late Millicent Stow, of Lincoln.
63337 Gunner James Wright, 113th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, died 27th February 1919, aged 33. Husband of Emma Wright, of 1. Bramley Place, Crayford, Kent.
Formies is a large village in the Nord region of France. The communal cemetery is located in the east of the village on the rue de l'égalité
Historical Information
There are 9 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-1918 war buried in Fourmies Communal Cemetery. 8 of these are in the War plot to the right of the main avenue beyond the War Memorial, the other grave is on the West path of the adjacent Civilian Section.
Burial Details:
31683 Private Peter Allan, 6th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers, died 30th August 1918, aged 19. Son of Andrew and Agnes Allan, of Sprouston Cottages, Newtown St. Boswells, Roxburghshire.
201704 A. Astley, 19th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers, died 4th December 1917, aged 35. Husband of Betty Astley, of 3, Tower St., Blackburn.
11519 Private Eugene Sidney Cox, No. 3 Company, 2nd Bn. Irish Guards, died 15th December 1917, aged 20. Son of Sidney James and Maude E. Cox, of The Schools Cottage, Kingsland, Shrewsbury. Family owned grave and memorial. Private Cox was exhumed from the Military Plot and reburied in adjacent Civil Plot in private grave.
S/21386 Private C. C. Duff, 4th/5th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), died 3rd September 1918.
21128 Private C. Fisher, 13th Bn. East Surrey Regiment, died 26th November 1917.
42218 Private Fred Hallas, 1st/4th Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment, died 11th September 1918, aged 19. Son of Mrs. Sarah Jane Hallas, of 98, Roundthorn Rd., Oldham.
13350 Lance Sergeant G. Hickling, 3rd Bn. Grenadier Guards, 12th January 1918.
43165 Private J. Stow, 10th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment, died 12th January 1919, aged 31. Son of Mrs. Sarah Jane Stow, of Wilson St., Lincoln; husband of the late Millicent Stow, of Lincoln.
63337 Gunner James Wright, 113th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, died 27th February 1919, aged 33. Husband of Emma Wright, of 1. Bramley Place, Crayford, Kent.
