FRANKFURT TRENCH BRITISH CEMETERY
Beaumont-Hamel
Somme
France
GPS Coordinates - Latitude: 50.08822, Longitude: 2.66642
Location Information
Beaumont-Hamel is a village in the Department of the Somme, about 24 kilometres south-west of Arras and 10 kilometres north of Albert.
Using the D919 from Arras to Amien you will drive through the villages of Bucquoy, Puisieux and Serre les Puisieux. On leaving Serre les Puisieux, 3 kilometres further along the D919 turn left onto the D174 following the signs for Auchonvillers. After 1.3 kilometres turn left onto the D163 in the direction of Beaumont. At the crossroads in the village of Beaumont, continue straight ahead in the direction of Miraumont. Frankfurt Trench British Cemetery is about 1 kilometre further along on the left and New Munich Trench British Cemetery is a further 100 metres along from there.
Historical Information
Beaumont-Hamel was attacked by the 29th Division on the 1st July 1916, but it could not be held. It was attacked again and taken on 13 November 1916 by the 51st (Highland) and 63rd (Royal Naval) Divisions.
Frankfurt Trench British Cemetery is named from a German trench about 1.6 kilometres North-East of the village, which remained in enemy hands until the German retreat early in 1917. The cemetery was made by the V Corps after that retreat, when their units cleared the Ancre battlefield, and it was known also as V Corps Cemetery No.11.
There are 161, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 34 are unidentified.
The cemetery covers an area of 427 square metres and enclosed by a concrete curb.
Casualty Details: United Kingdom 161. Total Burials: 161.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 127. Total 127.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 34. Total 34.
Beaumont-Hamel is a village in the Department of the Somme, about 24 kilometres south-west of Arras and 10 kilometres north of Albert.
Using the D919 from Arras to Amien you will drive through the villages of Bucquoy, Puisieux and Serre les Puisieux. On leaving Serre les Puisieux, 3 kilometres further along the D919 turn left onto the D174 following the signs for Auchonvillers. After 1.3 kilometres turn left onto the D163 in the direction of Beaumont. At the crossroads in the village of Beaumont, continue straight ahead in the direction of Miraumont. Frankfurt Trench British Cemetery is about 1 kilometre further along on the left and New Munich Trench British Cemetery is a further 100 metres along from there.
Historical Information
Beaumont-Hamel was attacked by the 29th Division on the 1st July 1916, but it could not be held. It was attacked again and taken on 13 November 1916 by the 51st (Highland) and 63rd (Royal Naval) Divisions.
Frankfurt Trench British Cemetery is named from a German trench about 1.6 kilometres North-East of the village, which remained in enemy hands until the German retreat early in 1917. The cemetery was made by the V Corps after that retreat, when their units cleared the Ancre battlefield, and it was known also as V Corps Cemetery No.11.
There are 161, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 34 are unidentified.
The cemetery covers an area of 427 square metres and enclosed by a concrete curb.
Casualty Details: United Kingdom 161. Total Burials: 161.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 127. Total 127.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 34. Total 34.
43168 Private
Albert Henry Beadle
6th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment
16th November 1916
Row B. 20.
Albert Henry Beadle
6th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment
16th November 1916
Row B. 20.
Second Lieutenant
Owen Griffith Davies
6th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
15th November 1916, aged 21.
Row B. 35.
Son of Dr. Howard Owen Davies and Jeanie Davies, of 38, Grange Rd., Ealing, London.
Owen Griffith Davies
6th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
15th November 1916, aged 21.
Row B. 35.
Son of Dr. Howard Owen Davies and Jeanie Davies, of 38, Grange Rd., Ealing, London.
33424 Private
George Ferguson
"A" Coy. 6th Bn. Highland Light Infantry
18th November 1916, aged 22.
Row D. 25.
Son of James and Jessie Ferguson, of "Trinidad," Methil, Fifeshire.
His headstone bears the following inscription; "Jesus Is A Rock In A Weary Land A Shelter In The Time Of Storm." (Taken from the hymn - 'A Shelter in the Time of Storm' by Vernon J. Charlesworth.)
George Ferguson
"A" Coy. 6th Bn. Highland Light Infantry
18th November 1916, aged 22.
Row D. 25.
Son of James and Jessie Ferguson, of "Trinidad," Methil, Fifeshire.
His headstone bears the following inscription; "Jesus Is A Rock In A Weary Land A Shelter In The Time Of Storm." (Taken from the hymn - 'A Shelter in the Time of Storm' by Vernon J. Charlesworth.)
33427 Private
Alexander Forsyth Gardiner
16th Bn. Highland Light Infantry
18th November 1918, aged 19.
Row C. 9.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gardiner, of Woodwell, Rait, Errol, Perthshire.
Alexander Forsyth Gardiner
16th Bn. Highland Light Infantry
18th November 1918, aged 19.
Row C. 9.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gardiner, of Woodwell, Rait, Errol, Perthshire.
33699 Private
Robert Cecil Hesketh
16th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
23rd November 1916, aged 30.
Row A. 28.
Son of Sherburn and Alice Hesketh, of Oswaldtwistle; husband of Florence Hesketh, of 95, Catlow Hall St., Oswaldtwistle, Lancs.
His headstone bears the inscription; "We Shall Meet Again In The Morning."
Robert Cecil Hesketh
16th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
23rd November 1916, aged 30.
Row A. 28.
Son of Sherburn and Alice Hesketh, of Oswaldtwistle; husband of Florence Hesketh, of 95, Catlow Hall St., Oswaldtwistle, Lancs.
His headstone bears the inscription; "We Shall Meet Again In The Morning."
Images in this gallery © Werner Van Caneghem
Second Lieutenant
Richard Forbes Lowndes
5th Bn. attd. 1st Bn. (Battalion Lewis Gun Officer). King's Royal Rifle Corps
14th November 1916, aged 19.
Row B. 16.
Son of Sir George Lowndes, K.C.S.I., R.C., of Crow Hill Ringwood, Hants, and of Hilda Julia, his wife (nee Forbes).
Richard Forbes Lowndes
5th Bn. attd. 1st Bn. (Battalion Lewis Gun Officer). King's Royal Rifle Corps
14th November 1916, aged 19.
Row B. 16.
Son of Sir George Lowndes, K.C.S.I., R.C., of Crow Hill Ringwood, Hants, and of Hilda Julia, his wife (nee Forbes).
43612 Corporal
Herbert Shedlock
"A" Coy. 22nd Bn. Manchester Regiment
11th January 1917, aged 23.
Row C. 18.
Son of James Alfred and Sarah Jane Shedlock, of 337, Moorside Rd., Swinton, Manchester.
His headstone bears the following inscription; "Nobly He Lived, Nobly He Died."
Herbert Shedlock
"A" Coy. 22nd Bn. Manchester Regiment
11th January 1917, aged 23.
Row C. 18.
Son of James Alfred and Sarah Jane Shedlock, of 337, Moorside Rd., Swinton, Manchester.
His headstone bears the following inscription; "Nobly He Lived, Nobly He Died."
43332 Private
James Wilkie Tosh
"A" Coy. 17th Bn. Highland Light Infantry
18th November 1916, aged 21.
Row D. 28.
Son of David and Mary Tosh, of Millfield Fues, Arbroath.
James Wilkie Tosh
"A" Coy. 17th Bn. Highland Light Infantry
18th November 1916, aged 21.
Row D. 28.
Son of David and Mary Tosh, of Millfield Fues, Arbroath.
R/30895 Rifleman
Noel Balfour Dight Walker
1st Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
11th November 1916.
Row. D. 12.
Noel Balfour Dight Walker
1st Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
11th November 1916.
Row. D. 12.
23814 Private
James Welsh
11th Bn. Border Regiment
18th November 1916
Row A. 23.
James Welsh
11th Bn. Border Regiment
18th November 1916
Row A. 23.
1923 ©CWGC
Aerial vertical view showing trench lines of Beaumont Hamel, 10 October 1916. British trenches are on the bottom left. © IWM (Q 61479)
A captured German communication trench, near Beaumont Hamel, seen on 26th November 1916. © IWM (Q 1529)
The man on the left has been extricated from the mud into which he had sunk up to the arm pits. The soldier on the right is thought to be serving in the South Staffordshire Regiment, Beaumont Hamel, November 1916. © IWM (Q 1563)
British troops, two corporals, near Beaumont Hamel, November 1916. © IWM (Q 1562)
