GOMIÉCOURT SOUTH CEMETERY
Pas De Calais
France
Location Information
Gomiecourt is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 16 kilometres south of Arras and 6 kilometres north-west of Bapaume. Gomiecourt South Cemetery is on the south-east side of the village.
Historical Information
Gomiecourt village was captured by the 3rd Division on 23 August 1918 and the cemetery was made by the 62nd Division Burial Officer at the end of August 1918
Gomiecourt South Cemetery contains 206 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, ten of which are unidentified. 27 German burials form a separate plot on the south-west side.
Casualty Details: UK 206, Germany 27, Total Burials: 233
Gomiecourt is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 16 kilometres south of Arras and 6 kilometres north-west of Bapaume. Gomiecourt South Cemetery is on the south-east side of the village.
Historical Information
Gomiecourt village was captured by the 3rd Division on 23 August 1918 and the cemetery was made by the 62nd Division Burial Officer at the end of August 1918
Gomiecourt South Cemetery contains 206 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, ten of which are unidentified. 27 German burials form a separate plot on the south-west side.
Casualty Details: UK 206, Germany 27, Total Burials: 233
266173 Serjeant
Arthur Dean Blackburn, M. M.
2nd/4th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
30th August 1918, aged 18.
Plot IV. A. 2.
Son of Thomas and Agnes Blackburn, of 9, Rushton Avenue, Earby, Colne, Lancs. Native of Wray, Lancaster.
The inscription on his headstone reads: "Abide With Me."
Arthur Dean Blackburn, M. M.
2nd/4th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
30th August 1918, aged 18.
Plot IV. A. 2.
Son of Thomas and Agnes Blackburn, of 9, Rushton Avenue, Earby, Colne, Lancs. Native of Wray, Lancaster.
The inscription on his headstone reads: "Abide With Me."
42250 Private
Herbert Gill
2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment
24th August 1918, aged 20.
Plot I. B. 3.
Lived at 7, Magdalene Terrace, Burnley and was a weaver at Messrs. Walmsley's Mill, Rosegrove.
Herbert Gill
2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment
24th August 1918, aged 20.
Plot I. B. 3.
Lived at 7, Magdalene Terrace, Burnley and was a weaver at Messrs. Walmsley's Mill, Rosegrove.
205640 Private
Alfred McLaughlin
5th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
25th August 1918, aged 22.
Plot I. D. 4.
Son of Harry and Isabel McLaughlin, of Bank Top, Ingleton, Yorks. Native of Cleator Moor, Cumberland.
The inscription on his headstone reads: "Missed Most By Those Who Loved Him Best."
Alfred McLaughlin
5th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
25th August 1918, aged 22.
Plot I. D. 4.
Son of Harry and Isabel McLaughlin, of Bank Top, Ingleton, Yorks. Native of Cleator Moor, Cumberland.
The inscription on his headstone reads: "Missed Most By Those Who Loved Him Best."
B/21250 Private
David Wilson, M. M.
2nd Bn. Highland Light Infantry
23rd August 1918, aged 24.
Plot I. A. 3.
Son of George and Helen Wilson, of Teviot Bank, Hawick, Roxburgshire.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Blessed Are The Dead That Die In The Lord."
David Wilson, M. M.
2nd Bn. Highland Light Infantry
23rd August 1918, aged 24.
Plot I. A. 3.
Son of George and Helen Wilson, of Teviot Bank, Hawick, Roxburgshire.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Blessed Are The Dead That Die In The Lord."
17th July 1917; Signpost for the village of Ervillers reading: 'High St. This village is Ervillers'. Attached to the main sign, smaller placards indicate the Town Major's office , and a Prisoners of War pen.
An orderly of the Royal Army Medical Corps and two soldiers of the Gordon Highlanders at an advanced dressing station in Ervillers, 17 October 1917. Note gas gong. © IWM (Q 6094)
