GOMIÉCOURT SOUTH CEMETERY
Pas De Calais
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.14754, Longitude: 2.80533
Location Information
Gomiécourt is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 16 kilometres south of Arras and 6 kilometres north-west of Bapaume. Gomiécourt South Cemetery is on the south-east side of the village.
Historical Information
Gomiécourt 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
Gomiécourt 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.
Total Burials: 233.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 195, Germany 21. Total 216.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 11, Germany 6. Total 17.
The cemetery was designed by William Harrison Cowlishaw
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.
His headstone bears the inscription "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.
His headstone bears the inscription "Abide With Me."
43512 Private
John Derry
2nd Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment
23rd August 1918, aged 27.
Plot II. C. 3.
Husband of Ida Derry, of 12, Leicester St., Nottingham.
His headstone bears the inscription "Always In Our Thoughts, Loving Wife"
John Derry
2nd Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment
23rd August 1918, aged 27.
Plot II. C. 3.
Husband of Ida Derry, of 12, Leicester St., Nottingham.
His headstone bears the inscription "Always In Our Thoughts, Loving Wife"
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.
52687 Private
Albert Edward Mawhood
5th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
27th August 1918, aged 20.
Plot IV. B. 5.
Son of Arthur and Beatrice Catherine Mawhood, of 17, Oakland Rd., Hillsborough, Sheffield.
His headstone bears the inscription "Ever In Our Thoughts"
Albert Edward Mawhood
5th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
27th August 1918, aged 20.
Plot IV. B. 5.
Son of Arthur and Beatrice Catherine Mawhood, of 17, Oakland Rd., Hillsborough, Sheffield.
His headstone bears the inscription "Ever In Our Thoughts"
Images in this gallery © Johan Pauwels
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.
His headstone bears the inscription "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.
His headstone bears the inscription "Missed Most By Those Who Loved Him Best."
541183 Gunner
Robert Edward Mockridge
"B" Battery, 93rd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
2nd September 1918, aged 38.
Plot IV. A. 4.
Son of the late Thomas Edward and Elizabeth Mockridge, of Shortlands; husband of Grace Kezia Mockridge, of 7, Waldo Rd., Bromley, Kent.
His headstone bears the inscription "His Heart Was Good His Spirit Brave Her Is Resting In A Hero's Grave"
Robert joined the Royal Field Artillery in December 1914 and after training went to France in July 1915. He took part in fierce fighting during his three years in France and Flanders, having been at Ypres, Amiens and Cambrai. He had been home on leave in May 1916, again in October 1917 and was expected home again but was struck on the head by a piece of shell and killed instantly.
Robert Edward Mockridge
"B" Battery, 93rd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
2nd September 1918, aged 38.
Plot IV. A. 4.
Son of the late Thomas Edward and Elizabeth Mockridge, of Shortlands; husband of Grace Kezia Mockridge, of 7, Waldo Rd., Bromley, Kent.
His headstone bears the inscription "His Heart Was Good His Spirit Brave Her Is Resting In A Hero's Grave"
Robert joined the Royal Field Artillery in December 1914 and after training went to France in July 1915. He took part in fierce fighting during his three years in France and Flanders, having been at Ypres, Amiens and Cambrai. He had been home on leave in May 1916, again in October 1917 and was expected home again but was struck on the head by a piece of shell and killed instantly.
203909 Private
Arthur Ernest Rose
5th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
27th August 1918, aged 20.
Plot IV. A. 8.
Son of Arthur George and Constance Rose Eleanor Rose, of 17, Glebe St., Nottingham.
His headstone bears the inscription "Beloved By All"
Arthur Ernest Rose
5th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
27th August 1918, aged 20.
Plot IV. A. 8.
Son of Arthur George and Constance Rose Eleanor Rose, of 17, Glebe St., Nottingham.
His headstone bears the inscription "Beloved By All"
37863 Private
Frank White
2nd/4th Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment
26th August 1918, aged 29.
Plot III. E. 4.
Son of Richard and Annie White; husband of Jane Ann White, of 45, Parliament St., Goole, Yorks. Native of Goole.
His headstone bears the inscription "Ever Remembered"
Frank White
2nd/4th Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment
26th August 1918, aged 29.
Plot III. E. 4.
Son of Richard and Annie White; husband of Jane Ann White, of 45, Parliament St., Goole, Yorks. Native of Goole.
His headstone bears the inscription "Ever Remembered"
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)
