GOUZEAUCOURT NEW BRITISH CEMETERY
Nord
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.04861, Longitude: 3.11593
Picture © Johan Pauwels
Location Information
Gouzeaucourt is a large village 15 kilometres south west of Cambrai and 15 kilometres north-east of Peronne. The village is built along the D917 which connects these two towns.
Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery is to be found opposite the civil cemetery, which is just within the village boundary on the D29, a road which connects Gouzeaucourt with Heudicourt.
Historical Information
Gouzeaucourt village was captured by the 8th Division on the night of 12-13 April 1917. It was lost on 30 November 1917 in the German counterattack at the end of the Battle of Cambrai, and recaptured the same day by the 1st Irish Guards. It was lost again on 22 March 1918, attacked by the 38th (Welsh) Division on the following 18 September, and finally retaken by the 21st Division on 8 October.
The cemetery was begun in November 1917, taken over by the Germans in 1918, and used again by Commonwealth forces in September and October 1918, but the original burials (now in Plot III) are only 55 in number. It was enlarged after the Armistice when graves were brough in from other cemeteries and from the battlefield of Cambrai.
The cemetery now contains 1,298 burials and commmemorations of the First World War. 38- of the burials are unidentified but there are special memorials to 34 casualties known or believed to be buried among them. Another special memorial records the name of a soldier buried in Gouzeaucourt Communal Cemetery in May 1917 whose grave was destroyed by shell fire.
Total Burials: 1,298.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 832, New Zealand 73, South Africa 7, Canada 3, Russia 2, India 1. Total 918.
Unidentified Casualties: 380.
The cemetery was designed by Sir Herbert Baker and Noel Ackroyd Rew
Images in this gallery © Johan Pauwels
26535 Lance Corporal
Charles Basil Beeson
3rd Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade
8th September 1918, aged 32.
Plot V. E. 7.
Son of George Robert and Joanna Beeson, of Te Aroha, Auckland, New: Zealand.
Charles Basil Beeson
3rd Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade
8th September 1918, aged 32.
Plot V. E. 7.
Son of George Robert and Joanna Beeson, of Te Aroha, Auckland, New: Zealand.
Lieutenant
Alaric C. H. Borough
1st Bn. Welsh Guards
1st December 1917, aged 25.
Plot VI. G. 20.
Son of Mr. J. S. B. and Mrs. E. M. Borough, of Chetwynd Park, Newport, Salop.
His headstone bears the inscription; "I Know In Whom I Have Believed."
Alaric C. H. Borough
1st Bn. Welsh Guards
1st December 1917, aged 25.
Plot VI. G. 20.
Son of Mr. J. S. B. and Mrs. E. M. Borough, of Chetwynd Park, Newport, Salop.
His headstone bears the inscription; "I Know In Whom I Have Believed."
58238 Private
Frank Clitheroe
14th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
18th September 1918, aged 19.
Plot I. C. 17.
Son of John and Mary Jane Clitheroe, of 14, Temple St., Fulledge, Burnley.
His headstone bears the inscription; "A Loving Son And Brother Kind A Loving Memory Left Behind."
Frank Clitheroe
14th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
18th September 1918, aged 19.
Plot I. C. 17.
Son of John and Mary Jane Clitheroe, of 14, Temple St., Fulledge, Burnley.
His headstone bears the inscription; "A Loving Son And Brother Kind A Loving Memory Left Behind."
22415 Private
John Cook
11th Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
18th May 1917, aged 23.
Plot XI. A. 11.
Son of John and Ellen Cooke, of 3, The Leys Villas, Woburn Sands, Bucks.
John Cook
11th Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
18th May 1917, aged 23.
Plot XI. A. 11.
Son of John and Ellen Cooke, of 3, The Leys Villas, Woburn Sands, Bucks.
37878 Private
Samuel Cutler
"A" Company, 14th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
27th September 1918, aged 23.
Plot V. C. 3.
INSCRIPTION. REST IN PEACE
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Cutler, of 21, Adams Hill, Bartley Green, Birmingham.
Samuel was born on April 2 1895 in Bartley Green, Birmingham to the parents of Henry Cutler and Hannah Cutler (nee Witherford). He was one of 11 children.
Click on pictures below to enlarge. The second photo shows a picture of Tracey's nephew visiting the grave in 2018.
Pictures courtesy of Tracey Armstrong (Great Niece)
Samuel Cutler
"A" Company, 14th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
27th September 1918, aged 23.
Plot V. C. 3.
INSCRIPTION. REST IN PEACE
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Cutler, of 21, Adams Hill, Bartley Green, Birmingham.
Samuel was born on April 2 1895 in Bartley Green, Birmingham to the parents of Henry Cutler and Hannah Cutler (nee Witherford). He was one of 11 children.
Click on pictures below to enlarge. The second photo shows a picture of Tracey's nephew visiting the grave in 2018.
Pictures courtesy of Tracey Armstrong (Great Niece)
Lieutenant
John William Denison, M. C.
6th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
18th September 1918, aged 32.
Plot VI. C. 13.
Son of John William and Elizabeth Denison, of "Eaglehurst", St. John's Rd., Morecambe, Lancs. Born at Highfield, Yeadon, Yorks.
John William Denison, M. C.
6th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
18th September 1918, aged 32.
Plot VI. C. 13.
Son of John William and Elizabeth Denison, of "Eaglehurst", St. John's Rd., Morecambe, Lancs. Born at Highfield, Yeadon, Yorks.
45466 Private
Thomas Flanaghan
14th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
20th September 1918.
Plot I. A. 8.
Picture courtesy of Sandra Roberts (Granddaughter)
Thomas Flanaghan
14th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
20th September 1918.
Plot I. A. 8.
Picture courtesy of Sandra Roberts (Granddaughter)
Second Lieutenant
William Winters Freeman
11th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
30th November 1917, aged 27.
Plot IV. C. 6.
Son of Samuel and Sarah Ellen Freeman, of Musgrave House, Windy Nook, Gateshead; husband of Ethel Freeman, of 1, Major Terrace, Holly Hill, Felling, Gateshead.
William Winters Freeman
11th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
30th November 1917, aged 27.
Plot IV. C. 6.
Son of Samuel and Sarah Ellen Freeman, of Musgrave House, Windy Nook, Gateshead; husband of Ethel Freeman, of 1, Major Terrace, Holly Hill, Felling, Gateshead.
39811 Private
Reginald Claude Hercock
West Coast Coy. 1st Bn. Wellington Regiment, N. Z. E. F.
13th September 1918, aged 21.
Plot VII. C. 6.
Son of David and Mary Ann Hercock, of Nireaha, Wellington, New Zealand.
"Remembered with honour" Picture courtesy of Joshua William Shannon - aged 6. Great great great nephew “Lest we forget”
Reginald Claude Hercock
West Coast Coy. 1st Bn. Wellington Regiment, N. Z. E. F.
13th September 1918, aged 21.
Plot VII. C. 6.
Son of David and Mary Ann Hercock, of Nireaha, Wellington, New Zealand.
"Remembered with honour" Picture courtesy of Joshua William Shannon - aged 6. Great great great nephew “Lest we forget”
Captain
Frederick Stewart Higson, M. C.
17th Bn. Welsh Regiment
31st August 1917, aged 22.
Plot VIII. G. 16.
Son of Alfred and Emily Higson, of 34, Cheverton Rd., Upper Holloway, London.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Until the Day Break."
Frederick Stewart Higson, M. C.
17th Bn. Welsh Regiment
31st August 1917, aged 22.
Plot VIII. G. 16.
Son of Alfred and Emily Higson, of 34, Cheverton Rd., Upper Holloway, London.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Until the Day Break."
17279 Private
Gibson Holland
2nd Bn. Coldstream Guards
30th November 1917, aged 23.
Plot III. A. 20.
He lived at 135 Lyndhurst Road, Burnley, his mother had died 9 days before him. A former pupil of Burnley Grammar school, he had worked as a clerk at the Burnley Co-operative Society prior to enlisting..
Gibson Holland
2nd Bn. Coldstream Guards
30th November 1917, aged 23.
Plot III. A. 20.
He lived at 135 Lyndhurst Road, Burnley, his mother had died 9 days before him. A former pupil of Burnley Grammar school, he had worked as a clerk at the Burnley Co-operative Society prior to enlisting..
4494 Private
John Dennis Jenkinson
"D" Sqdn. 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) and 12th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
25th November 1917, aged 19.
Plot II. B. 3.
Son of John R. and Norah Jenkinson, of 6, Garden Lea, Victoria Rd., Ulverston, Lancs. Educated at the Catholic College, Preston. Native of Preston.
He was my grandmother’s first cousin and godfather. She kept his photograph and made sure that all her grandchildren knew who he was.
Picture courtesy of Avice-Claire McGovern
John Dennis Jenkinson
"D" Sqdn. 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) and 12th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
25th November 1917, aged 19.
Plot II. B. 3.
Son of John R. and Norah Jenkinson, of 6, Garden Lea, Victoria Rd., Ulverston, Lancs. Educated at the Catholic College, Preston. Native of Preston.
He was my grandmother’s first cousin and godfather. She kept his photograph and made sure that all her grandchildren knew who he was.
Picture courtesy of Avice-Claire McGovern
20443 Serjeant
Joseph Lang
"B" Coy. 14th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
18th September 1918, aged 28.
Plot IV. F. 11.
Son of James and Margaret Lang, of 23, Brookhouse Lane, Blackburn.
His headstone bears the inscription; "May He Rest In Peace."
Joseph Lang
"B" Coy. 14th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
18th September 1918, aged 28.
Plot IV. F. 11.
Son of James and Margaret Lang, of 23, Brookhouse Lane, Blackburn.
His headstone bears the inscription; "May He Rest In Peace."
Second Lieutenant
Raymond Henry Nugent
"D" Bty. 70th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
23rd November 1917, aged 20.
Plot VII. D. 15.
Son of Hannah Elizabeth Nugent, of St. Leonard'S-on-Sea, Sussex, and the late Henry W. J. Nugent.
His headstone bears the inscription; "R. I. P."
Raymond Henry Nugent
"D" Bty. 70th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
23rd November 1917, aged 20.
Plot VII. D. 15.
Son of Hannah Elizabeth Nugent, of St. Leonard'S-on-Sea, Sussex, and the late Henry W. J. Nugent.
His headstone bears the inscription; "R. I. P."
57053 Private
William Sene
10th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
Killed in action on 8th September 1918, aged 19.
Plot I. G. 5.
He was 19, gone but always in our hearts even of those who never met him.
Picture courtesy of Josephine Cains (Great niece)
William Sene
10th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
Killed in action on 8th September 1918, aged 19.
Plot I. G. 5.
He was 19, gone but always in our hearts even of those who never met him.
Picture courtesy of Josephine Cains (Great niece)
A little girl rescued from Masnieres with a British soldier at Gouzeaucourt, 22 November 1917. © IWM (Q 3204)
Gouzeaucourt, France. September 1918. A tower near the town used by the German Army as an anti-aircraft officers's observation post.
