GRANDCOURT ROAD CEMETERY
Somme
France
Location Information
Grandcourt is a village about 11 kilometres north-north-east of the town of Albert. The Cemetery is 1 kilometre south of the village in the direction of Thiepval on the D151 road. Access from the D151 is by a single lane road. The Cemetery, 500 metres on the southern side of the road, is in the middle of a field.
Visiting Information
Please note that parking is difficult. There is no permanent pathway to the cemetery; visitors must cross two fields to reach the cemetery.
Historical Information
Grandcourt was reached on 1 July 1916, by men of the 36th (Ulster) Division, but it was not taken until the night of 5/6 February 1917 when patrols of the Royal Naval Division found it deserted. It was in German hands again from April to August 1918.
Grandcourt Road Cemetery was made in the spring of 1917 when the Ancre battlefield was cleared.
The cemetery now contains 391 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 108 of the burials are unidentified but there is a special memorial to one casualty known to be buried among them.
The cemetery was designed by Sir Herbert Baker
Casualty Details: United Kingdom 390, Canada 1, Total Burials: 391.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 282, Canada 1. Total 283.
Unidentified Casualties United Kingdom 108. Total 108.
Dedications
13812 Lance Serjeant William Shuker, 8th Bn. North Staffordshire Regiment, Between 18th November 1916 and 19th November 1916, aged 32. Plot C. 47. Son of Mrs. Sarah Ann Shuker, of Stoke Old Rd., Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent.
Remembered by his nephew Richard Shuker
Grandcourt is a village about 11 kilometres north-north-east of the town of Albert. The Cemetery is 1 kilometre south of the village in the direction of Thiepval on the D151 road. Access from the D151 is by a single lane road. The Cemetery, 500 metres on the southern side of the road, is in the middle of a field.
Visiting Information
Please note that parking is difficult. There is no permanent pathway to the cemetery; visitors must cross two fields to reach the cemetery.
Historical Information
Grandcourt was reached on 1 July 1916, by men of the 36th (Ulster) Division, but it was not taken until the night of 5/6 February 1917 when patrols of the Royal Naval Division found it deserted. It was in German hands again from April to August 1918.
Grandcourt Road Cemetery was made in the spring of 1917 when the Ancre battlefield was cleared.
The cemetery now contains 391 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 108 of the burials are unidentified but there is a special memorial to one casualty known to be buried among them.
The cemetery was designed by Sir Herbert Baker
Casualty Details: United Kingdom 390, Canada 1, Total Burials: 391.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 282, Canada 1. Total 283.
Unidentified Casualties United Kingdom 108. Total 108.
Dedications
13812 Lance Serjeant William Shuker, 8th Bn. North Staffordshire Regiment, Between 18th November 1916 and 19th November 1916, aged 32. Plot C. 47. Son of Mrs. Sarah Ann Shuker, of Stoke Old Rd., Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent.
Remembered by his nephew Richard Shuker
A panoramic view within the flooded Ancre Valley, taken from near Hamel, looking towards Miraumont in October 1916. © IWM (Q 1545)
22966 Private
Ernest Binns
"B" Coy. 7th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
1st November 1916, aged 27.
Row A. 44.
Son of Jeremiah and Emily Binns, of 21, Elmwood St., Burnley.
His headstone bears the inscription: "A Good Life Endureth Forever."
Ernest Binns
"B" Coy. 7th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
1st November 1916, aged 27.
Row A. 44.
Son of Jeremiah and Emily Binns, of 21, Elmwood St., Burnley.
His headstone bears the inscription: "A Good Life Endureth Forever."
Second Lieutenant
Tom Brown
"D" Coy. 10th Bn. attd. 7th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
13th November 1916, aged 26.
Row B. 24.
Son of the late John and Mary Brown, of Longsight, Manchester.
Tom Brown
"D" Coy. 10th Bn. attd. 7th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
13th November 1916, aged 26.
Row B. 24.
Son of the late John and Mary Brown, of Longsight, Manchester.
SD/1075 Private
Bert William Merricks
11th Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment
21st October 1916
Row A. 52.
Bert William Merricks
11th Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment
21st October 1916
Row A. 52.
14883 Private
Fred Mortimer
8th Bn. North Staffordshire Regiment
Died Between 18/11/1916 and 19/11/1916, aged 20.
Row B. 55.
Son of Tom and Harriet Mortimer, of 93, South Terrace, Wales, Sheffield.
His headstone bears the inscription: "In Loving Remembrance Of Our Dear Son Gone But Not Forgotten."
Fred Mortimer
8th Bn. North Staffordshire Regiment
Died Between 18/11/1916 and 19/11/1916, aged 20.
Row B. 55.
Son of Tom and Harriet Mortimer, of 93, South Terrace, Wales, Sheffield.
His headstone bears the inscription: "In Loving Remembrance Of Our Dear Son Gone But Not Forgotten."
21419 Private
Owen Nichols
7th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
25th October 1916
Row A. 66.
Husband of Sarah Jane Nichols, of 140, Finsley Gate, Burnley.
Owen Nichols
7th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
25th October 1916
Row A. 66.
Husband of Sarah Jane Nichols, of 140, Finsley Gate, Burnley.
An aerial photomosaic showing Grandcourt, Torr Trench and Munster Alley. Sheet No 18. Courtesy - AWM.
Gunners of the Royal Field Artillery (RFA) near Miraumont, March 1917. Note a soldier holding an accordion. © IWM (Q 4952)
