GUIZANCOURT FARM CEMETERY
Gouy
Aisne
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.00922, Longitude: 3.28711
Picture © Johan Pauwels
Location Information
Le Catelet is a village in the north-western corner of the Department of the Aisne. It is midway between Cambrai and St. Quentin on the RN44.
Guizancourt Farm Cemetery is situated 4 kilometres east of Le Catelet upon a hill in the middle of a large field. It is signposted on the N44 just as you enter Le Catelet from the north, and again on the D28 as you leave the hamlet of Gouy travelling in the direction of Beaurevoir.
Historical Information
Le Catelet and Gouy were captured by the 6th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and the 4th King's Royal Rifle Corps on 3 October 1918; and on the 5th, Guizancourt Farm (a building 3.2 kilometres North-East of Gouy, on the German Masnieres-Beaurevoir line) was secured by the 11th Sherwood Foresters and the 1st/8th Royal Warwicks (25th Division).
The cemetery was made shortly after the capture of the farm.
There are 140, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this cemetery. Of these, 5 are unidentified. All but one fell in the early part of October, 1918.
The cemetery (without the access path) covers an area of 398 square metres and is enclosed by a rubble wall.
Total Burials: 140.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 135. Total 135.
Unidentified Casualties: 5. Total 5.
24507 Private
Leonard Adams
"D" Coy. 1st Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
3rd October 1918, aged 26.
Row C. 3.
Son of Andrew Thomas and Emily Adams, of 3, Lord St., Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notts.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Is Gone But Not Forgotten, Never Shall His Memories Fade. Rest Until The Morn."
Leonard Adams
"D" Coy. 1st Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
3rd October 1918, aged 26.
Row C. 3.
Son of Andrew Thomas and Emily Adams, of 3, Lord St., Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notts.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Is Gone But Not Forgotten, Never Shall His Memories Fade. Rest Until The Morn."
27238 Private
George Henry James Hollick
3rd Bn. Royal Fusiliers
4th October 1918.
Row C. 23.
Son of Mrs. L. Hollick, of Leavenheath, Colchester.
George Henry James Hollick
3rd Bn. Royal Fusiliers
4th October 1918.
Row C. 23.
Son of Mrs. L. Hollick, of Leavenheath, Colchester.
58303 Private
Alfred Hopkins
10th Bn. South Wales Borderers
8th October 1918.
Row A. 4.
Husband of Mrs. W. Hopkins, of 2, Coronation Place, Pontywain, Crosskeys, Newport, Mon.
Alfred Hopkins
10th Bn. South Wales Borderers
8th October 1918.
Row A. 4.
Husband of Mrs. W. Hopkins, of 2, Coronation Place, Pontywain, Crosskeys, Newport, Mon.
Second Lieutenant
David Jones
10th Bn. South Wales Borderers
8th October 1918, aged 32.
Row A. 17.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Thy Will Be Done"
Husband of Mrs. Annie Jones, of 55, St. Helen's Rd., Swansea.
David Jones
10th Bn. South Wales Borderers
8th October 1918, aged 32.
Row A. 17.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Thy Will Be Done"
Husband of Mrs. Annie Jones, of 55, St. Helen's Rd., Swansea.
Lieutenant
Evan Cecil Nepean
3rd Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers, attd. 3rd Bn. Royal Fusiliers
4th October 1918, aged 25.
Row C. 25.
Son of the late Evan Alcock Nepean and of Evelyn Maud Nepean, of Verulam Lodge, 24, Church Crescent, St. Albans. Born at Woodfield, Hatfield, Herts.
His headstone bears the inscription; "We Are More Than Conquerors Through Him That Loved Us." (Taken from Romans 8:31-39) the full passage reads "No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us."
Evan Cecil Nepean
3rd Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers, attd. 3rd Bn. Royal Fusiliers
4th October 1918, aged 25.
Row C. 25.
Son of the late Evan Alcock Nepean and of Evelyn Maud Nepean, of Verulam Lodge, 24, Church Crescent, St. Albans. Born at Woodfield, Hatfield, Herts.
His headstone bears the inscription; "We Are More Than Conquerors Through Him That Loved Us." (Taken from Romans 8:31-39) the full passage reads "No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us."
200285 Private
Edward Joseph Parkin
11th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
5th October 1918, aged 21.
Row B. 8.
Son of Alfred and Jane Parkin, of 7 Crossley St. Ripley, Derbyshire husband of Eva Ellen Parkin, of 5, Council Houses, West Mersea, Colchester.
Edward Joseph Parkin
11th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
5th October 1918, aged 21.
Row B. 8.
Son of Alfred and Jane Parkin, of 7 Crossley St. Ripley, Derbyshire husband of Eva Ellen Parkin, of 5, Council Houses, West Mersea, Colchester.
14010 Lance Corporal
Stuart William Payne
7th Bn. Wiltshire Regiment
7th October 1918, aged 23.
Row A. 30.
Son of the late Charles Thomas Payne and of Stella Payne, of 78, Kingston Rd., Oxford.
His headstone bears the inscription; "In Loving Memory Of My Dear Son; Never Forgotten."
Stuart William Payne
7th Bn. Wiltshire Regiment
7th October 1918, aged 23.
Row A. 30.
Son of the late Charles Thomas Payne and of Stella Payne, of 78, Kingston Rd., Oxford.
His headstone bears the inscription; "In Loving Memory Of My Dear Son; Never Forgotten."
Lieutenant
Henry Raymond Preece
6th Bn. attached to 4th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
8th October 1918, aged 20.
Row E. 2.
Son of Henry Charles and Alice Preece, of 8, Southwood Avenue, Highgate, London.
Henry Raymond Preece
6th Bn. attached to 4th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
8th October 1918, aged 20.
Row E. 2.
Son of Henry Charles and Alice Preece, of 8, Southwood Avenue, Highgate, London.
44136 Private
Robert Arthur Roberts, M. M.
10th Bn. South Wales Borderers
8th October 1918.
Row B. 25.
Son of Mrs. C. Roberts, of 25, Club St., Wirall, Bangor.
Robert Arthur Roberts, M. M.
10th Bn. South Wales Borderers
8th October 1918.
Row B. 25.
Son of Mrs. C. Roberts, of 25, Club St., Wirall, Bangor.
View of the Beaurevoir Line, taken from near Grandcourt on the day on which the attack by the 7th Australian Infantry Brigade in this area commenced. The Australian troops advanced in the morning astride the Canal des Torrens, capturing Mushroom Quarry and Lormisset Farm against machine gun fire and a barrage which included incendiary (phosphorous) shells. From 2 pm until well into the night, the attack was continued to the high ground stretching from Beaurevoir Mill to Montbrehain. The strong resistance at certain points was broken with the bayonet. The following day, striking hard, the 6th Australian Infantry Brigade pushed beyond Pouchaux and completed a hard fought action by capturing Montbrehain. In the background (left) is the village of Beaurevoir. Note the chimmney stack in the background (centre).
