HAUCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Nord
France
Location Information
Haucourt-en-Cambresis is a small village in the Department of the Nord about 11 kilometres south-east of Cambrai.
From Cambrai, take the N43 main road towards Le Cateau. After 11 kilometres, at Beauvois-en-Cambresis, turn right onto the D74 road towards Ligny. Approximately 4 kilometres further on turn right onto the D15 road towards Cambrai and Haucourt. After 2.5 kilometres turn left onto the D118 road towards Walincourt. Continue for 100 metres and then turn left at the church. The Communal Cemetery lies 400 metres down this road on the left.
Historical Information
Haucourt was the scene of fighting in the Battle of Le Cateau, 1914.
There are now over 40, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. The majority, all but 2 of these are unidentified.
The plot covers an area of 265 square metres.
Casualty Details: UK 42, Total Burials: 42
Identified Casualties
Captain Henry Clutterbuck, 1st Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment,) died 26th August 1914, aged 40. Son of the late James Jacques Clutterbuck; husband of Cora Gwendoline Clutterbuck. Served in the South African War.
5811 Company Sergeant Major William Sharp, "C" Coy. 1st Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment), died 26th August 1914, aged 36. Son of William and Margaret Sharp, of Greenock; husband of Lydia Maud Rowe (formerly Sharp, nee Jolin), of 2, Torque Villas, Lewis St., St. Helier, Jersey. His headstone bears the inscription; "Thy Will Be Done."
The Communal plot was designed by John Reginald Truelove
Haucourt-en-Cambresis is a small village in the Department of the Nord about 11 kilometres south-east of Cambrai.
From Cambrai, take the N43 main road towards Le Cateau. After 11 kilometres, at Beauvois-en-Cambresis, turn right onto the D74 road towards Ligny. Approximately 4 kilometres further on turn right onto the D15 road towards Cambrai and Haucourt. After 2.5 kilometres turn left onto the D118 road towards Walincourt. Continue for 100 metres and then turn left at the church. The Communal Cemetery lies 400 metres down this road on the left.
Historical Information
Haucourt was the scene of fighting in the Battle of Le Cateau, 1914.
There are now over 40, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. The majority, all but 2 of these are unidentified.
The plot covers an area of 265 square metres.
Casualty Details: UK 42, Total Burials: 42
Identified Casualties
Captain Henry Clutterbuck, 1st Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment,) died 26th August 1914, aged 40. Son of the late James Jacques Clutterbuck; husband of Cora Gwendoline Clutterbuck. Served in the South African War.
5811 Company Sergeant Major William Sharp, "C" Coy. 1st Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment), died 26th August 1914, aged 36. Son of William and Margaret Sharp, of Greenock; husband of Lydia Maud Rowe (formerly Sharp, nee Jolin), of 2, Torque Villas, Lewis St., St. Helier, Jersey. His headstone bears the inscription; "Thy Will Be Done."
The Communal plot was designed by John Reginald Truelove
Pictures in gallery below © Jean-Claude Graux
Pictures in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
Captain
Henry Clutterbuck, Mentioned in Despatches
1st Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
26th August 1914, aged 40.
Grave 2.
Son of the late James Jacques Clutterbuck; husband of Cora Gwendoline Clutterbuck. Served in the South African War.
Henry Clutterbuck, Mentioned in Despatches
1st Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
26th August 1914, aged 40.
Grave 2.
Son of the late James Jacques Clutterbuck; husband of Cora Gwendoline Clutterbuck. Served in the South African War.
Capture of Cambrai by the British 57th Division. Soldiers of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment wearing pickelhaubes which they found whilst on patrol in Cambrai, 9 October 1918. © IWM (Q 11367)
