HAWTHORN RIDGE CEMETERY NO. 1
Auchonvillers
Somme
France
GPS coordinates: Latitude: 50.08151, Longitude: 2.6492
Location Information
Using the D919 from Arras to Amiens you will drive through the villages of Bucquoy, Puisieux then Serre Les Puisieux (approximately 20 kilometres south of Arras). On leaving Serre Les Puisieux, 3 kilometres further along the D919, turn left following the signs for Auchonvillers. At the crossroads in the village centre follow the signs for 'Newfoundland Park, Beaumont Hamel'. A CWGC signpost leading to Hawthorn Ridge No.1 Cemetery can be found 300 metres before Newfoundland Park.
Visiting Information
Access to this cemetery is by unmade, single track road. There is no turning point Weather conditions can often render this track impassable for cars. Please do not proceed beyond the hardened surface. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused during this period
Historical Information
Hawthorn Ridge Cemetery No.1 was made by the V Corps, who cleared the Ancre battlefields in the spring of 1917, as V Corps Cemetery No.9.
There are now 153, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 71 are unidentified. Almost all fell on the 1st July or the 13th November 1916; a few in June and July 1918.
The cemetery covers an area of 432 square metres is enclosed by a stone rubble wall.
The cemetery was designed by William Clement Von Berg, M. C.
Total Burials: 153.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 81, Canada 1. Total 82.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 71.
Dedications
PS/1932 Private Harold Ernest George Double,16th Bn. Middlesex Regiment, 1st July 1916. Son of Mrs. E. Double, of 62, Bartholomew Rd., Kentish Town, London.
Remembered by great niece, Susan Stead
Second Lieutenant
Eric Rupert Heaton
14th Bn. attd. 16th Bn. Middlesex Regiment
1st July 1916
Row A. 89.
Son of the late Rev. Daniel Heaton and of Mrs. Heaton, of Cressbrook, 46, Pembroke Crescent, Hove, Sussex.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Our Youngest Son "I Came Out Willingly To Serve My King And Country.""
Eric Rupert Heaton
14th Bn. attd. 16th Bn. Middlesex Regiment
1st July 1916
Row A. 89.
Son of the late Rev. Daniel Heaton and of Mrs. Heaton, of Cressbrook, 46, Pembroke Crescent, Hove, Sussex.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Our Youngest Son "I Came Out Willingly To Serve My King And Country.""
Captain
George Henry Heslop
16th Bn. Middlesex Regiment
1st July 1916, aged 21.
Row B. 40.
Son of George and Gertrude Heslop, of 41, The Park, Mitcham, Surrey.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Pro Patria Pro Deo."
(Latin; English translation - "For God And Country.")
George Henry Heslop
16th Bn. Middlesex Regiment
1st July 1916, aged 21.
Row B. 40.
Son of George and Gertrude Heslop, of 41, The Park, Mitcham, Surrey.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Pro Patria Pro Deo."
(Latin; English translation - "For God And Country.")
21 Corporal
Herbert Noel Hosking
16th Bn. Middlesex Regiment
1st July 1916, aged 24.
Row A. 45.
Son of Richard Frederic and Annie Rachel Hosking, of 8, Nether Park Finchley, London. Student at University College School, and Royal College of Music.
His headstone bears the inscription In Proud And Loving Memory "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This"
Herbert Noel Hosking
16th Bn. Middlesex Regiment
1st July 1916, aged 24.
Row A. 45.
Son of Richard Frederic and Annie Rachel Hosking, of 8, Nether Park Finchley, London. Student at University College School, and Royal College of Music.
His headstone bears the inscription In Proud And Loving Memory "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This"
Pictures in this gallery © Geerhard Joos
L/12998 Serjeant
Frederick William Killick
2nd Bn. Royal Fusiliers
1st July 1916, aged 30.
Row A. 43.
Son of Henry Walter and Annie Killick. Husband of Blanche May Killick. Father of Rosalie May Killick.
Picture courtesy of Brian Roote
Frederick William Killick
2nd Bn. Royal Fusiliers
1st July 1916, aged 30.
Row A. 43.
Son of Henry Walter and Annie Killick. Husband of Blanche May Killick. Father of Rosalie May Killick.
Picture courtesy of Brian Roote
265264 Corporal
Henry Charles Stephens Rees
2nd Bn. Monmouthshire Regiment
1st July 1916, aged 20.
Row A. 68.
Son of Thomas Rees, of "Fernleigh," Usk, Mon.
Henry Charles Stephens Rees
2nd Bn. Monmouthshire Regiment
1st July 1916, aged 20.
Row A. 68.
Son of Thomas Rees, of "Fernleigh," Usk, Mon.
Battle of Albert. The mine under German front line positions at Hawthorn Redoubt is fired 10 minutes before the assault at Beaumont Hamel on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916. 45,000 pounds of ammonal exploded. The mine caused a crater 130 feet across by 58 feet deep. © IWM (Q 754)
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
Plotting reference: 57D Q 10d 11c Key feature: German and British Frontlines South West Beaumont Hamel - Hawthorn Ridge (and Crater) and Y Ravine. © IWM (BOX 227-7754-25I-29M-1918)
Working parties of British troops in the Hawthorn Ridge Crater near Beaumont Hamel, November 1916. This mine was exploded in the German front line on 1st July, and formed a crater 150 yards long, 100 yards wide and 80 feet deep. Beaumont Hamel was not captured until 13th November.
© IWM (Q 2005)
Plotting reference: 57D Q 10b Key features: German Frontline West and Central Beaumont Hamel - Hawthorn Ridge, Hawthorn Redoubt, Y Ravine.
© IWM (BOX 214B-511-15C-57D-1916)
