HAYNECOURT BRITISH CEMETERY
Nord
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.20914, Longitude: 3.15369
Location Information
Haynecourt is a village in the Department of the Nord approximately 6 kilometres north-west of Cambrai and 1 kilometre north of the main Arras to Cambrai road (D939). On the D939 between the villages of Marquion and Raillencourt the Cemetery is signposted at the intersection of the D939 and the D16E Bourlon to Haynecourt road. Following signposts the road should be followed towards Haynecourt, then to the left after another 100 metres. This road leads into Haynecourt and the cemetery is to be found just outside the village.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to the cemetery is possible with some difficulty.
Historical Information
The Allied advance in the Battle of Cambrai in 1917 did not reach this district and it was not until September 1918 that the villages of Haynecourt, Sailly and Cantimpré fell into Allied hands. The "Marcoing Line," one of the German defence systems before Cambrai, ran from Marcoing northward through Sailly, to the west of Cantimpré and the east of Haynecourt. On 27 September 1918, the 1st Canadian and 11th Divisions took Haynecourt; and on the next day Sailly was taken. Two cemeteries were made by units which took part in the advance.
Haynecourt British Cemetery contains 289 First World War burials, eight of them unidentified.
Total Burials: 289.
Identified Casualties: Canada 260, United Kingdom 21. Total 281.
Unidentified Casualties: Canada 6, United Kingdom 2. Total 8.
The cemetery was designed by William Harrison Cowlishaw
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
905021 Private
George Vincent Seanor Armitage
10th Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918, aged 22.
Plot III. B. 3.
Son of the Rev. George H. Armitage, of 44, Cubbell Rd., Cromer, Norfolk, England.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Wore The White Flower Of A Blameless Life"
George was killed in action during an attack on enemy positions in the vicinity of the Douai-Cambrai Road.
George Vincent Seanor Armitage
10th Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918, aged 22.
Plot III. B. 3.
Son of the Rev. George H. Armitage, of 44, Cubbell Rd., Cromer, Norfolk, England.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Wore The White Flower Of A Blameless Life"
George was killed in action during an attack on enemy positions in the vicinity of the Douai-Cambrai Road.
829639 Lance Sergeant
Arthur William Beasant
8th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th September 1918
Plot II. A. 12.
Husband of A. R. Beasant of Kenora, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription; "A Faithful Husband A Faithful Friend A Faithful Soldier To The End."
Arthur William Beasant
8th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th September 1918
Plot II. A. 12.
Husband of A. R. Beasant of Kenora, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription; "A Faithful Husband A Faithful Friend A Faithful Soldier To The End."
878128 Private
John Angus Beaton
25th Bn. Canadian Infantry
12th October 1918, aged 21.
Plot III. C. 8.
Son of Stephen D. and Catherine Beaton, of Strathborne, Inverness County, Nova Scotia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Son of Stephen D. and Catherine Beaton, of Strathborne, Nova Scotia."
John Angus Beaton
25th Bn. Canadian Infantry
12th October 1918, aged 21.
Plot III. C. 8.
Son of Stephen D. and Catherine Beaton, of Strathborne, Inverness County, Nova Scotia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Son of Stephen D. and Catherine Beaton, of Strathborne, Nova Scotia."
526621 Private
Joseph Hart Costin
2nd Field Amb. Canadian Army Medical Corps
28th September 1918
Plot I. A. 8.
Son of Mrs. Thomas H. Costin, of 432, Mentana St., Montreal. Native of Glasgow, Scotland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Forever In Our Thoughts."
Joseph Hart Costin
2nd Field Amb. Canadian Army Medical Corps
28th September 1918
Plot I. A. 8.
Son of Mrs. Thomas H. Costin, of 432, Mentana St., Montreal. Native of Glasgow, Scotland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Forever In Our Thoughts."
Lieutenant
David Livingstone
1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade
10th October 1918, aged 29.
Plot III. C. 3.
Son of Catherine Livingstone, of Black Brook, Boulardarie, Nova Scotia, and the late Hugh Livingstone.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Till We Meet Again."
David Livingstone
1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade
10th October 1918, aged 29.
Plot III. C. 3.
Son of Catherine Livingstone, of Black Brook, Boulardarie, Nova Scotia, and the late Hugh Livingstone.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Till We Meet Again."
823525 Private
John Howard Moyer
2nd Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade
7th October 1918, aged 35.
Plot II. D. 25.
Son of Ezra and Martha Moyer (nee Robins); husband of Beatrice I. Moyer, of 837, Lovett St., London, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Loved Honor More Than He Feared Death."
John Howard Moyer
2nd Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade
7th October 1918, aged 35.
Plot II. D. 25.
Son of Ezra and Martha Moyer (nee Robins); husband of Beatrice I. Moyer, of 837, Lovett St., London, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Loved Honor More Than He Feared Death."
3206308 Private
Robert Crawford Munro
10th Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918, aged 26.
Plot III. B. 24.
Son of John Alexander and Agnes Crawford Munro, of Busby, Alberta.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Beloved In Life Lamented In Death."
Robert Crawford Munro
10th Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918, aged 26.
Plot III. B. 24.
Son of John Alexander and Agnes Crawford Munro, of Busby, Alberta.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Beloved In Life Lamented In Death."
318974 Driver
George Nevers Risteen
13th Bde. Canadian Field Artillery
10th October 1918, aged 20.
Plot III. C. 4.
Son of George Fredrick and Jean J. Risteen, of 1360, Harwood St., Vancouver.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Chose The Only Noble God Like Way."
George Nevers Risteen
13th Bde. Canadian Field Artillery
10th October 1918, aged 20.
Plot III. C. 4.
Son of George Fredrick and Jean J. Risteen, of 1360, Harwood St., Vancouver.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Chose The Only Noble God Like Way."
267225 Private
William Edward Sheppard, M. M.
5th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th September 1918, aged 30.
Plot II. A. 5.
Son of William and Elizabeth Sheppard, of Letellier, Manitoba.
His headstone bears the inscription; "At Rest, He Died For You And For Me."
William Edward Sheppard, M. M.
5th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th September 1918, aged 30.
Plot II. A. 5.
Son of William and Elizabeth Sheppard, of Letellier, Manitoba.
His headstone bears the inscription; "At Rest, He Died For You And For Me."
Lieutenant
Thomas Arthur Smith, M. C.
1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade
22nd October 1918
Plot III. D. 13.
Thomas Arthur Smith, M. C.
1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade
22nd October 1918
Plot III. D. 13.
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)
