HÉBUTERNE MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas De Calais
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.12555, Longitude: 2.63131
Image © Johan Pauwels
Location Information
Hebuterne is a village 15 kilometres north of Albert (Somme) and 20 kilometres south-west of Arras.
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 right following the signs for Hebuterne.
Hebuterne Military Cemetery lies to the west of the village and a CWGC signpost clearly indicates the way from the village green to the cemetery.
Historical Information
The village gave its name to a severe action fought by the French on the 10th-13th June 1915, in the "Second Battle of Artois". It was taken over by British troops from the French in the same summer, and it remained subject to shell fire during the Battles of the Somme. It was again the scene of fighting in March 1918, when the New Zealand Division held up the advancing enemy; and during the following summer it was partly in German hands. It was later "adopted" by the Borough of Evesham.
Hebuterne Military Cemetery was begun by the 48th (South Midland) Division in August 1915, and used by fighting units and Field Ambulances (particularly those of the 56th (London) Division) until the spring of 1917; and it was reopened in 1918. The conditions of burial explain the irregularity of the rows.
There are now 761, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 41 are unidentified and special memorials are erected to 17 soldiers from the United Kingdom, known or believed to be buried among them. The graves of two American soldiers have been removed from the South-West corner.
The cemetery covers an area of 6,502 square metres and is enclosed by a red brick wall.
The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield and William Harrison Cowlishaw
Total Burials: 761.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 658, New Zealand 53, Germany 5. Total 716.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 45.
Images in this gallery © Johan Pauwels
4949 Private
Arthur Alderton
1st/14th Bn. London Regiment (London Scottish)
1st July 1916, aged 34.
Plot IV. M. 48.
Son of James and Elizabeth Alderton, of 18, Gibbon Rd., Kingston, Surrey.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Until The Day Break."
Arthur Alderton
1st/14th Bn. London Regiment (London Scottish)
1st July 1916, aged 34.
Plot IV. M. 48.
Son of James and Elizabeth Alderton, of 18, Gibbon Rd., Kingston, Surrey.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Until The Day Break."
4542 Rifleman
Sidney Francis Bennett
16th Bn. London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)
1st July 1916, aged 20.
Sp. Mem. 11.
Son of Francis Richard and Florence Alice Jane Bennett, of West Norwood, London; husband of Doris Maud Bennett, of 42, Rosendale Rd., West Dulwich, London.
His headstone bears the inscription; "On That Happy Easter Morning All The Graves Their Dead Restore." (From the hymn "On The Resurrection Morning," by Sabine Baring-Gould.)
Sidney Francis Bennett
16th Bn. London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)
1st July 1916, aged 20.
Sp. Mem. 11.
Son of Francis Richard and Florence Alice Jane Bennett, of West Norwood, London; husband of Doris Maud Bennett, of 42, Rosendale Rd., West Dulwich, London.
His headstone bears the inscription; "On That Happy Easter Morning All The Graves Their Dead Restore." (From the hymn "On The Resurrection Morning," by Sabine Baring-Gould.)
Lieutenant
Charles Adolf Max Bingen
5th Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment
10th February 1916, aged 20.
Plot I. Q. 16.
Son of Max N. and Leily Bingen, of 14, Briardale Gardens, Hampstead, London.
Charles Adolf Max Bingen
5th Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment
10th February 1916, aged 20.
Plot I. Q. 16.
Son of Max N. and Leily Bingen, of 14, Briardale Gardens, Hampstead, London.
3088 Private
George Percy Bowell
1st/4th Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
14th December 1915, aged 18.
Plot I. C. 11.
Son of Richard and Eliza Bowell, of 140, Chatham St., Reading.
His headstone bears the inscription; "God Is Love."
George Percy Bowell
1st/4th Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
14th December 1915, aged 18.
Plot I. C. 11.
Son of Richard and Eliza Bowell, of 140, Chatham St., Reading.
His headstone bears the inscription; "God Is Love."
2656 Private
Walter William Stanley Dance
1st/4th Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
16th May 1916, aged 19.
Plot I. B. 11.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Dance, of West End, Chadlington, Charlbury, Oxon. Native of Reading.
His headstone bears the inscription; "R. I. P."
Walter William Stanley Dance
1st/4th Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
16th May 1916, aged 19.
Plot I. B. 11.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Dance, of West End, Chadlington, Charlbury, Oxon. Native of Reading.
His headstone bears the inscription; "R. I. P."
April 1918; Unidentified members of a raiding party of "A" Company, 16th Battalion, A. I. F., after a successful raid. The three men in the foreground are wearing bags containing gas masks around their necks. Attached to the bags are replacement carbon cylinders for the masks. An improvised light is on a pole behind the men.
2649 Private
Arthur T. Dolley
1st/4th Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
3rd December 1915
Plot I. D. 10.
Arthur T. Dolley
1st/4th Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
3rd December 1915
Plot I. D. 10.
Lieutenant
Philip Denys Doyne
4th Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
28th December 1915, aged 24.
Plot I. D. 9.
Son of Mary E. Doyne, of Headdington Quarry Vicarage, Oxford, and the late Rev. Philip V. Doyne. Native of Horningsham, Warminster.
His headstone bears the inscription; "We Are Able."
Philip Denys Doyne
4th Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
28th December 1915, aged 24.
Plot I. D. 9.
Son of Mary E. Doyne, of Headdington Quarry Vicarage, Oxford, and the late Rev. Philip V. Doyne. Native of Horningsham, Warminster.
His headstone bears the inscription; "We Are Able."
53016 Private
Daniel Hishon
1st Bn. Wellington Regiment, N. Z. E. F.
4th May 1918, aged 32.
Plot I. J. 6.
Son of Daniel and Florence Hishon, of Winton, Southland, New Zealand.
Daniel Hishon
1st Bn. Wellington Regiment, N. Z. E. F.
4th May 1918, aged 32.
Plot I. J. 6.
Son of Daniel and Florence Hishon, of Winton, Southland, New Zealand.
23/188 Rifleman
Charles Lawrence Leeds
1st Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade
30th May 1918
Plot III. C. 4.
Son of Mrs. Millicent Leeds, of Huntly Avenue, Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand.
Charles Lawrence Leeds
1st Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade
30th May 1918
Plot III. C. 4.
Son of Mrs. Millicent Leeds, of Huntly Avenue, Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand.
A view of Nameless Trench, a scene of severe fighting and heavy casualties at the end of March 1918, when the 4th Australian Infantry Brigade was detached from the Australian Corps and hurriedly thrown in with a British Division to check the German advance on this sector.
4322 Private
William Owen
1st/4th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
22nd October 1916.
Plot I. P. 4.
Ex coal miner enlisted Wakefield.
Born 1888 in Royston Yorkshire. Son of Joseph and Jane Owen.
Picture shows William with his daughter. Submitted by Ronald Bates (Grandson)
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William Owen
1st/4th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
22nd October 1916.
Plot I. P. 4.
Ex coal miner enlisted Wakefield.
Born 1888 in Royston Yorkshire. Son of Joseph and Jane Owen.
Picture shows William with his daughter. Submitted by Ronald Bates (Grandson)
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2812 Rifleman
Cecil Hugh Strodes Ravenscroft
1st/5th Bn. London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)
1st July 1916, aged 19.
Plot IV. M. 10.
Son of Catherine Ann Gwillym Ravenscroft, of 94, Mount Pleasant Rd., Lewisham, London, and the late Byfleet Charles Ravenscroft.
His headstone bears the inscription; "One Less At Home, One More In Heaven."
Cecil Hugh Strodes Ravenscroft
1st/5th Bn. London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)
1st July 1916, aged 19.
Plot IV. M. 10.
Son of Catherine Ann Gwillym Ravenscroft, of 94, Mount Pleasant Rd., Lewisham, London, and the late Byfleet Charles Ravenscroft.
His headstone bears the inscription; "One Less At Home, One More In Heaven."
3335 Lance Corporal
Eric Stanley Shinkfield
"B" Coy. 1st/4th Bn. formerly 2nd/4th Bn. London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
29th May 1916, aged 17.
Plot III. A. 8.
Son of Henry James and Julia A. Shinkfield, of 23, Trossacks Rd., East Dulwich, London. His brother, Leonard also fell on 1st July 1916 and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Walked With God."
Eric Stanley Shinkfield
"B" Coy. 1st/4th Bn. formerly 2nd/4th Bn. London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
29th May 1916, aged 17.
Plot III. A. 8.
Son of Henry James and Julia A. Shinkfield, of 23, Trossacks Rd., East Dulwich, London. His brother, Leonard also fell on 1st July 1916 and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Walked With God."
1834 Lance Corporal
Charles James Turner
2nd Bn. London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
1st July 1916, aged 26.
Plot IV. M. 61.
Son of Mrs. R. Turner, of 87, Royal Rd., Kennington Park, London. Born at Lambeth, London.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Gone From Us But Not Forgotten In The Midst Of Life We Are In Death."
Charles James Turner
2nd Bn. London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
1st July 1916, aged 26.
Plot IV. M. 61.
Son of Mrs. R. Turner, of 87, Royal Rd., Kennington Park, London. Born at Lambeth, London.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Gone From Us But Not Forgotten In The Midst Of Life We Are In Death."
Shell hole in the wall of a house at Hebuterne, 1916. © IWM (Q 1635)
5729 Private
Brice Oscar Vockins
1st/4th Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
13th October 1916, aged 26.
Sp. Mem. 6.
Son of Joseph and Sarah Vockins, of Newbury.
His headstone bears the inscription; "At Rest."
Brice Oscar Vockins
1st/4th Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
13th October 1916, aged 26.
Sp. Mem. 6.
Son of Joseph and Sarah Vockins, of Newbury.
His headstone bears the inscription; "At Rest."
Second Lieutenant
Archibald Warner
5th Bn. London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)
1st July 1916, aged 32.
Plot IV. D. 7.
Son of John Warner, of Waddon House, Croydon; husband of Norah E. Marriage (formerly Warner), of The Parsonage, Broomfield, Essex. Served as Pte. in 3rd Bn. Artists' Rifles.
His headstone bears the inscription; "They Shall Shine As The Stars For Ever & Ever."
Archibald Warner
5th Bn. London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)
1st July 1916, aged 32.
Plot IV. D. 7.
Son of John Warner, of Waddon House, Croydon; husband of Norah E. Marriage (formerly Warner), of The Parsonage, Broomfield, Essex. Served as Pte. in 3rd Bn. Artists' Rifles.
His headstone bears the inscription; "They Shall Shine As The Stars For Ever & Ever."
4714 Rifleman
Ernest Stanley Williams
"B" Coy. 1st/16th Bn. London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)
1st July 1916, aged 19.
Plot IV. J. 6.
Son of Edward Albert and Rosa Susan Williams, of 9, St. Helen's Rd., Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This."
Ernest Stanley Williams
"B" Coy. 1st/16th Bn. London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)
1st July 1916, aged 19.
Plot IV. J. 6.
Son of Edward Albert and Rosa Susan Williams, of 9, St. Helen's Rd., Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This."
