HEUDICOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.02012, Longitude: 3.08136
Location Information
Heudicourt is a village in the north-western corner of the Department of the Somme, 13 kilometres north-east of Péronne and 17 kilometres south-west of Cambrai.
Heudicourt Communal Cemetery Extension can be found at the bottom of a farm track behind the Communal Cemetery, which is signposted at the crossroads of the D58 and D181 and again on the D181 as you approach the village centre.
Historical Information
Heudicourt was captured by the British in March 1917. It remained in British hands until March 1918 and was retaken in September 1918.
Heudicourt Communal Cemetery Extension was begun at the end of March 1917 and used by fighting units until March 1918.
There are now 85, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site.
The Extension covers an area of 863 square metres and is enclosed by a low red brick wall.
The Extension was designed by Arthur James Scott Hutton
Total Burials: 85.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 81, Canada 2, India 2. Total 85.
Cemetery images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
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Image above © Johan Pauwels
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Lieutenant Colonel
Edwin Christian Corbyn
18th King George's Own Lancers
1st December 1917, aged 44.
Row C. 7.
Husband of Emily Evelyn Corbyn, of East Court, Finchampstead, Wokingham, Berks.
His headstone bears the inscription "Blessed Are The Pure In Heart For They Shall See God"
In WW1 Edwin served with the Indian Expeditionary Force on the Western Front. He spent April to June 1915 on sick leave in England. He was appointed commanding officer of his Regiment in April 1917, leading them in the battle of Cambrai and in the action against the German held position at Gauche Wood on the Somme. He was killed in action by a shell at Gauche Wood on 1st December 1917 aged 44 years.
Edwin Christian Corbyn
18th King George's Own Lancers
1st December 1917, aged 44.
Row C. 7.
Husband of Emily Evelyn Corbyn, of East Court, Finchampstead, Wokingham, Berks.
His headstone bears the inscription "Blessed Are The Pure In Heart For They Shall See God"
In WW1 Edwin served with the Indian Expeditionary Force on the Western Front. He spent April to June 1915 on sick leave in England. He was appointed commanding officer of his Regiment in April 1917, leading them in the battle of Cambrai and in the action against the German held position at Gauche Wood on the Somme. He was killed in action by a shell at Gauche Wood on 1st December 1917 aged 44 years.
Lieutenant Colonel
Malcolm Doherty, D. S. O.
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
1st December 1917, aged 40.
Row C. 6.
Son of Charles Docherty, of Island of Uist, Scotland; husband of Catherine M. Docherty, of 10161, 88th St., Edmonton, Alberta.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Went Into Battle Leading And Inspiring His Men."
Malcolm Doherty, D. S. O.
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
1st December 1917, aged 40.
Row C. 6.
Son of Charles Docherty, of Island of Uist, Scotland; husband of Catherine M. Docherty, of 10161, 88th St., Edmonton, Alberta.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Went Into Battle Leading And Inspiring His Men."
21585 Lance Corporal
James William Fowler, M. M.
14th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment
3rd June 1917, aged 20.
Row B. 5.
Son of Annie Walter (formerly Fowler), of Marston, Grantham, Lincs., and the late C. E. Fowler. Native of Weston St. Mary's, Spalding, Lincs.
His headstone bears the inscription "Rest In Peace"
James William Fowler, M. M.
14th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment
3rd June 1917, aged 20.
Row B. 5.
Son of Annie Walter (formerly Fowler), of Marston, Grantham, Lincs., and the late C. E. Fowler. Native of Weston St. Mary's, Spalding, Lincs.
His headstone bears the inscription "Rest In Peace"
Captain
Erland Godfrey Hadow, M. C.
17th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
29th May 1917, aged 42.
Row A. 10.
Son of Reginald Townshend Hadow and Mary Adelaide Hadow husband of Charlotte Jessie Bird Hadow, of 790, Linkleas Avenue, Oak Bay, Victoria, British Columbia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Ye Shall Receive A Crown Of Glory That Fadeth Not Away 1 Peter 5.4."
Erland Godfrey Hadow, M. C.
17th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
29th May 1917, aged 42.
Row A. 10.
Son of Reginald Townshend Hadow and Mary Adelaide Hadow husband of Charlotte Jessie Bird Hadow, of 790, Linkleas Avenue, Oak Bay, Victoria, British Columbia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Ye Shall Receive A Crown Of Glory That Fadeth Not Away 1 Peter 5.4."
13811 Private
William Longworth
9th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
24th December 1917, aged 40.
Row E. 13.
Husband of Elizabeth H. Longworth, of 101, Dewhurst St., Blackburn.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Lives With Us In Memory Still And Will For Ever More."
William Longworth
9th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
24th December 1917, aged 40.
Row E. 13.
Husband of Elizabeth H. Longworth, of 101, Dewhurst St., Blackburn.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Lives With Us In Memory Still And Will For Ever More."
Captain
Mervyn Edmund Parnell
36th Jacob's Horse
1st December 1917.
Row C. 12.
Son of Doctor G. C. Parnell. He went to the front in the first year of the war.
Mervyn Edmund Parnell
36th Jacob's Horse
1st December 1917.
Row C. 12.
Son of Doctor G. C. Parnell. He went to the front in the first year of the war.
Image above © Johan Pauwels. Click on image to enlarge
10678 Private
William Richardson
2nd Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
29th April 1917
Row A. 8.
Son of Mrs. A. Welch, of 63, Albert Rd., Retford, Notts.
William Richardson
2nd Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
29th April 1917
Row A. 8.
Son of Mrs. A. Welch, of 63, Albert Rd., Retford, Notts.
Lieutenant
Ernest Cecil Steele
21st Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
18th September 1918, aged 21.
Row G. 3.
Son of Edwin James and Rose Steele, of 46, Shakespeare Rd., Worthing, Sussex. Native of Leytonstone, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "Man's Inhumanity To Man Makes Countless Thousands Mourn"
Ernest Cecil Steele
21st Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
18th September 1918, aged 21.
Row G. 3.
Son of Edwin James and Rose Steele, of 46, Shakespeare Rd., Worthing, Sussex. Native of Leytonstone, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "Man's Inhumanity To Man Makes Countless Thousands Mourn"
326328 Corporal
Dugald Thomson
110th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
15th April 1917, aged 23.
Row A. 2.
Son of Dugald and Janet Thomson, of 8, Sunmy Side Cottages, Kilcreggan, Dumbartonshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Though Far Away To Memory Dear"
Dugald Thomson
110th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
15th April 1917, aged 23.
Row A. 2.
Son of Dugald and Janet Thomson, of 8, Sunmy Side Cottages, Kilcreggan, Dumbartonshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Though Far Away To Memory Dear"
A little girl rescued from Masnières with a British soldier at Gouzeaucourt, 22 November 1917. © IWM (Q 3204)
A Thornycroft Ammunition lorry delivering ammunition for anti-aircraft dump at an Anti-Aircraft Headquarters,(First Army, Heudicourt). © IWM (Q 10423)
