HIGHLAND CEMETERY
Le Cateau
Nord
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.08581, Longitude: 3.54791
Location Information
Le Cateau is a small town about 19 kilometres south-east of Cambrai. Highland Cemetery is about 1 kilometre south of the town on the D12 road to Wassigny.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access is possible with some difficulty.
Historical Information
After the Battle of Le Cateau (26 August 1914), the town remained in German hands until the middle of October 1918.
The original cemetery (Plot III) was made by the 50th (Northumbrian) Division after the fighting of 17 October; the name of Highland Cemetery is suggestive at once of the comparatively high ground on which it stands and of the 32 graves of the 13th (Scottish Horse) Battalion, Black Watch, found in this plot. The cemetery was greatly enlarged after the Armistice when graves of October and November 1918 were brought in from isolated positions on all sides of Le Cateau.
Highland Cemetery now contains 624 First World War burials.
Total Burials: 624.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 530, South Africa 16, Canada 13, Australia 1. Total 560.
The cemetery was designed by Charles Holden and William Harrison Cowlishaw
The following images were taken on 26th-27th June 1967 after a great storm had swept across Europe on June 24th 1967 and show the aftermath at this cemetery. ©CWGC
Images in this gallery © Johan Pauwels
A/200588 Rifleman
Harold Frederick Bavester
4th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
18th October 1918, aged 36.
Plot III. E. 12.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bavester, of Waterbeach; husband of Sarah Ann Bavester, of The Lanes, Waterbeach, Cambridge.
His headstone bears the inscription; "I Shall Go To Him But He Shall Not Return To Me Mizpah."
Harold Frederick Bavester
4th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
18th October 1918, aged 36.
Plot III. E. 12.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bavester, of Waterbeach; husband of Sarah Ann Bavester, of The Lanes, Waterbeach, Cambridge.
His headstone bears the inscription; "I Shall Go To Him But He Shall Not Return To Me Mizpah."
2293672 Private
John Alexander Brownlie
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
9th October 1918
Plot X. C. 14.
John Alexander Brownlie
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
9th October 1918
Plot X. C. 14.
R/9493 Rifleman
Edward Buttery
4th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
18th October 1918, aged 28.
Plot III. E. 6.
Son of William and Mary Ann Buttery, of 7, Morley St., Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notts.
Edward Buttery
4th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
18th October 1918, aged 28.
Plot III. E. 6.
Son of William and Mary Ann Buttery, of 7, Morley St., Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notts.
2029 Gunner
John Ellis, M. M.
11th Bde. Australian Field Artillery
3rd November 1918, aged 24.
Plot IV. B. 8.
Son of Evan and Elizabeth Ellis; husband of Tryphena Jane Ellis, of Clarke's Bridge, Laidley, Queensland. Native of England.
His headstone bears the inscription; "His Duty Nobly Done."
John Ellis, M. M.
11th Bde. Australian Field Artillery
3rd November 1918, aged 24.
Plot IV. B. 8.
Son of Evan and Elizabeth Ellis; husband of Tryphena Jane Ellis, of Clarke's Bridge, Laidley, Queensland. Native of England.
His headstone bears the inscription; "His Duty Nobly Done."
L/8927 Gunner
Herbert Flaherty
150th Army Bde. H.Q. Royal Field Artillery
2nd November 1918, aged 23.
Plot III. G. 17.
Son of John and Annie Flaherty, of 7, Hughes St., Burnley.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Jesus Open Wide Thy Heart And Let Them Rest Therein." (From the Hymn "O Jesus Open Wide Thy Heart."
Herbert Flaherty
150th Army Bde. H.Q. Royal Field Artillery
2nd November 1918, aged 23.
Plot III. G. 17.
Son of John and Annie Flaherty, of 7, Hughes St., Burnley.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Jesus Open Wide Thy Heart And Let Them Rest Therein." (From the Hymn "O Jesus Open Wide Thy Heart."
112053 Private
John Milton Gates
Fort Garry Horse
9th October 1918
Plot VI. D. 2.
John Milton Gates
Fort Garry Horse
9th October 1918
Plot VI. D. 2.
46324 Private
Edwin Godfrey
1st Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
17th October 1918, aged 20.
Plot III. D. 20.
Son of the late Fred and Ellen Godfrey. Native of Worksop.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Thy Will Be Done."
Edwin Godfrey
1st Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
17th October 1918, aged 20.
Plot III. D. 20.
Son of the late Fred and Ellen Godfrey. Native of Worksop.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Thy Will Be Done."
British troops resting on a felled tree near Le Cateau, 25 October 1918. © IWM (Q 3317)
W/5675 Gunner
Harry Hartley Howarth
"C" Bty. 122nd Bde. Royal Field Artillery
14th October 1918, aged 21.
Plot VI. D. 10.
(Served as HARTLEY), Son of Mrs. Jane Howarth, of 24, Cuerdale St., Harle Syke, Burnley.
His headstone bears the inscription; "A Day Of Remembrance Sad To Recall."
Harry Hartley Howarth
"C" Bty. 122nd Bde. Royal Field Artillery
14th October 1918, aged 21.
Plot VI. D. 10.
(Served as HARTLEY), Son of Mrs. Jane Howarth, of 24, Cuerdale St., Harle Syke, Burnley.
His headstone bears the inscription; "A Day Of Remembrance Sad To Recall."
715278 Private
David White McCallum
Canadian Machine Gun Corps
9th October 1918
Plot IX. C. 8.
David White McCallum
Canadian Machine Gun Corps
9th October 1918
Plot IX. C. 8.
66024 Private
Frederick Moon
1/8th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
23rd October 1918, aged 25.
Plot III. G. 2.
Son of Frederick A. and Eva Moon, of Lake House, Huntspill, near Bridgwater.
Picture courtesy of Michael Goddard
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Frederick Moon
1/8th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
23rd October 1918, aged 25.
Plot III. G. 2.
Son of Frederick A. and Eva Moon, of Lake House, Huntspill, near Bridgwater.
Picture courtesy of Michael Goddard
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1268 Corporal
Alfred Nixey
2nd Bn. Royal Munster Fusiliers
18th October 1918, aged 22.
Plot III. G. 15.
Son of Edward and Sarah Jane Nixey, of 1, Warwick Villas, Millmead Rd., Bath.
His headstone bears the inscription; "To Memory Ever Dear."
Alfred Nixey
2nd Bn. Royal Munster Fusiliers
18th October 1918, aged 22.
Plot III. G. 15.
Son of Edward and Sarah Jane Nixey, of 1, Warwick Villas, Millmead Rd., Bath.
His headstone bears the inscription; "To Memory Ever Dear."
Major
Frederick Andrew Robinson, M. C. and Bar
10th Bn. Tank Corps
4th November 1918
Plot VI. E. 2.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Loved One Sleep In Jesus."
Frederick Andrew Robinson, M. C. and Bar
10th Bn. Tank Corps
4th November 1918
Plot VI. E. 2.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Loved One Sleep In Jesus."
133618 Lance Corporal
Reginald Nicholas Trott
25th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
17th October 1918, aged 19.
Plot I. B. 3.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Trott, of 5, Henley Rd., Ipswich.
His headstone bears the inscription; "God Bless Him."
Reginald Nicholas Trott
25th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
17th October 1918, aged 19.
Plot I. B. 3.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Trott, of 5, Henley Rd., Ipswich.
His headstone bears the inscription; "God Bless Him."
Lieutenant
John Scott Whyte, M. C.
7th Bn., attd. 5th Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
23rd October 1918, aged 28.
Plot V. C. 3.
Son of William add Mary Whyte, of Barochan Mill, Houston, Renfrewshire.
His headstone bears the following inscription; "In Loving Memory Of Our Dear Son Mr.& Mrs.Whyte Barochan, Houston."
John Scott Whyte, M. C.
7th Bn., attd. 5th Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
23rd October 1918, aged 28.
Plot V. C. 3.
Son of William add Mary Whyte, of Barochan Mill, Houston, Renfrewshire.
His headstone bears the following inscription; "In Loving Memory Of Our Dear Son Mr.& Mrs.Whyte Barochan, Houston."
