HILLSIDE CEMETERY
Le Quesnel
Somme
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.79325, Longitude: 2.63992
Location Information
Hillside Cemetery is located halfway between the villages of Caix and Le Quesnel on the D41, and is accessible via a signposted road off the main road.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access is possible with some difficulty.
Historical Information
Le Quesnel village, which had been for sometime in Commonwealth hands, was captured by the Germans on 27 March 1918, but was retaken on the following 9 August by the 75th Canadian Infantry Battalion.
Hillside Cemetery was made by the Canadian Corps in August 1918.
The cemetery contains 108 First World War burials, three of them unidentified.
The cemetery was designed by William Harrison Cowlishaw
Total Burials: 108.
Identified Casualties: Canada 98, United Kingdom 7. Total 105.
Unidentified Casualties: 3. Total 3.
Hillside Cemetery is located halfway between the villages of Caix and Le Quesnel on the D41, and is accessible via a signposted road off the main road.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access is possible with some difficulty.
Historical Information
Le Quesnel village, which had been for sometime in Commonwealth hands, was captured by the Germans on 27 March 1918, but was retaken on the following 9 August by the 75th Canadian Infantry Battalion.
Hillside Cemetery was made by the Canadian Corps in August 1918.
The cemetery contains 108 First World War burials, three of them unidentified.
The cemetery was designed by William Harrison Cowlishaw
Total Burials: 108.
Identified Casualties: Canada 98, United Kingdom 7. Total 105.
Unidentified Casualties: 3. Total 3.
204854 Private
John Gibson Bell
15th Bn. Canadian Infantry
17th August 1918, aged 31.
Plot I. C. 7.
Son of Richard Bell, of Holmhead, Newcastleton, Roxburghshire. Previously wounded.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Faithful Unto Death."
John Gibson Bell
15th Bn. Canadian Infantry
17th August 1918, aged 31.
Plot I. C. 7.
Son of Richard Bell, of Holmhead, Newcastleton, Roxburghshire. Previously wounded.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Faithful Unto Death."
Lieutenant
William Willis Code
5th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th August 1918, aged 26.
Plot I. B. 16.
Son of Samuel Code and Mary Ellen Willis, his wife, of 3,900, Heather St., Vancouver, British Columbia.
William Willis Code
5th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th August 1918, aged 26.
Plot I. B. 16.
Son of Samuel Code and Mary Ellen Willis, his wife, of 3,900, Heather St., Vancouver, British Columbia.
700019 Sergeant
John Cowie
25th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th August 1918
Plot II. A. 2.
John Cowie
25th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th August 1918
Plot II. A. 2.
712480 Private
Ernest Doucette
78th Bn. Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
24th August 1918, aged 18.
Plot II. A. 10.
Son of Charles and Madeline Doucette, of Summerside, Prince Edward Island.
Picture courtesy of Kelly St. Denis
Ernest Doucette
78th Bn. Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
24th August 1918, aged 18.
Plot II. A. 10.
Son of Charles and Madeline Doucette, of Summerside, Prince Edward Island.
Picture courtesy of Kelly St. Denis
Lieutenant
Hedley John Goodyear, M. C.
102nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
22nd August 1918, aged 31.
Plot II. B. 3.
Son of Josiah and Louisa H. Goodyear, of 36, High St., Grand Falls, Newfoundland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Beneath This Stone A Hero Sleeps Who Gave His Life For Humanity."
Hedley John Goodyear, M. C.
102nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
22nd August 1918, aged 31.
Plot II. B. 3.
Son of Josiah and Louisa H. Goodyear, of 36, High St., Grand Falls, Newfoundland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Beneath This Stone A Hero Sleeps Who Gave His Life For Humanity."
148017 Lance Corporal
John William Johnston
78th Bn. Canadian Infantry
24th August 1918, aged 22.
Plot II. D. 8.
Son of Edmund Ion Johnston and Clara Johnston, of 546, Manitoba Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
John William Johnston
78th Bn. Canadian Infantry
24th August 1918, aged 22.
Plot II. D. 8.
Son of Edmund Ion Johnston and Clara Johnston, of 546, Manitoba Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
216267 Private
Francis Joseph Neary
78th Bn. Canadian Infantry
11th August 1918, aged 22.
Plot I. C. 2.
Son of John and Mary Jane Neary, of 205, Amherst St., St. James, Manitoba. Native of Winnipeg.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Merciful Jesus Grant Him Eternal Rest."
Francis Joseph Neary
78th Bn. Canadian Infantry
11th August 1918, aged 22.
Plot I. C. 2.
Son of John and Mary Jane Neary, of 205, Amherst St., St. James, Manitoba. Native of Winnipeg.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Merciful Jesus Grant Him Eternal Rest."
754734 Private
John Proctor
58th Bn. Canadian Infantry
16th August 1918, aged 23.
Plot I. C. 6.
The son of Edward & Agnes Proctor (nee McKillican) Jack, as he was known, came from the Birch Lake rural community between Webbwood and Massey, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "My Dear And Precious Son How I Have Missed You"
Picture courtesy of Mr Dale W. Proctor (Great Nephew)
John Proctor
58th Bn. Canadian Infantry
16th August 1918, aged 23.
Plot I. C. 6.
The son of Edward & Agnes Proctor (nee McKillican) Jack, as he was known, came from the Birch Lake rural community between Webbwood and Massey, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "My Dear And Precious Son How I Have Missed You"
Picture courtesy of Mr Dale W. Proctor (Great Nephew)
Major
Ivan Steele Ralston, M. C.
85th Bn. Canadian Infantry
10th August 1918, aged 28.
Plot I. B. 2.
Son of Burnett W. and Bessie Layton Ralston, of Amherst, Nova Scotia. Barrister, Sup. Court, Nova Scotia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Stood In His Lot To The End His Glorious Life Our Comfort."
Ivan Steele Ralston, M. C.
85th Bn. Canadian Infantry
10th August 1918, aged 28.
Plot I. B. 2.
Son of Burnett W. and Bessie Layton Ralston, of Amherst, Nova Scotia. Barrister, Sup. Court, Nova Scotia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Stood In His Lot To The End His Glorious Life Our Comfort."
228070 Private
Laurence Barclay Ramsay
75th Bn. Canadian Infantry
22nd August 1918, aged 21.
Plot I. E. 10.
Son of Robert Henry and Bertha Adella Ramsay, of 297, Clinton St., Toronto, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Safe In The Arms Of Jesus."
Laurence Barclay Ramsay
75th Bn. Canadian Infantry
22nd August 1918, aged 21.
Plot I. E. 10.
Son of Robert Henry and Bertha Adella Ramsay, of 297, Clinton St., Toronto, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Safe In The Arms Of Jesus."
Lieutenant
James Gersham Roberts
78th Bn. Canadian Infantry
10th August 1918
Plot I. C. 1.
James Gersham Roberts
78th Bn. Canadian Infantry
10th August 1918
Plot I. C. 1.
2115714 Private
George Stephen Stedman
78th Bn. Canadian Infantry
24th August 1918
Plot II. D. 9.
George Stephen Stedman
78th Bn. Canadian Infantry
24th August 1918
Plot II. D. 9.
625094 Private
D. A. Thompson
78th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th August 1918
Plot I. B. 10.
Picture courtesy of Linda Robinson & Pauline Thompson
D. A. Thompson
78th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th August 1918
Plot I. B. 10.
Picture courtesy of Linda Robinson & Pauline Thompson
733841 Private
Wesley Ray Uhlman
25th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th August 1918, aged 21.
Plot II. A. 5.
Son of Joseph and Laliah Uhlman, of New Elm, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.
Wesley Ray Uhlman
25th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th August 1918, aged 21.
Plot II. A. 5.
Son of Joseph and Laliah Uhlman, of New Elm, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.
