HOURGES ORCHARD CEMETERY
Domart-sur-la-Luce
Somme
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.81323, Longitude: 2.50087
Location Information
Domart-sur-la-Luce is a village and commune in the Department of the Somme, in the valley of the Luce, on the road from Amiens to Roye. Hourges is a hamlet on the same road, a little south-east of the village and Hourges Orchard Cemetery is on the south-west side of the road.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access is possible with some difficulty.
Historical Information
The neighbourhood saw fighting on 1 April 1918, when the 2nd Cavalry Division (including the Canadian Cavalry Brigade) took "Rifle Wood", and again on 8 August 1918, when the 43rd Canadian Battalion retook the same wood and the Canadian Corps swept forward more than 9 kilometres.
Hourges Orchard Cemetery was made in August 1918, although two graves of April 1918 were brought in after the Armistice.
The cemetery contains 144 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 11 of the burials are unidentified but a special memorial commemorates one casualty known to be buried among them.
Total Burials: 144.
Identified Casualties: Canada 121, United Kingdom 8, Australia 4. Total 133.
Unidentified Casualties: 10. Total 11.
Lieutenant
John Anderson
116th Bn. Canadian Infantry, (Central Ontario Regiment)
8th August 1918.
Row A. 44.
John Anderson
116th Bn. Canadian Infantry, (Central Ontario Regiment)
8th August 1918.
Row A. 44.
Captain
Alexander Watson Baird, M. C. and Bar.
116th Bn. Canadian Infantry, (Central Ontario Regiment)
8th August 1918.
Row A. 43A.
Son of Haldane R. Baird, of 35, Oriole Gardens, Toronto, and the late James Baird, K.C.
Alexander Watson Baird, M. C. and Bar.
116th Bn. Canadian Infantry, (Central Ontario Regiment)
8th August 1918.
Row A. 43A.
Son of Haldane R. Baird, of 35, Oriole Gardens, Toronto, and the late James Baird, K.C.
252979 Private
David Horace Alexander Brinsmead
58th Bn. Canadian Infantry
8th August 1918, aged 25.
Row B. 18.
Son of Thomas H. Brinsmead, of Loverna, Saskatchewan.
David Horace Alexander Brinsmead
58th Bn. Canadian Infantry
8th August 1918, aged 25.
Row B. 18.
Son of Thomas H. Brinsmead, of Loverna, Saskatchewan.
Lieutenant
Augustus Dilberoglue
3rd (King's Own) Hussars
1st April 1918, aged 24.
Against South-East Wall.
Son of Platon and Julia Dilberoglue, of The Lodge, 19, Southfields Road, Eastbourne.
His headstone bears the inscription; "The Pride Is Greater Than The Sorrow."
Augustus Dilberoglue
3rd (King's Own) Hussars
1st April 1918, aged 24.
Against South-East Wall.
Son of Platon and Julia Dilberoglue, of The Lodge, 19, Southfields Road, Eastbourne.
His headstone bears the inscription; "The Pride Is Greater Than The Sorrow."
The body of a British soldier by the roadside awaiting burial. The wooden cross is already prepared. Near Domart, 3 April 1918. © IWM (Q 11579)
838943 Private
William Earl Foster
58th Bn. Canadian Infantry
8th August 1918
Row B. 5.
William Earl Foster
58th Bn. Canadian Infantry
8th August 1918
Row B. 5.
693179 Private
Donald Fraser
43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry
8th August 1918
Row A. 7.
Donald Fraser
43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry
8th August 1918
Row A. 7.
151739 Private
Roderick Hourie
43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry
8th August 1918, aged 25.
Row A. 24.
Son of George and Mary E. Hourie, of Kenora, Ontario. Born at St. Clements, Manitoba.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Gone But Not Forgotten."
Roderick Hourie
43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry
8th August 1918, aged 25.
Row A. 24.
Son of George and Mary E. Hourie, of Kenora, Ontario. Born at St. Clements, Manitoba.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Gone But Not Forgotten."
141092 Sergeant
Charles Jago
3rd Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps
8th August 1918, aged 39.
Row B. 23.
Son of Charles and Emeline Jago; husband of Elizabeth Mary Jago, of 37, Rodman St., St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada. Born at Devonport, England.
Charles Jago
3rd Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps
8th August 1918, aged 39.
Row B. 23.
Son of Charles and Emeline Jago; husband of Elizabeth Mary Jago, of 37, Rodman St., St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada. Born at Devonport, England.
871262 Private
Harry Lewis Kaye
43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry
8th August 1918
Row A. 30.
Harry Lewis Kaye
43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry
8th August 1918
Row A. 30.
French colonial troops moving up to the line. Near Domart, 21 April 1918. © IWM (Q 10950)
693108 Private
Donald Colin Macleay
43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry
8th August 1918
Row A. 10.
Donald Colin Macleay
43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry
8th August 1918
Row A. 10.
153114 Corporal
Thomas Francis Newman
43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry
8th August 1918, aged 23.
Row A. 3.
Son of Thomas Gould Newman d Frances Mary Newman, of Winnipeg. Born in London, England.
Thomas Francis Newman
43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry
8th August 1918, aged 23.
Row A. 3.
Son of Thomas Gould Newman d Frances Mary Newman, of Winnipeg. Born in London, England.
Captain
Percy John Lester Richards
43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry
8th August 1918
Row A. 25.
Percy John Lester Richards
43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry
8th August 1918
Row A. 25.
629406 Private
Alaric Roberts
43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry
8th August 1918
Row A. 8.
Alaric Roberts
43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry
8th August 1918
Row A. 8.
240616 Private
David Ewing Robertson
116th Bn. Canadian Infantry, (Central Ontario Regiment)
8th August 1918.
Row A. 45.
Picture courtesy of David Robertson (nephew) Nanaimo B.C. Canada
David Ewing Robertson
116th Bn. Canadian Infantry, (Central Ontario Regiment)
8th August 1918.
Row A. 45.
Picture courtesy of David Robertson (nephew) Nanaimo B.C. Canada
A soldier of the 5th Australian Division bringing back a German prisoner, near Domart, 7th April 1918. © IWM (Q 10870)
249634 Private
James Brown Stephenson
116th Bn. Canadian Infantry, (Central Ontario Regiment)
8th August 1918, aged 19.
Row B. 30.
Son of Peter and Margaret Stephenson, of 113, Victor Avenue, Toronto. Born at Newcastle-on-Tyne, England.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Thy Will Be Done."
James Brown Stephenson
116th Bn. Canadian Infantry, (Central Ontario Regiment)
8th August 1918, aged 19.
Row B. 30.
Son of Peter and Margaret Stephenson, of 113, Victor Avenue, Toronto. Born at Newcastle-on-Tyne, England.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Thy Will Be Done."
5168 Private
Horace Sutcliffe
49th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
2nd August 1918, aged 25.
Row B. 58.
Son of Samuel and Bertha Sutcliffe, of Ayr, Queensland. Born at Charters Towers, Queensland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Shall Return No More To His House Neither Shall His Place Know Him."
Horace Sutcliffe
49th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
2nd August 1918, aged 25.
Row B. 58.
Son of Samuel and Bertha Sutcliffe, of Ayr, Queensland. Born at Charters Towers, Queensland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Shall Return No More To His House Neither Shall His Place Know Him."
775592 Private
Albert Walker
116th Bn. Canadian Infantry, (Central Ontario Regiment)
8th August 1918
Sp. Mem.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out."
Albert Walker
116th Bn. Canadian Infantry, (Central Ontario Regiment)
8th August 1918
Sp. Mem.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out."
552465 Private
William Woodford
Royal Canadian Regiment
8th August 1918, aged 24.
Row B. 27.
Son of Hyram and Mary Woodward, of Aetna, Alberta.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Born In The Last & Blest Great West Of America Died In Honor Defending God's Truth - Justice. Mother."
William Woodford
Royal Canadian Regiment
8th August 1918, aged 24.
Row B. 27.
Son of Hyram and Mary Woodward, of Aetna, Alberta.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Born In The Last & Blest Great West Of America Died In Honor Defending God's Truth - Justice. Mother."
