IWUY COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Nord
France
Location Information
Iwuy is a commune in the department of the Nord, about 20 kilometres north-east of Cambrai on the N30.
The Communal Cemetery is sited on the "Rue du 4 Septembre", and the Commonwealth war graves are located on the west side of the French Monument erected in the cemetery, about 100 yards from the cemetery entrance.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to the cemetery is possible via main entrance.
Historical Information
Iwuy was occupied by British troops in the middle of October 1918.
Iwuy Communal Cemetery was extended by German troops during their occupation; but the Extension was acquired by the commune after the Armistice, and the German military graves (with 21 French) were removed to other cemeteries.
The British Plot was made by the 51st (Highland) Division in October 1918 and eleven British graves were brought in from among the German after the Armistice.
There are now over 100, 1914-18 and a small number of 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, almost 10 from the 1914-18 War are unidentified and special memorials are erected to two Canadian soldiers buried among them.
The Cemetery covers an area of 380 square metres.
Casualty Details: UK 130, Canada 8, Total Burials: 138.
Iwuy is a commune in the department of the Nord, about 20 kilometres north-east of Cambrai on the N30.
The Communal Cemetery is sited on the "Rue du 4 Septembre", and the Commonwealth war graves are located on the west side of the French Monument erected in the cemetery, about 100 yards from the cemetery entrance.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to the cemetery is possible via main entrance.
Historical Information
Iwuy was occupied by British troops in the middle of October 1918.
Iwuy Communal Cemetery was extended by German troops during their occupation; but the Extension was acquired by the commune after the Armistice, and the German military graves (with 21 French) were removed to other cemeteries.
The British Plot was made by the 51st (Highland) Division in October 1918 and eleven British graves were brought in from among the German after the Armistice.
There are now over 100, 1914-18 and a small number of 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, almost 10 from the 1914-18 War are unidentified and special memorials are erected to two Canadian soldiers buried among them.
The Cemetery covers an area of 380 square metres.
Casualty Details: UK 130, Canada 8, Total Burials: 138.
Lieutenant
James Melville Dewar
1st/7th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
16th October 1918, aged 28.
Row B. 26.
Son of Johnston and Cecilia Dewar, of 19, Canmore St., Dunfermline, Fife. Born at Comrie Village, Fife. Educated at Lochgelly Public School. English Teacher in George Heriots School, Edinburgh.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Till The Day Dawns And The Shadows Flee Away."
James Melville Dewar
1st/7th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
16th October 1918, aged 28.
Row B. 26.
Son of Johnston and Cecilia Dewar, of 19, Canmore St., Dunfermline, Fife. Born at Comrie Village, Fife. Educated at Lochgelly Public School. English Teacher in George Heriots School, Edinburgh.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Till The Day Dawns And The Shadows Flee Away."
87330 Gunner
Arthur William Nicolle
"C" Bty. 77th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
13th October 1918, aged 20.
Row A. 24.
Son of Arthur H. and Mary A. Nicolle.
His headstone bears the inscription; "At Rest."
Arthur William Nicolle
"C" Bty. 77th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
13th October 1918, aged 20.
Row A. 24.
Son of Arthur H. and Mary A. Nicolle.
His headstone bears the inscription; "At Rest."
Field Marshal Douglas Haig, the C-in-C of the British Army, inspecting the Guard of Honour of C Company, 6th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders in preparation for the visit of Marshal Ferdinand Foch, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, to the British Advanced GHQ at Iwuy, 15 November 1918. © IWM (Q 7175)
Field Marshal Douglas Haig with Edward the Prince of Wales, outside Advanced GHQ train at Iwuy, 11 November 1918. © IWM (Q 9692)
