JOINVILLE-LE-PONT COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Val-de-Marne
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 48.81845, Longitude: 2.47915
Location Information
Joinville-le-Pont Communal Cemetery is three miles South-East of Paris.
Historical Information
The 6th Canadian General Hospital was at Joinville-le-Pont in 1918-1919, and Division 13, contains the graves of soldiers and airmen who died in those years.
There are now 14, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site.
World War One Casualties: United Kingdom 7, Australia 5, Canada 2. Total 14.
Joinville-le-Pont Communal Cemetery is three miles South-East of Paris.
Historical Information
The 6th Canadian General Hospital was at Joinville-le-Pont in 1918-1919, and Division 13, contains the graves of soldiers and airmen who died in those years.
There are now 14, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site.
World War One Casualties: United Kingdom 7, Australia 5, Canada 2. Total 14.
281458 Lance Corporal
Henry Irving Barrell
1st/6th Bn. Hampshire Regiment
5th March 1919, aged 29.
Division 13. Grave 14.
Son of James and Alice Matilda Barrell, of Portsea, Portsmouth.
Henry Irving Barrell
1st/6th Bn. Hampshire Regiment
5th March 1919, aged 29.
Division 13. Grave 14.
Son of James and Alice Matilda Barrell, of Portsea, Portsmouth.
520096 Private
Ernest Beaudoin
6th Canadian General Hospital
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Died of Spanish Flu on 12th October 1918.
Division 13. Grave 1.
Ernest Beaudoin
6th Canadian General Hospital
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Died of Spanish Flu on 12th October 1918.
Division 13. Grave 1.
4264 Private
Albert John Llewellyn Bowers
31st Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
Died of Spanish Flu on 18th February 1919, aged 22.
Division 13. Grave 11.
Son of Frederick and Sarah Lemon Bowers. Born at Charters Towers, Queensland.
His headstone bears the inscription "With Tender Hand And Bended Head They Laid Him In A Hero's Bed"
Studio portrait of 4264 Private (Pte) Albert John Llewellyn Bowers, 11th Reinforcements, 31st Infantry Battalion. A bootmaker from Charters Towers, Queensland, Pte Albert Bowers enlisted on 13 July 1916 serving in the same battalion as his brothers, 4158 Pte Charles Victor Bowers and 4265 Pte Robert Bowers. Pte Albert Bowers died of influenza in France on 18 February 1919 aged 22 years.
Albert John Llewellyn Bowers
31st Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
Died of Spanish Flu on 18th February 1919, aged 22.
Division 13. Grave 11.
Son of Frederick and Sarah Lemon Bowers. Born at Charters Towers, Queensland.
His headstone bears the inscription "With Tender Hand And Bended Head They Laid Him In A Hero's Bed"
Studio portrait of 4264 Private (Pte) Albert John Llewellyn Bowers, 11th Reinforcements, 31st Infantry Battalion. A bootmaker from Charters Towers, Queensland, Pte Albert Bowers enlisted on 13 July 1916 serving in the same battalion as his brothers, 4158 Pte Charles Victor Bowers and 4265 Pte Robert Bowers. Pte Albert Bowers died of influenza in France on 18 February 1919 aged 22 years.
Robert Bowers
Studio portrait of 4265 Private (Pte) Robert Bowers, 11th Reinforcements, 31st Infantry Battalion. Orphaned by 1916 and working on a farm, Pte Bowers was only 15 years of age but claimed to be 18 years and 5 months when he enlisted. He was one of three brothers who served in the same battalion. He embarked from Brisbane on 17 November 1916 aboard HMAT Kyarra. During 1917 the three brothers were reported as absent without leave from their unit from 4-14 September 1917 for which they were punished with 10 days detention and the forfeiture of 20 days pay each. Pte Robert Bowers was wounded in France during August 1918 and suffered gun shot wounds to both buttocks and his right thigh. He was invalided to England on 24 August 1918 and returned to Australia where he was discharged on 1 April 1919. 4158 Pte Charles Victor Bowers was discharged on 24 April 1918 and returned to Australia. 4264 Pte Albert John Llewellyn Bowers died of influenza in France on 18 February 1919 aged 22
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Charles Victor Bowers
Studio portrait of 4158 Private (Pte) Charles Victor Bowers, 10th reinforcements, 31st Battalion. A labourer prior to enlisting, An Orphan by 1916, Pte Bowers was working as a labourer when he enlisted in Charters Towers, Queensland at 18 years of age. He was one of three brothers who served in the same battalion. Pte Bowers embarked from Brisbane on 21 October 1916 aboard HMAT Boonah. He encountered various difficulties during his service. On the journey to England, he was censured for 'Disobeying in such a manner as to show a willful defiance of authority, a command given personally by his superior officer'. During 1917 the three brothers were reported as absent without leave from their unit from 4-14 September 1917 for which they were punished with 10 days detention and the forfeiture of 20 days pay each. Pte Bowers also suffered from fits which caused him to be hospitalised several times and as a result he did not see action despite serving in England and France until 1918. He returned to Australia aboard the British Hospital Ship Dunluce Castle and was discharged on 24 April 1918 due to debility. 4265 Pte Robert Bowers was invalided to England on 24 August 1918 and returned to Australia where he was discharged on 1 April 1919. 4264 Pte Albert John Llewellyn Bowers died of influenza in France on 18 February 1919.
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5206 Sapper
Cecil Clyde Cahill
1st Division Signal Company, Australian Engineers
11th February 1919, aged 24.
Division 13. Grave 9.
Son of John Cahill, of Mungindi, New South Wales, and the late Esther Cahill.
His headstone bears the inscription "Most Sacred Heart Of Jesus Have Mercy On Him"
Cecil Clyde Cahill
1st Division Signal Company, Australian Engineers
11th February 1919, aged 24.
Division 13. Grave 9.
Son of John Cahill, of Mungindi, New South Wales, and the late Esther Cahill.
His headstone bears the inscription "Most Sacred Heart Of Jesus Have Mercy On Him"
9037 Gunner
Fred Stewart Webb
18th Battery, 6th A. F. A. Brigade, Australian Field Artillery
22nd December 1918, aged 21.
Division 13. Grave 5.
Son of John Harry Webb, of Davenport St., Millicent, South Australia, and the late Margaret Eliza Webb. Born at Largs Bay, South Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "To His God, His Country His Parents And His Friend He Was True"
Fred Stewart Webb
18th Battery, 6th A. F. A. Brigade, Australian Field Artillery
22nd December 1918, aged 21.
Division 13. Grave 5.
Son of John Harry Webb, of Davenport St., Millicent, South Australia, and the late Margaret Eliza Webb. Born at Largs Bay, South Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "To His God, His Country His Parents And His Friend He Was True"
