JONCOURT EAST BRITISH CEMETERY
Aisne
France
GPS Coordinates - Latitude: 49.95419, Longitude: 3.30967
Location Information
Joncourt is a village situated in the north-western corner of the Department of the Aisne, 12 kilometres north of St Quentin.
Joncourt East British Cemetery is signposted 1 kilometre to the east of the village travelling on the D713 in the direction of Ramicourt.
Visiting Information
The signpost to the cemetery directs visitors 500 metres down a muddy track, and it is advisable to take this final portion on foot.
The location or design of this cemetery makes wheelchair access impossible.
Historical Information
The village of Joncourt was immediately west of the German fortification called the Beaurevoir-Fonsomme Line. It was captured by Australian troops on 31 September 1918, and cleared by the 5th Australian and 32nd Division on the following day.
Joncourt East British Cemetery contains 71 First World War burials, 62 of which belong to the 15th or 16th Lancashire Fusiliers or the 2nd Manchesters. All of the graves date from the period 30 September-3 October 1918.
Total Burials: 71.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 70.
The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw.
Joncourt is a village situated in the north-western corner of the Department of the Aisne, 12 kilometres north of St Quentin.
Joncourt East British Cemetery is signposted 1 kilometre to the east of the village travelling on the D713 in the direction of Ramicourt.
Visiting Information
The signpost to the cemetery directs visitors 500 metres down a muddy track, and it is advisable to take this final portion on foot.
The location or design of this cemetery makes wheelchair access impossible.
Historical Information
The village of Joncourt was immediately west of the German fortification called the Beaurevoir-Fonsomme Line. It was captured by Australian troops on 31 September 1918, and cleared by the 5th Australian and 32nd Division on the following day.
Joncourt East British Cemetery contains 71 First World War burials, 62 of which belong to the 15th or 16th Lancashire Fusiliers or the 2nd Manchesters. All of the graves date from the period 30 September-3 October 1918.
Total Burials: 71.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 70.
The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw.
Second Lieutenant
Frederick Henri Abraham
16th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
2nd October 1918, aged 32.
Row C. 16.
Son of Fred and Marie Abraham, of Georgetown, British Guiana.
His headstone bears the inscription; "More Than Life No Man Can Give."
Frederick Henri Abraham
16th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
2nd October 1918, aged 32.
Row C. 16.
Son of Fred and Marie Abraham, of Georgetown, British Guiana.
His headstone bears the inscription; "More Than Life No Man Can Give."
281234 Private
Robert Edward Mann
16th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
2nd October 1918, aged 22.
Row B. 6.
Son of George and Jessie Mann, of 5, Paradise St., Eccles, Manchester.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Thy Will Be Done."
Robert Edward Mann
16th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
2nd October 1918, aged 22.
Row B. 6.
Son of George and Jessie Mann, of 5, Paradise St., Eccles, Manchester.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Thy Will Be Done."
Second Lieutenant
Henry Shuttleworth
1st/2nd Bn. attd. 16th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
2nd October 1918, aged 31.
Row B. 32.
Son of Frank Harvey Shuttleworth and Emily Shuttleworth, of 9, Limefield Terrace, Littleborough, Lancs.
His headstone bears the inscription; "For King And Country."
Henry Shuttleworth
1st/2nd Bn. attd. 16th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
2nd October 1918, aged 31.
Row B. 32.
Son of Frank Harvey Shuttleworth and Emily Shuttleworth, of 9, Limefield Terrace, Littleborough, Lancs.
His headstone bears the inscription; "For King And Country."
Pursuit to the Selle river. British soldier in conversation with French refugees in a lorry. Near Joncourt, 9 October 1918. © IWM (Q 9532)
Battle of St. Quentin Canal. Troops going forward in Albion lorries near Joncourt, 9 October 1918. © IWM (Q 9530)
Battle of St. Quentin Canal. Troops going forward in Albion lorries near Joncourt, 9 October 1918. © IWM (Q 9529)
