LA NEUVILLE-AUX-LARRIS MILITARY CEMETERY
Marne
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.14214, Longitude: 3.84582
Location Information
La Neuville-aux-Larris is 22 kilometres west of Reims. It can be reached from the direction of Reims by following the RD980, the Reims to Chateau Thierry road. Twenty minutes from the outskirts of Reims take the third exit at a roundabout, following the signs for Marfaux and Chaumuzy, via the RD386 road. After about 1 kilometre, turn right in the village of Chaumuzy following the signs for la Neuville-aux-Larris, via the D24 road. Shortly after entering the village of La Neuville-aux-Larris, turn left following the CWGC sign. The communal cemetery is visible on the left side of the road after about 150 metres.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to this cemetery is possible with some difficulty.
Historical Information
The cemetery was begun by French African troops in June 1918, and closed in the middle of July; the British graves, and other French and German, were brought in after the Armistice; but the 137 French and 42 German graves were removed later.
There are 98, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 31 are unidentified.
The cemetery covers an area of 303 square metres and it is enclosed by a low stone rubble wall.
The cemetery was designed by Arthur James Scott Hutton
Total Burials: 98.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 67.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 31.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
Images in this gallery © Werner Van Caneghem

S/24602 Private
Gavin W. Anderson
1st/6th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
20th July 1918
Row B. 8.
Gavin W. Anderson
1st/6th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
20th July 1918
Row B. 8.

Captain
Walter Kinloch Anderson
5th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
22nd July 1918, aged 32.
Row A. 46.
Son of W. J. Kinloch Anderson and Mary Wilson Anderson; husband of Janet Watt Anderson (nee Henderson), of 63, Braid Avenue, Edinburgh.
His headstone bears the inscription; "The Gift Of God Is Eternal Life."
Walter Kinloch Anderson
5th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
22nd July 1918, aged 32.
Row A. 46.
Son of W. J. Kinloch Anderson and Mary Wilson Anderson; husband of Janet Watt Anderson (nee Henderson), of 63, Braid Avenue, Edinburgh.
His headstone bears the inscription; "The Gift Of God Is Eternal Life."

Second Lieutenant
Daniel Aloysius Bracelin, Mentioned in Despatches
1st/7th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
20th July 1918, aged 21.
Row A. 11.
Son of Patrick and Maria Bracelin, of 23, Ann St., Arbroath, Forfarshire.
His headstone bears the inscription; "R. I. P."
Daniel Aloysius Bracelin, Mentioned in Despatches
1st/7th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
20th July 1918, aged 21.
Row A. 11.
Son of Patrick and Maria Bracelin, of 23, Ann St., Arbroath, Forfarshire.
His headstone bears the inscription; "R. I. P."

203911 Private
David Watt
1st/6th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
22nd July 1918, aged 19.
Row B. 34.
Son of Andrew and Jessie Watt, 326 Main Street, Shettleston, Glasgow, Scotland.
David Watt
1st/6th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
22nd July 1918, aged 19.
Row B. 34.
Son of Andrew and Jessie Watt, 326 Main Street, Shettleston, Glasgow, Scotland.