LA NEUVILLE BRITISH CEMETERY
Corbie
Somme
France
Location Information
Corbie is a village 15 kilometres south-west of Albert and approximately 23 kilometres due east of Amiens. La Neuville British Cemetery is west of the village on the south side of the road from La Neuville to Daours.
Visiting Information
For your information, vehicular access to this Cemetery is via a rough track with limited parking and turning space, thereafter it is a walk of 300m to the Cemetery entrance. The track is regularly used by large agricultural machinery and lorries.
Historical Information
In April 1916, No.21 Casualty Clearing Station came to La Neuville and remained there throughout the 1916 Battles of the Somme, until March 1917. La Neuville British Cemetery was opened early in July 1916. Most of the burials date from this period, but a few graves were added during the fighting on the Somme in 1918.
Neuville British Cemetery contains 896 burials of the First World War.
Total Burials: 896.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 820, Germany 27, South Africa 24, Australia 21. Total 892.
The cemetery was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens
Corbie is a village 15 kilometres south-west of Albert and approximately 23 kilometres due east of Amiens. La Neuville British Cemetery is west of the village on the south side of the road from La Neuville to Daours.
Visiting Information
For your information, vehicular access to this Cemetery is via a rough track with limited parking and turning space, thereafter it is a walk of 300m to the Cemetery entrance. The track is regularly used by large agricultural machinery and lorries.
Historical Information
In April 1916, No.21 Casualty Clearing Station came to La Neuville and remained there throughout the 1916 Battles of the Somme, until March 1917. La Neuville British Cemetery was opened early in July 1916. Most of the burials date from this period, but a few graves were added during the fighting on the Somme in 1918.
Neuville British Cemetery contains 896 burials of the First World War.
Total Burials: 896.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 820, Germany 27, South Africa 24, Australia 21. Total 892.
The cemetery was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens
Lieutenant
James Duncan Archibald
10th Bn. Essex Regiment
20th July 1916, aged 21.
Plot I. C. 70.
Only son of Andrew H. and Mary Pauline Archibald, of Summerfield, Beaconsfield, Bucks. Native of London.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Blessed Are The Pure At Heart."
James Duncan Archibald
10th Bn. Essex Regiment
20th July 1916, aged 21.
Plot I. C. 70.
Only son of Andrew H. and Mary Pauline Archibald, of Summerfield, Beaconsfield, Bucks. Native of London.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Blessed Are The Pure At Heart."
24066 Lance Corporal
Herbert Matthew Benstead
1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment
4th August 1916, aged 19.
Plot I. E. 64.
Son of Thomas and Margaret Benstead, of Hillside Cottages, Heacham, Norfolk.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Peace Perfect Peace With Loved Ones Far Away."
Herbert Matthew Benstead
1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment
4th August 1916, aged 19.
Plot I. E. 64.
Son of Thomas and Margaret Benstead, of Hillside Cottages, Heacham, Norfolk.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Peace Perfect Peace With Loved Ones Far Away."
31552 Private
Thomas Edmondson Binns
20th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
22nd August 1916, aged 28.
Plot II. A. 46.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Binns, of Burnley.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Died For Freedom."
Thomas Edmondson Binns
20th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
22nd August 1916, aged 28.
Plot II. A. 46.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Binns, of Burnley.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Died For Freedom."
11751 Private
Benjamin Brettell
9th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
3rd July 1916, aged 24.
Plot I. A. 43.
Son of Mrs. Brettell, of 4, Park St., Penrhiwceiber, Glam.
Benjamin Brettell
9th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
3rd July 1916, aged 24.
Plot I. A. 43.
Son of Mrs. Brettell, of 4, Park St., Penrhiwceiber, Glam.
19487 Private
John Briddon
6th Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment
6th July 1916, aged 24.
Plot I. B. 1.
Husband of Emma Briddon, of 16, Amber Row, Wessington, nr. Alfreton, Derbyshire.
John Briddon
6th Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment
6th July 1916, aged 24.
Plot I. B. 1.
Husband of Emma Briddon, of 16, Amber Row, Wessington, nr. Alfreton, Derbyshire.
Captain
Robert Colgate
114th Coy. Machine Gun Corps.
13th July 1916, aged 35.
Plot I. B. 21.
Only son of Lt. Col. Henry Colgate, V.D., R.A.M.C. (T.F.), and Ethel Dobell Colgate, of Eastbourne.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Saved Others."
Robert Colgate
114th Coy. Machine Gun Corps.
13th July 1916, aged 35.
Plot I. B. 21.
Only son of Lt. Col. Henry Colgate, V.D., R.A.M.C. (T.F.), and Ethel Dobell Colgate, of Eastbourne.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Saved Others."
3537 Corporal
Harold William Davies, M. M.
58th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
5th April 1918, aged 24.
Plot II. G. 10.
Son of Darliel B. and Ellen Davies, of 44, Bay View Rd., Seddon, Melbourne, Australia. Native of Homebush, Victoria, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Has Fought The Good Fight, One Of Australia's Best."
A school teacher prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Nestor (A71) on 11 October 1915 as 3537 Private (Pte) Davies with the 8th Battalion. On 5 April 1918, near Corbie, France, he was wounded in action and died later that day, aged 24 years. He was awarded the Military Medal for his heroic rescue of two men despite artillery and machine-gun fire in the area of Guedecourt, France on night of 22 - 23 November 1916. Previously, he had exhibited bravery by bringing in men from "No Man's Land" after the action at Fromelles, France in July 1916. The award was gazetted on 12 March 1917.
Harold William Davies, M. M.
58th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
5th April 1918, aged 24.
Plot II. G. 10.
Son of Darliel B. and Ellen Davies, of 44, Bay View Rd., Seddon, Melbourne, Australia. Native of Homebush, Victoria, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Has Fought The Good Fight, One Of Australia's Best."
A school teacher prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Nestor (A71) on 11 October 1915 as 3537 Private (Pte) Davies with the 8th Battalion. On 5 April 1918, near Corbie, France, he was wounded in action and died later that day, aged 24 years. He was awarded the Military Medal for his heroic rescue of two men despite artillery and machine-gun fire in the area of Guedecourt, France on night of 22 - 23 November 1916. Previously, he had exhibited bravery by bringing in men from "No Man's Land" after the action at Fromelles, France in July 1916. The award was gazetted on 12 March 1917.
Second Lieutenant
Walter Llewellyn Davies
7th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry
15th July 1916, aged 34.
Plot I. B. 49.
Son of the Rev. John Bayley Davies (Rector of Waters Upton) and Mrs. Davies, of Waters Upton, Wellington, Salop. His brother, Lieutenant George Herbert Davies also fell and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial.
His headstone bears the inscription; "4th Son Of Mrs. And The Late Rev. John Bayley Davies Of Waters Upton, Shropshire England (Age 34)"
Walter Llewellyn Davies
7th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry
15th July 1916, aged 34.
Plot I. B. 49.
Son of the Rev. John Bayley Davies (Rector of Waters Upton) and Mrs. Davies, of Waters Upton, Wellington, Salop. His brother, Lieutenant George Herbert Davies also fell and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial.
His headstone bears the inscription; "4th Son Of Mrs. And The Late Rev. John Bayley Davies Of Waters Upton, Shropshire England (Age 34)"
16670 Private
George Eaton
6th Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
1st July 1916, aged 35.
Plot I. A. 22.
Husband of Florence Maria Eaton, of 5, Old Newtown Rd., Newbury, Berks.
His headstone bears the inscription; "From His Ever Loving Wife And Children, Gone But Not Forgotten."
George Eaton
6th Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
1st July 1916, aged 35.
Plot I. A. 22.
Husband of Florence Maria Eaton, of 5, Old Newtown Rd., Newbury, Berks.
His headstone bears the inscription; "From His Ever Loving Wife And Children, Gone But Not Forgotten."
3650 Private
Thomas Edwards
32nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
27th April 1918, aged 23.
Plot II. G. 21.
Son of Samuel Baker Edwards and Mary Edwards, of Wolfram St., Broken Hill, New South Wales. Native of Tibooburra, New South Wales.
A driver from Broken Hill, New South Wales, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 8th Reinforcements, from Adelaide on 12 August 1916 aboard HMAT Ballarat (A70) for Devonport, England. Following training in England he proceeded to France and joined his battalion on the Western Front near Longueville, France, on 6 March 1917. Pte Edwards was wounded in action near Corbie, France, on 27 April 1918 and was evacuated to the 8th Australian Field Ambulance where he died of these wounds later that day. He was aged 23 years.
Thomas Edwards
32nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
27th April 1918, aged 23.
Plot II. G. 21.
Son of Samuel Baker Edwards and Mary Edwards, of Wolfram St., Broken Hill, New South Wales. Native of Tibooburra, New South Wales.
A driver from Broken Hill, New South Wales, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 8th Reinforcements, from Adelaide on 12 August 1916 aboard HMAT Ballarat (A70) for Devonport, England. Following training in England he proceeded to France and joined his battalion on the Western Front near Longueville, France, on 6 March 1917. Pte Edwards was wounded in action near Corbie, France, on 27 April 1918 and was evacuated to the 8th Australian Field Ambulance where he died of these wounds later that day. He was aged 23 years.
Lieutenant
Edward Percival Harpur
7th Bn. Royal Irish Fusiliers
11th September 1916, aged 25.
Plot II. C. 70.
Son of the Rev. William and Mrs. Harpur, of "Wavecrest," Vico Rd., Dalbey; husband of Eileen Harpur, of 3, Idrone Terrace, Blackrock, Co. Dublin.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Blessed Are The Pure In Heart For They Shall See God."
Edward Percival Harpur
7th Bn. Royal Irish Fusiliers
11th September 1916, aged 25.
Plot II. C. 70.
Son of the Rev. William and Mrs. Harpur, of "Wavecrest," Vico Rd., Dalbey; husband of Eileen Harpur, of 3, Idrone Terrace, Blackrock, Co. Dublin.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Blessed Are The Pure In Heart For They Shall See God."
Second Lieutenant
John Lambert Hopgood
8th Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
17th August 1916, aged 21.
Plot I. F. 58.
Son of Ethel and the late John Edgar Hopgood, of 187, Queen's Gate, London.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Thanks Be To God Which Giveth Us The Victory."
John Lambert Hopgood
8th Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
17th August 1916, aged 21.
Plot I. F. 58.
Son of Ethel and the late John Edgar Hopgood, of 187, Queen's Gate, London.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Thanks Be To God Which Giveth Us The Victory."
8943 Lance Corporal
Morgan William Hughes
10th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
19th August 1916, aged 32.
Plot I. F. 74.
Son of the late Hugh and Jane Hughes; husband of Elizabeth Hughes, of The Bungalow, Lea, Backford, Chester.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Died That We Might Live."
Morgan William Hughes
10th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
19th August 1916, aged 32.
Plot I. F. 74.
Son of the late Hugh and Jane Hughes; husband of Elizabeth Hughes, of The Bungalow, Lea, Backford, Chester.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Died That We Might Live."
24065 Private
Lewis Levi
10th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
5th July 1916, aged 21.
Plot I. A. 66.
Son of H. Levi, of 9, St. Peter's Square, Leeds.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Gone From Our Sight But Not Forgotten From Father, Mother Sisters & Brothers."
Lewis Levi
10th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
5th July 1916, aged 21.
Plot I. A. 66.
Son of H. Levi, of 9, St. Peter's Square, Leeds.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Gone From Our Sight But Not Forgotten From Father, Mother Sisters & Brothers."
570 Private
Robert McArthur
32nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
28th May 1918, aged 30.
Plot II. G. 23.
Son of Daniel and Catherine McArthur, of 5, Wadham St., Brompton Park, South Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Thy Will Be Done."
A labourer from Brompton Park, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with B Company from Adelaide on 18 November 1918 aboard HMAT Geelong (A2) for Suez. The battalion relocated to the Western Front, France during June 1916. Pte McArthur was hospitalised for three weeks in late January 1917 due to an accidental injury while acting as the Company cook. He attended the Anzac Cookery School in late September that year. Pte McArthur was wounded in action near Vaux-sur-Somme on 28 May 1918 and died of these wounds later that day at 8th Australian Field Ambulance. He was aged 30 years.
Robert McArthur
32nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
28th May 1918, aged 30.
Plot II. G. 23.
Son of Daniel and Catherine McArthur, of 5, Wadham St., Brompton Park, South Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Thy Will Be Done."
A labourer from Brompton Park, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with B Company from Adelaide on 18 November 1918 aboard HMAT Geelong (A2) for Suez. The battalion relocated to the Western Front, France during June 1916. Pte McArthur was hospitalised for three weeks in late January 1917 due to an accidental injury while acting as the Company cook. He attended the Anzac Cookery School in late September that year. Pte McArthur was wounded in action near Vaux-sur-Somme on 28 May 1918 and died of these wounds later that day at 8th Australian Field Ambulance. He was aged 30 years.
29627 Private
J. P. Morrissey
4th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
4th September 1916.
Plot II. B. 52.
J. P. Morrissey
4th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
4th September 1916.
Plot II. B. 52.
British troops reading newspapers on the top of an artillery shell dump outside the church at La Neuville, Corbie. © IWM (Q 3927)
Images in this gallery © Johan Pauwels
1511 Sapper
Merlin Owen Pasco
4th Div. Signal Coy. Australian Engineers
6th August 1918, aged 25.
Plot II. F. 48.
Son of Solomon and Agnes Pasco; brother of Mrs. H. J. Werner, of Rewanui, Greymouth, New Zealand. Native of Kumara, New Zealand.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Loved By All."
Merlin was asleep in a tent when a bombardment commenced, a shell burst close by and a shell splinter hit Merlin as he slept. He managed to exit the tent but collapsed and died almost immediately.
Merlin Owen Pasco
4th Div. Signal Coy. Australian Engineers
6th August 1918, aged 25.
Plot II. F. 48.
Son of Solomon and Agnes Pasco; brother of Mrs. H. J. Werner, of Rewanui, Greymouth, New Zealand. Native of Kumara, New Zealand.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Loved By All."
Merlin was asleep in a tent when a bombardment commenced, a shell burst close by and a shell splinter hit Merlin as he slept. He managed to exit the tent but collapsed and died almost immediately.
17199 Sapper
Charlesworth John Poulton
14th Field Coy. Australian Engineers
30th May 1918, aged 32.
Plot II. G. 26.
Son of Walter G. and Eliza Jane Grace Poulton, of "Kazula," Bridge St., Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Out Of The Stress Of The Doing Into The Peace Of The Done."
437 Sapper, James Grant gave the following details of Charlie Poulton's death;
"Between 9 and 9.30 on the evening of May 30th, we were at La Neuville, near Corbie, and Poulton was in a dug-out. A High Explosive shell fell there and Poulton was badly injured, his right arm being severed. He lived 10 minutes. I was 10-15 yards away and heard the shell. I saw him after he was hit and helped carry him to the Dressing Station."
Charlie Poulton spent most of his time in the front line with the rest of his company, however, due to his small stature he had been sent out of the line and was working as a cook at the time he was killed.
Charlesworth John Poulton
14th Field Coy. Australian Engineers
30th May 1918, aged 32.
Plot II. G. 26.
Son of Walter G. and Eliza Jane Grace Poulton, of "Kazula," Bridge St., Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Out Of The Stress Of The Doing Into The Peace Of The Done."
437 Sapper, James Grant gave the following details of Charlie Poulton's death;
"Between 9 and 9.30 on the evening of May 30th, we were at La Neuville, near Corbie, and Poulton was in a dug-out. A High Explosive shell fell there and Poulton was badly injured, his right arm being severed. He lived 10 minutes. I was 10-15 yards away and heard the shell. I saw him after he was hit and helped carry him to the Dressing Station."
Charlie Poulton spent most of his time in the front line with the rest of his company, however, due to his small stature he had been sent out of the line and was working as a cook at the time he was killed.
598 Private
Sydney Enos Price
32nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
27th May 1918, aged 22.
Plot II. G. 24.
Son of Enos and Emily Price, of Morphett Vale, South Australia. Native of McLaren Vale, South Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Laid Down His Life For His Loved Ones. So Sadly Missed."
2638A Private, F. E. Baker gave this account of the death of Sydney Price;
"On 27th May, about 4 o'Clock in the afternoon on the Ancre, just outside of Corbie. Price was a cook, a shell fell just outside the cook house within 2 yards of him. He was blown to the edge of the river. Killed instantly, more by concussion than anything else. He was not knocked about. he was taken away on a stretcher and buried somewhere near."
Sydney Enos Price
32nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
27th May 1918, aged 22.
Plot II. G. 24.
Son of Enos and Emily Price, of Morphett Vale, South Australia. Native of McLaren Vale, South Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Laid Down His Life For His Loved Ones. So Sadly Missed."
2638A Private, F. E. Baker gave this account of the death of Sydney Price;
"On 27th May, about 4 o'Clock in the afternoon on the Ancre, just outside of Corbie. Price was a cook, a shell fell just outside the cook house within 2 yards of him. He was blown to the edge of the river. Killed instantly, more by concussion than anything else. He was not knocked about. he was taken away on a stretcher and buried somewhere near."
Lieutenant
Robert Scovell Richardson, M. C.
91st Coy. Machine Gun Corps.
1st September 1916, aged 23.
Plot II. B. 31.
Son of Robert Lyman Richardson and Mary Winifred Richardson, of 35, Rosary Gardens, South Kensington, London.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Virtute Acquiritur Honos." (Honour is the Reward of Virtue.")
Robert Scovell Richardson, M. C.
91st Coy. Machine Gun Corps.
1st September 1916, aged 23.
Plot II. B. 31.
Son of Robert Lyman Richardson and Mary Winifred Richardson, of 35, Rosary Gardens, South Kensington, London.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Virtute Acquiritur Honos." (Honour is the Reward of Virtue.")
Lieutenant
Arthur Edward Sedgwick
5th Bn. London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)
10th September 1916, aged 25.
Plot II. D. 7.
Son of W. G. and Jane Sedgwick, of Byfield, Northants.
His headstone bears the inscription; "A Good Son And Brother."
Arthur Edward Sedgwick
5th Bn. London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)
10th September 1916, aged 25.
Plot II. D. 7.
Son of W. G. and Jane Sedgwick, of Byfield, Northants.
His headstone bears the inscription; "A Good Son And Brother."
Second Lieutenant
Harry Stephen Spurling
Commanding Bombing Sect. 9th Bn. East Surrey Regiment
21st August 1916, aged 20.
Plot II. A. 34.
Served in the Ypres Salient 1915-16. Wounded Aug. 16th, at Guillemont, and died Aug. 21st, 1916. Son of Stephen John and Annie Elizabeth Spurling, of 20, Oakhill Court, Putney, London. Born at Hutton, Essex.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Ypres-Guillemont Dec.1915-Aug.1916 Fearless, Selfless Aged 20."
Harry Stephen Spurling
Commanding Bombing Sect. 9th Bn. East Surrey Regiment
21st August 1916, aged 20.
Plot II. A. 34.
Served in the Ypres Salient 1915-16. Wounded Aug. 16th, at Guillemont, and died Aug. 21st, 1916. Son of Stephen John and Annie Elizabeth Spurling, of 20, Oakhill Court, Putney, London. Born at Hutton, Essex.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Ypres-Guillemont Dec.1915-Aug.1916 Fearless, Selfless Aged 20."
29409 Private
Lister Staveley
123rd Coy. Machine Gun Corps. (Infantry)
15th September 1916, aged 22.
Plot II. E. 39.
Son of Mrs. Staveley, of 3 Beech Street, Padiham, Burnley
Formerly 9658 Royal Fusiliers, Lister died of gas poisoning.
Lister Staveley
123rd Coy. Machine Gun Corps. (Infantry)
15th September 1916, aged 22.
Plot II. E. 39.
Son of Mrs. Staveley, of 3 Beech Street, Padiham, Burnley
Formerly 9658 Royal Fusiliers, Lister died of gas poisoning.
4665 Rifleman
G. W. H. Stead
12th Bn. London Regiment (The Rangers)
17th September 1916
Plot II. E. 36.
G. W. H. Stead
12th Bn. London Regiment (The Rangers)
17th September 1916
Plot II. E. 36.
6484 Driver
Andrew Turner Thomson
4th Field Coy. Australian Engineers
26th June 1918, aged 20.
Plot II. G. 31.
Son of Andrew Turner Thomson and Mary Crum Thomson, of 392, William St., Perth, West Australia. Native of Glasgow, Scotland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Have Mercy Upon Him Lord And Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Him."
Andrew Turner Thomson
4th Field Coy. Australian Engineers
26th June 1918, aged 20.
Plot II. G. 31.
Son of Andrew Turner Thomson and Mary Crum Thomson, of 392, William St., Perth, West Australia. Native of Glasgow, Scotland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Have Mercy Upon Him Lord And Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Him."
43401 Private
Bertie Turner
1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment
5th September 1916, aged 29.
Plot II. C. 5.
Son of O. and L. E. Turner, of Great Yarmouth.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This."
Bertie Turner
1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment
5th September 1916, aged 29.
Plot II. C. 5.
Son of O. and L. E. Turner, of Great Yarmouth.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This."
Captain
James B. Williams
18th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
22nd July 1916, aged 20.
Plot I. D. 29.
Son of James and Josephine Anne Mathew Williams, of Dessmuir, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Son of James Williams, Dessmuir, Aboyne."
James B. Williams
18th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
22nd July 1916, aged 20.
Plot I. D. 29.
Son of James and Josephine Anne Mathew Williams, of Dessmuir, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Son of James Williams, Dessmuir, Aboyne."
Second Lieutenant
Arthur Dominic Wilson
1st Bn. Royal Munster Fusiliers
10th September 1916, aged 21.
Plot II. C. 53.
Son of the Rev. Canon and Mrs. Arthur Wilson, of Dunmanway. Born at Doughcloyne, Co. Cork. Volunteered in June, 1915, when a student in Trinity College, Dublin, intending to take Holy Orders.
His headstone bears the inscription; "These Are They Which Follow The Lamb Whithersoever He Goeth." (From Revelation 14:4.)
Arthur Dominic Wilson
1st Bn. Royal Munster Fusiliers
10th September 1916, aged 21.
Plot II. C. 53.
Son of the Rev. Canon and Mrs. Arthur Wilson, of Dunmanway. Born at Doughcloyne, Co. Cork. Volunteered in June, 1915, when a student in Trinity College, Dublin, intending to take Holy Orders.
His headstone bears the inscription; "These Are They Which Follow The Lamb Whithersoever He Goeth." (From Revelation 14:4.)
Images in this gallery © Geerhard Joos
27 June 1918. Australian bridge sentries relaxing in their comfortable quarters at La Neuville, near Corbie. Note the soldier on the right is holding his gun with fixed bayonet.
