LAMOTTE-BREBIÈRE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Somme
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.89093, Longitude: 2.38696
Location Information
Lamotte-Brebière is a small village to the east of Amiens. The cemetery is located North of the village on the Rue de Corbie.
Historical Information
Lamotte Brebière Communal Cemetery contains nine Commonwealth burials of the First World War.
World War One Casualties: United Kingdom 5, Australia 4. Total 9.
Pictures © Jean-Claude Graux
Lamotte-Brebière is a small village to the east of Amiens. The cemetery is located North of the village on the Rue de Corbie.
Historical Information
Lamotte Brebière Communal Cemetery contains nine Commonwealth burials of the First World War.
World War One Casualties: United Kingdom 5, Australia 4. Total 9.
Pictures © Jean-Claude Graux
Individual Headstones
2020 Lance Corporal
John Andrew Amesbury, M. M.
3rd Bn. Australian Machine Gun Corps.
25th May 1918, aged 25.
Son of John Andrew and Mary Louisa Amesbury, of Beltana, South Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "His Memory Lives Within The Hearts Of Those Who Knew His Worth"
John Andrew Amesbury, M. M.
3rd Bn. Australian Machine Gun Corps.
25th May 1918, aged 25.
Son of John Andrew and Mary Louisa Amesbury, of Beltana, South Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "His Memory Lives Within The Hearts Of Those Who Knew His Worth"
Group portrait of the officers and NCOs of the 23rd Machine Gun Company at Locre, Belgium.
Identified in the back row, first on the left and buried in this cemetery is 40 Corporal Thomas Copland, 3rd Bn. Australian Machine Gun Corps, died 8th June 1918. Son of Alexander and Margaret Copland, of Scotland; husband of Daisy Copland, of 16, Crawford St., Newport, Victoria, Australia. His headstone bears the inscription "Duty Nobly Done Inserted By His Loving Wife Daisy, Alex & Vera"
6594 Driver
Robert Dennis O'Donnell
3rd Bn. Australian Machine Gun Corps
5th June 1918, aged 22.
Son of Michael and Gertrude Winifred O'Donnell, of Home Hill, Bowen, Queensland, Australia. Native of Charters Towers.
His headstone bears the inscription "There Is A World Above Where Parting Is Unknown"
Robert Dennis O'Donnell
3rd Bn. Australian Machine Gun Corps
5th June 1918, aged 22.
Son of Michael and Gertrude Winifred O'Donnell, of Home Hill, Bowen, Queensland, Australia. Native of Charters Towers.
His headstone bears the inscription "There Is A World Above Where Parting Is Unknown"
4577 Private
Hutton Lindsay Pavy
3rd Bn. Australian Machine Gun Corps
2nd JUne 1918, aged 24.
Son of Ernest Albert Aldinga and Selina Lankow Pavy, of Clanfield, South Australia.Born at Port Germein, South Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Memory Of Our Loved Son Our Earthly Loss His Heavenly Gain"
Hutton Lindsay Pavy
3rd Bn. Australian Machine Gun Corps
2nd JUne 1918, aged 24.
Son of Ernest Albert Aldinga and Selina Lankow Pavy, of Clanfield, South Australia.Born at Port Germein, South Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Memory Of Our Loved Son Our Earthly Loss His Heavenly Gain"
Other Burials
R/256524 Sapper Edward Aylward, 263rd Railway Company, Royal Engineers, died 13th April 1918, aged 36. Son of Thomas and Margaret Aylward, of 22, Southpark, Co. Kilkenny. His headstone bears the inscription "R. I. P."
266678 Sapper William Clorley, 263rd Railway Company, Royal Engineers, died 13th April 1918.
37016 Private Herbert Dean, 18th Bn. Cheshire Regiment, transferred to (33699) 57th Company, Labour Corps, died 12th June 1918.
48363 Driver Alexander Fraser, 383rd Bn. 170th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, died 1st July 1918, aged 27. Son of Cath. I. Fraser, of 29, Earl Gray St., Edinburgh, and the late John Fraser. His headstone bears the inscription "One Of The Best Thy Purpose Lord, We Cannot See But All Is Well That's Done By Thee"
179692 Gunner William Ludlow, 463rd Battery, 179th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, died 26th June 1918.
R/256524 Sapper Edward Aylward, 263rd Railway Company, Royal Engineers, died 13th April 1918, aged 36. Son of Thomas and Margaret Aylward, of 22, Southpark, Co. Kilkenny. His headstone bears the inscription "R. I. P."
266678 Sapper William Clorley, 263rd Railway Company, Royal Engineers, died 13th April 1918.
37016 Private Herbert Dean, 18th Bn. Cheshire Regiment, transferred to (33699) 57th Company, Labour Corps, died 12th June 1918.
48363 Driver Alexander Fraser, 383rd Bn. 170th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, died 1st July 1918, aged 27. Son of Cath. I. Fraser, of 29, Earl Gray St., Edinburgh, and the late John Fraser. His headstone bears the inscription "One Of The Best Thy Purpose Lord, We Cannot See But All Is Well That's Done By Thee"
179692 Gunner William Ludlow, 463rd Battery, 179th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, died 26th June 1918.
