LE CATEAU COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Nord
France
GPS Coordinates - Latitude: 50.10134, Longitude: 3.54706
Location Information
Le Cateau is a small town approximately 27 kilometres east-south-east of Cambrai, and the Communal Cemetery is located on Rue de Fesmy. The cemetery is surrounded by a fifteen foot high wall upon which a CWGC plaque will be found.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to this cemetery is possible with some difficulty. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
Casualty Details: UK 136, Canada 2, Australia 13, Total Burials: 151
Le Cateau is a small town approximately 27 kilometres east-south-east of Cambrai, and the Communal Cemetery is located on Rue de Fesmy. The cemetery is surrounded by a fifteen foot high wall upon which a CWGC plaque will be found.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to this cemetery is possible with some difficulty. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
Casualty Details: UK 136, Canada 2, Australia 13, Total Burials: 151
February 1964 - ©CWGC
Lieutenant
Robert Merlin Grahm Aytoun, Mentioned in Despatches
2nd Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
27th August 1914, aged 24.
III. A. Headstone 10.
Son of Lt. Col. Andrew Aytoun.
Robert Merlin Grahm Aytoun, Mentioned in Despatches
2nd Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
27th August 1914, aged 24.
III. A. Headstone 10.
Son of Lt. Col. Andrew Aytoun.
471119 Private
Harold Stanford Boutilier
29th Coy. Canadian Forest Corps.
1st December 1918, aged 25.
Plot I. 3.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Boutilier, husband of Mrs. H. R. Boutilier (nee Jollimore), of 508, Constance Avenue, Esquimalt, British Columbia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "In Memory Of My Dear Husband Who Died For King & Country Gone But Not Forgotten."
Harold Stanford Boutilier
29th Coy. Canadian Forest Corps.
1st December 1918, aged 25.
Plot I. 3.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Boutilier, husband of Mrs. H. R. Boutilier (nee Jollimore), of 508, Constance Avenue, Esquimalt, British Columbia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "In Memory Of My Dear Husband Who Died For King & Country Gone But Not Forgotten."
Second Lieutenant
Alan Baird Cullerne. M. C.
7th Bn. Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment).
23rd October 1918, aged 28.
Plot III. B. 3.
Bernafay Wood, 27th/28th August, 1918. For conspicuous gallantry and enterprise during the operations. Keeping close up with the barrage he reached the objective with his company, and, pressing on, he gave the enemy no time to reorganise. Later, when the troops on both flanks were driven back, he superintended the defence of the flanks under heavy fire and ultimately enabled the line to be re-established.
Picture courtesy of his Great granddaughter Sara.
Alan Baird Cullerne. M. C.
7th Bn. Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment).
23rd October 1918, aged 28.
Plot III. B. 3.
Bernafay Wood, 27th/28th August, 1918. For conspicuous gallantry and enterprise during the operations. Keeping close up with the barrage he reached the objective with his company, and, pressing on, he gave the enemy no time to reorganise. Later, when the troops on both flanks were driven back, he superintended the defence of the flanks under heavy fire and ultimately enabled the line to be re-established.
Picture courtesy of his Great granddaughter Sara.
Captain
Bertram Noel Denison
2nd Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
15th September 1914, aged 30.
In front of row B. Plot III.
Son of Admiral John Denison and Florence Denison, of Rusholme, Alverstoke, Gosport, Hants; husband of Gladys May Draffen (formerly Denison).
Bertram Noel Denison
2nd Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
15th September 1914, aged 30.
In front of row B. Plot III.
Son of Admiral John Denison and Florence Denison, of Rusholme, Alverstoke, Gosport, Hants; husband of Gladys May Draffen (formerly Denison).
3286 Private
James Leonard Edwards
45th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
14th December 1918, aged 26.
Plot I. 61.
Born at Brisbane. Son of Leonard Godfrey Edwards, of Lonesvale, Linville, Queensland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Thy Will Be Done."
James Leonard Edwards
45th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
14th December 1918, aged 26.
Plot I. 61.
Born at Brisbane. Son of Leonard Godfrey Edwards, of Lonesvale, Linville, Queensland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Thy Will Be Done."
3857 Lance Corporal
David Ewart Hollamby
48th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
12th December 1918, aged 20.
Plot I. 58.
Son of John and Alice Hollamby, of Mount Barker, South Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Died As He Lived, Manly, Unselfish And Brave."
David Ewart Hollamby
48th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
12th December 1918, aged 20.
Plot I. 58.
Son of John and Alice Hollamby, of Mount Barker, South Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Died As He Lived, Manly, Unselfish And Brave."
3399 Private
Alexander Kelly
45th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
2nd December 1918.
Plot I. 35.
Alexander Kelly
45th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
2nd December 1918.
Plot I. 35.
2930 Lance Corporal
William James Thomas Kelly, M. M.
18th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
10th December 1918, aged 25.
Plot I. 56.
Son of Andrew James and Elizabeth Jane Ann Kelly of Bungarby Post Office, New South Wales. Born at Cooma.
His headstone bears the inscription; "My Boy Is Sleeping His Last Long Sleep; His Grave I May Never See."
A labourer from Ironmongie via Cooma, NSW prior to enlistment, Pte Kelly embarked with the 7th Reinforcements from Sydney on HMAT Ascanius on 25 October 1916. Later transferring to the 18th Battalion, he was promoted to Lance Corporal and awarded the Military Medal 'For gallantry and devotion to duty on 3rd October 1918 near Estrees north of St Quentin'. Following the Armistice, he developed Influenza and was admitted to No. 53 Casualty Clearing Station on 27th November 1918, later he developed bronchial pneumonia and on 10 December 1918, he succumbed to his illness.
William James Thomas Kelly, M. M.
18th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
10th December 1918, aged 25.
Plot I. 56.
Son of Andrew James and Elizabeth Jane Ann Kelly of Bungarby Post Office, New South Wales. Born at Cooma.
His headstone bears the inscription; "My Boy Is Sleeping His Last Long Sleep; His Grave I May Never See."
A labourer from Ironmongie via Cooma, NSW prior to enlistment, Pte Kelly embarked with the 7th Reinforcements from Sydney on HMAT Ascanius on 25 October 1916. Later transferring to the 18th Battalion, he was promoted to Lance Corporal and awarded the Military Medal 'For gallantry and devotion to duty on 3rd October 1918 near Estrees north of St Quentin'. Following the Armistice, he developed Influenza and was admitted to No. 53 Casualty Clearing Station on 27th November 1918, later he developed bronchial pneumonia and on 10 December 1918, he succumbed to his illness.
3381 Private
Thomas Clement McNamara
5th Bn. Australian Machine Gun Corps
9th December 1918, aged 25.
Plot I. 55.
Thomas Clement McNamara
5th Bn. Australian Machine Gun Corps
9th December 1918, aged 25.
Plot I. 55.
1757 Sapper
August Carl Meyer
2nd Div. Signal Coy. Australian Engineers
5th December 1918, aged 22.
Plot I. 46.
Son of Mary Jane Meyer, of 9, Rankin Rd., West Subiaco, Western Australia, and the late August Carl Meyer. His brother Edward Martin Meyer also fell and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Till We Meet Again."
August Carl Meyer
2nd Div. Signal Coy. Australian Engineers
5th December 1918, aged 22.
Plot I. 46.
Son of Mary Jane Meyer, of 9, Rankin Rd., West Subiaco, Western Australia, and the late August Carl Meyer. His brother Edward Martin Meyer also fell and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Till We Meet Again."
British troops resting on a felled tree near Le Cateau, 25 October 1918. © IWM (Q 3317)
