LE REJET-DE-BEAULIEU COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Nord
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.04117, Longitude: 3.63226
Picture © Johan Pauwels
Location Information
Le Rejet-de-Beaulieu is a village in the Department of the Nord, 9 kilometres south-east of Le Cateau and 3 kilometres from Catillon Station. The Cemetery is located East of the village.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access with some difficulty.
Historical Information
There are 52, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. The dates of death are in October and November, 1918.
The plot covers an area of 186 square metres and is enclosed by a stone curb wall.
Casualty Details: United Kingdom 49, Australia 3, Total 52.
The commonwealth plot was designed by William Harrison Cowlishaw
Le Rejet-de-Beaulieu is a village in the Department of the Nord, 9 kilometres south-east of Le Cateau and 3 kilometres from Catillon Station. The Cemetery is located East of the village.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access with some difficulty.
Historical Information
There are 52, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. The dates of death are in October and November, 1918.
The plot covers an area of 186 square metres and is enclosed by a stone curb wall.
Casualty Details: United Kingdom 49, Australia 3, Total 52.
The commonwealth plot was designed by William Harrison Cowlishaw
Images in this gallery © Johan Pauwels
Lieutanant
John Lawson Kelly
407th Field Company, Royal Engineers
4th November 1918, aged 24.
Row B. 11.
Only son of John Lawson Kelly and Margaret Kelly, of 3, Belvedere Terrace, Brighton.
John Lawson Kelly
407th Field Company, Royal Engineers
4th November 1918, aged 24.
Row B. 11.
Only son of John Lawson Kelly and Margaret Kelly, of 3, Belvedere Terrace, Brighton.
2nd Lieutenant
Ernest Stanley Loader
2nd Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment
4th November 1918.
Row D. 14.
Ernest Stanley Loader
2nd Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment
4th November 1918.
Row D. 14.
180809 Sapper
Sidney Miller
409th Field Coy. Royal Engineers
4th November 1918
Row B. 6.
Picture courtesy of Sid Miller
Sidney Miller
409th Field Coy. Royal Engineers
4th November 1918
Row B. 6.
Picture courtesy of Sid Miller
British troops resting on a felled tree near Le Cateau, 25 October 1918. © IWM (Q 3317)
Believed to be the last 3 Australians killed in action in WW1
7680 Sapper
Arthur Robert Dudley Johnson
1st Coy. Australian Tunnelling Corps.
4th November 1918, aged 40.
Row A. 2.
Son of Robert Henry and Frances Wyatt Johnson; husband of Lily G. Johnson, of "Addison," Tambellup,
Western Australia. Native of Alexandra, Victoria, Australia.
Arthur was born in Alexandra, Victoria on 3rd February 1875. Son of Robert Henry and Frances Wyatt Johnson. Arthur later moved to Tambellup in Western Australia and worked as a Teamster. He married Lily G. Hicken in Albany, W.A. in 1898 and farmed in Tambellup. They had three children; Jessie, Robert and Adelaide. Arthur was the brother of Jessie Attwood (her first husband was Second Lieutenant John (Jack) Charles Bowden who was killed in the 1916 Battle of Fromelles).
Picture and above dedication courtesy of his granddaughter Beatrice Bourke
Arthur Robert Dudley Johnson
1st Coy. Australian Tunnelling Corps.
4th November 1918, aged 40.
Row A. 2.
Son of Robert Henry and Frances Wyatt Johnson; husband of Lily G. Johnson, of "Addison," Tambellup,
Western Australia. Native of Alexandra, Victoria, Australia.
Arthur was born in Alexandra, Victoria on 3rd February 1875. Son of Robert Henry and Frances Wyatt Johnson. Arthur later moved to Tambellup in Western Australia and worked as a Teamster. He married Lily G. Hicken in Albany, W.A. in 1898 and farmed in Tambellup. They had three children; Jessie, Robert and Adelaide. Arthur was the brother of Jessie Attwood (her first husband was Second Lieutenant John (Jack) Charles Bowden who was killed in the 1916 Battle of Fromelles).
Picture and above dedication courtesy of his granddaughter Beatrice Bourke
The Other 2 Australian Burials
8271 Sapper Charles Barrett, 1st Company, Australian Tunnelling Corps, died 4th November 1918. Plot A. 1.
5518 2nd Corporal Albert Davey, 1st Company, Australian Tunnelling Corps, died 4th November 1918. Plot A. 3.
8271 Sapper Charles Barrett, 1st Company, Australian Tunnelling Corps, died 4th November 1918. Plot A. 1.
5518 2nd Corporal Albert Davey, 1st Company, Australian Tunnelling Corps, died 4th November 1918. Plot A. 3.
