LE TRÉPORT MILITARY CEMETERY
Seine-Maritime
France
Location Information
Le Treport is a coastal town approximately 30 kilometres north-east of Dieppe. The Military Cemetery lies to the south of the town next to the town's Communal Cemetery on the D940.
Historical Information
During the First World War, Le Treport was an important hospital centre. No.3 General Hospital was established there in November 1914, No.16 General Hospital in February 1915, No.2 Canadian General Hospital in March 1915, No.3 Convalescent Depot in June 1915 and Lady Murray's B.R.C.S. Hospital in July 1916. These hospitals contained nearly 10,000 beds.
No.47 General Hospital arrived in March 1917 and later that year, a divisional rest camp and a tank training depot were established in the neighbourhood. By March 1919, the hospitals had been closed and Le Treport became the headquarters of the 68th Division, which re-formed there before going to the Rhine. The divisional supply depot was closed in June 1919.
There are now 445 Commonwealth burials of the First World War in the cemetery. Three of the four Second World War burials are unidentified.
The cemetery, one of the first three Commission cemeteries to be built after the First World War, was designed by
Sir Reginald Blomfield.
Le Treport is a coastal town approximately 30 kilometres north-east of Dieppe. The Military Cemetery lies to the south of the town next to the town's Communal Cemetery on the D940.
Historical Information
During the First World War, Le Treport was an important hospital centre. No.3 General Hospital was established there in November 1914, No.16 General Hospital in February 1915, No.2 Canadian General Hospital in March 1915, No.3 Convalescent Depot in June 1915 and Lady Murray's B.R.C.S. Hospital in July 1916. These hospitals contained nearly 10,000 beds.
No.47 General Hospital arrived in March 1917 and later that year, a divisional rest camp and a tank training depot were established in the neighbourhood. By March 1919, the hospitals had been closed and Le Treport became the headquarters of the 68th Division, which re-formed there before going to the Rhine. The divisional supply depot was closed in June 1919.
There are now 445 Commonwealth burials of the First World War in the cemetery. Three of the four Second World War burials are unidentified.
The cemetery, one of the first three Commission cemeteries to be built after the First World War, was designed by
Sir Reginald Blomfield.
Image of Le Treport Military Cemetery c.1921. The building at the top of the picture was a hotel used as a hospital. It was destroyed by the German's in WW2. Taken from an old postcard.
The Hotel Trianon after it had been requisitioned as a military hospital. The hotel would be destroyed by the Germans in WW2.
Image of the Hotel Trianon after its change of use to a hospital, numerous wooden huts, used as wards are shown.
Pre-war image of the Hotel Trianon, later to be used as a military hospital.
Press play button to view a slideshow of this cemetery in the years after the war, press pause to remain on one image.
10621 Lance Corporal
John Addy
1st Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
26th February 1916, aged 23.
Plot 2. M. 1.
Son of Mary Templeman Wells.
John Addy
1st Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
26th February 1916, aged 23.
Plot 2. M. 1.
Son of Mary Templeman Wells.
Captain
Ashley Herbert Arbuthnot
"A" Coy. 12th Bn. London Regiment (The Rangers)
15th May 1915, aged 30.
Plot 1. D. 4.
Son of Herbert Robinson and Evelyn Mary Arbuthnot, of "Elderslie," Ockley, Surrey. Educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford.
Ashley Herbert Arbuthnot
"A" Coy. 12th Bn. London Regiment (The Rangers)
15th May 1915, aged 30.
Plot 1. D. 4.
Son of Herbert Robinson and Evelyn Mary Arbuthnot, of "Elderslie," Ockley, Surrey. Educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford.
Member
Margaret Trevenen Arnold
16th Gen. Hosp. Voluntary Aid Detachment
12th March 1916, aged 31.
Plot 2. O. 22.
Died of pneumonia.
Daughter of Edward and Minnie Arnold, of Pook Hill, Chiddingfold, Surrey.
The inscription on her headstone reads; "Inter Arma Caritas." Latin - translates as "Into War, Charity."
Margaret Trevenen Arnold
16th Gen. Hosp. Voluntary Aid Detachment
12th March 1916, aged 31.
Plot 2. O. 22.
Died of pneumonia.
Daughter of Edward and Minnie Arnold, of Pook Hill, Chiddingfold, Surrey.
The inscription on her headstone reads; "Inter Arma Caritas." Latin - translates as "Into War, Charity."
Lieutenant
H. De C. Atkins
15th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
10th October 1915, aged 23.
Plot 2. O. 28.
Son of the late Rev. Gerard S. and Ellen J. Atkins. Educated at Uppingham.
H. De C. Atkins
15th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
10th October 1915, aged 23.
Plot 2. O. 28.
Son of the late Rev. Gerard S. and Ellen J. Atkins. Educated at Uppingham.
Lieutenant
Edward Harold De Fontaine
19th Bn. London Regiment
17th November 1915, aged 21.
Plot 2. O. 25.
Son of Rev. A. H. De Fontaine, Rector of Blechingley, Surrey, and Sara his wife. Scholar of Magdalen College, Oxford.
Edward Harold De Fontaine
19th Bn. London Regiment
17th November 1915, aged 21.
Plot 2. O. 25.
Son of Rev. A. H. De Fontaine, Rector of Blechingley, Surrey, and Sara his wife. Scholar of Magdalen College, Oxford.
7086 Corporal
J. T. Dowling
"B" Company, 2nd Bn. Royal Scots
31st May 1915, aged 35.
Plot 2. A. 3.
Son of Patience and James Thomas Dowling, of Reading. Served in the South African Campaign.
J. T. Dowling
"B" Company, 2nd Bn. Royal Scots
31st May 1915, aged 35.
Plot 2. A. 3.
Son of Patience and James Thomas Dowling, of Reading. Served in the South African Campaign.
2303 Lance Corporal
William Ewart Ellis
8th Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
8th October 1915, aged 34.
Plot 2. H. 3.
Son of Margaret and the late Robert Ellis, of Burnley, Lancashire.
Joined the army in August 1914 having previously served in the Royal Navy.
William Ewart Ellis
8th Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
8th October 1915, aged 34.
Plot 2. H. 3.
Son of Margaret and the late Robert Ellis, of Burnley, Lancashire.
Joined the army in August 1914 having previously served in the Royal Navy.
Second Lieutenant
H. G. F. Forster-Morris
1st Bn. South Wales Borderers
10th October 1915, aged 19.
Plot 2. O. 29.
Only son of Rev. and Mrs. Forster Morris, of Callington Rectory, Cornwall.
H. G. F. Forster-Morris
1st Bn. South Wales Borderers
10th October 1915, aged 19.
Plot 2. O. 29.
Only son of Rev. and Mrs. Forster Morris, of Callington Rectory, Cornwall.
Lieutenant
Colin Holt Hooper
20th Bn. London Regiment
28th September 1915, aged 22.
Plot 1. E. 3.
Son of Charles and Edith Mary Hooper, of 8, Aberdeen Terrace, Blackheath, London. Educated at Lindisfarne, Blackheath, and Oundle School (scholar).
Colin Holt Hooper
20th Bn. London Regiment
28th September 1915, aged 22.
Plot 1. E. 3.
Son of Charles and Edith Mary Hooper, of 8, Aberdeen Terrace, Blackheath, London. Educated at Lindisfarne, Blackheath, and Oundle School (scholar).
Captain
Charles Harland Judge
4th Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment
17th May 1915, aged 20.
Plot 1. D. 3.
Eldest son of Thomas Fawley and Madeline Hellam Judge, of Park Avenue, Hull.
Charles Harland Judge
4th Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment
17th May 1915, aged 20.
Plot 1. D. 3.
Eldest son of Thomas Fawley and Madeline Hellam Judge, of Park Avenue, Hull.
17932 Lance Corporal
Thomas (Tom) Leatt
8th Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
1st May 1916, aged 23.
Plot 2. L. 8.
Son of George Gore and Sarah Ellen Leatt, of Skipton.
Thomas (Tom) Leatt
8th Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
1st May 1916, aged 23.
Plot 2. L. 8.
Son of George Gore and Sarah Ellen Leatt, of Skipton.
Captain
Horace Edmund Martin
1st/8th Bn. Middlesex Regiment
19th June 1916, aged 24.
Plot 2. O. 14.
Son of John Jeffery and Katherine Wells Martin, of Linslade, Bucks. B.A. Cantab.
His headstone bears the inscription; "B.A. Cantab. Only Son Of J.J. And K.W. Martin, Linslade, Bucks."
Horace Edmund Martin
1st/8th Bn. Middlesex Regiment
19th June 1916, aged 24.
Plot 2. O. 14.
Son of John Jeffery and Katherine Wells Martin, of Linslade, Bucks. B.A. Cantab.
His headstone bears the inscription; "B.A. Cantab. Only Son Of J.J. And K.W. Martin, Linslade, Bucks."
S/2169 Private
J. F. McDonald
"B" Company, 7th Bn. Seaforth Highlanders
6th October 1915, aged 21.
Plot 1. M. 4A.
Son of John and Henrietta Campbell, of Glasgow, Lanarkshire.
J. F. McDonald
"B" Company, 7th Bn. Seaforth Highlanders
6th October 1915, aged 21.
Plot 1. M. 4A.
Son of John and Henrietta Campbell, of Glasgow, Lanarkshire.
10946 Private
Harold Moss
15th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
17th March 1916, aged 20.
Plot 1. M. 6A.
Son of John and Sarah Moss, of Manchester.
Harold Moss
15th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
17th March 1916, aged 20.
Plot 1. M. 6A.
Son of John and Sarah Moss, of Manchester.
Lieutenant
Valentine Bernard Odhams
15th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
5th October 1915, aged 25.
Plot 1. E. 6.
Son of John Lynch and Kate Odhams.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Because I live, Ye Shall Live Also."
Valentine Bernard Odhams
15th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
5th October 1915, aged 25.
Plot 1. E. 6.
Son of John Lynch and Kate Odhams.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Because I live, Ye Shall Live Also."
4367 Private
John Arthur O'Neill
5th Bn. Leicestershire Regiment
10th July 1916, aged 38.
Plot 2. N. 3B.
Son of Thomas and Ann O'Neill, of Hinckley, and husband of Rhoda Annie O'Neill, of 25, Stockwell Head, Hinckley.
John Arthur O'Neill
5th Bn. Leicestershire Regiment
10th July 1916, aged 38.
Plot 2. N. 3B.
Son of Thomas and Ann O'Neill, of Hinckley, and husband of Rhoda Annie O'Neill, of 25, Stockwell Head, Hinckley.
404404 Flight Lieutenant (Pilot)
Desmond Palmer Perrin. DFC.
198 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. Royal New Zealand Air Force
10th September 1944, aged 25.
Plot I. P. 1.
Son of Alfred Charles and Margaret Theresa Perrin, of Wellington, New Zealand; husband of Anna Margarette Beth Perrin (nee Cleland), of Coatbridge, Scotland.
Desmond Palmer Perrin. DFC.
198 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. Royal New Zealand Air Force
10th September 1944, aged 25.
Plot I. P. 1.
Son of Alfred Charles and Margaret Theresa Perrin, of Wellington, New Zealand; husband of Anna Margarette Beth Perrin (nee Cleland), of Coatbridge, Scotland.
83245 Sapper
John Simm
30th Divisional Signal Coy. Royal Engineers
12th February 1916, aged 20.
Plot 1. N. 5.
Son of John T. and Alice Simm, of Abram, Wigan, Lancs.
John Simm
30th Divisional Signal Coy. Royal Engineers
12th February 1916, aged 20.
Plot 1. N. 5.
Son of John T. and Alice Simm, of Abram, Wigan, Lancs.
Second Lieutenant
James Simpson
1st/4th Bn. Gordon Highlanders
21st June 1915, aged 25.
Plot 1. D. 2.
Son of James and Jane Simpson, of Aberdeen. Formerly a pupil of the Grammar School, Aberdeen.
James Simpson
1st/4th Bn. Gordon Highlanders
21st June 1915, aged 25.
Plot 1. D. 2.
Son of James and Jane Simpson, of Aberdeen. Formerly a pupil of the Grammar School, Aberdeen.
17385 Private
G. Wynn
"G" Company, 5th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry
28th March 1916, aged 28.
Plot 2. L. 2C.
Son of Thomas and Eliza Wynn, of Chain Cottage, Racecourse, nr. Oswestry, Salop.
G. Wynn
"G" Company, 5th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry
28th March 1916, aged 28.
Plot 2. L. 2C.
Son of Thomas and Eliza Wynn, of Chain Cottage, Racecourse, nr. Oswestry, Salop.
