LE VERGUIER CHURCHYARD
Aisne
France
Location Information
Le Verguier is a commune 16 kilometres north-west of St Quentin. The Churchyard is beside the church, and the 3 Commonwealth burials are located near the left hand wall through the entrance.
History Information
Le Verguier is remembered for the stand made by the 17th Brigade (24th Division) against great odds on 21 and 22 March 1918, in commemoration of which the 24th Division gave a belfry, with a peal of bells, to the new church. The churchyard contains the graves of three Commonwealth servicemen who died in September 1918, at or after the recapture of Le Verguier.
Pictures © Barry Cuttell
Le Verguier is a commune 16 kilometres north-west of St Quentin. The Churchyard is beside the church, and the 3 Commonwealth burials are located near the left hand wall through the entrance.
History Information
Le Verguier is remembered for the stand made by the 17th Brigade (24th Division) against great odds on 21 and 22 March 1918, in commemoration of which the 24th Division gave a belfry, with a peal of bells, to the new church. The churchyard contains the graves of three Commonwealth servicemen who died in September 1918, at or after the recapture of Le Verguier.
Pictures © Barry Cuttell
466 Private
Alick Thomas Keat
4th Bn. Australian Machine Gun Corps
18th September 1918, aged 30.
Son of Maria and the late William Keat, of Mackay St., Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia. Born at Gundowring, Victoria.
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Other Burial Details
202918 Private Frank Pillsworth, 1st/5th Bn. Border Regiment, died 29th September 1918, aged 29. Son of Thomas and Sarah Pillsworth, of Burleigh, Brimscombe, Stroud; husband of Alice Louisa Pillsworth, of 3, Severn View, Middle Hill, Stroud, Glos. INSCRIPTION. OUR LOVE FOR HIM WILL LAST FOREVER.
687 Private Ambrose Walter Rockliff, 4th Bn. Australian Machine Gun Corps, died 19th September 1918.
Alick Thomas Keat
4th Bn. Australian Machine Gun Corps
18th September 1918, aged 30.
Son of Maria and the late William Keat, of Mackay St., Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia. Born at Gundowring, Victoria.
Click on image above to enlarge.
Other Burial Details
202918 Private Frank Pillsworth, 1st/5th Bn. Border Regiment, died 29th September 1918, aged 29. Son of Thomas and Sarah Pillsworth, of Burleigh, Brimscombe, Stroud; husband of Alice Louisa Pillsworth, of 3, Severn View, Middle Hill, Stroud, Glos. INSCRIPTION. OUR LOVE FOR HIM WILL LAST FOREVER.
687 Private Ambrose Walter Rockliff, 4th Bn. Australian Machine Gun Corps, died 19th September 1918.
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