Lebucquière Communal Cemetery Extension
Roll of Honour
M - Z
Second Lieutenant
Roderick Kyrle Matheson
3rd Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) attd. 20th Bn. Manchester Regiment
8th September 1916, aged 18.
Plot II. F. 24.
Son of Sir Alexander Perceval Matheson and Lady Eleanor Matheson, of Ardarun, Littlehampton. Enlisted Sept., 1914, in 20th Bn. Royal Fusiliers. His brothers Ian Kenneth Matheson and Alexander Perceval Matheson also fell. They are commemorated at Étaples Military Cemetery and Oudenaarde Communal Cemetery respectively.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Son Of Sir Alexr. & Lady Matheson Ardarun, Littlehampton England."
Roderick Kyrle Matheson
3rd Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) attd. 20th Bn. Manchester Regiment
8th September 1916, aged 18.
Plot II. F. 24.
Son of Sir Alexander Perceval Matheson and Lady Eleanor Matheson, of Ardarun, Littlehampton. Enlisted Sept., 1914, in 20th Bn. Royal Fusiliers. His brothers Ian Kenneth Matheson and Alexander Perceval Matheson also fell. They are commemorated at Étaples Military Cemetery and Oudenaarde Communal Cemetery respectively.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Son Of Sir Alexr. & Lady Matheson Ardarun, Littlehampton England."
235336 Private
Douglas Walter John Mickleburgh
41st Bn. Seaforth Highlanders
5th December 1917, aged 24.
Plot I. E. I.
Picture courtesy of Dave Brady
Douglas Walter John Mickleburgh
41st Bn. Seaforth Highlanders
5th December 1917, aged 24.
Plot I. E. I.
Picture courtesy of Dave Brady
2/1894 Serjeant
Alexander Muir
New Zealand Field Artillery
26th September 1918, aged 33.
Plot IV. B. 33
Son of James and Margaret Muir, of Brookby, Auckland, New Zealand.
Alexander Muir
New Zealand Field Artillery
26th September 1918, aged 33.
Plot IV. B. 33
Son of James and Margaret Muir, of Brookby, Auckland, New Zealand.
4909A Private
Alfred Nathan
60th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
20th March 1917, aged 22.
Plot II. G. 11.
Son of Rachel Nathan, of 13, Ellison St., London, E1. and the late Michael Nathan.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Deeply Mourned By His Sorrowing Parents And Brothers."
Alfred Nathan
60th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
20th March 1917, aged 22.
Plot II. G. 11.
Son of Rachel Nathan, of 13, Ellison St., London, E1. and the late Michael Nathan.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Deeply Mourned By His Sorrowing Parents And Brothers."
2821A Private
Harold Thomas Page
9th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
20th April 1917, aged 19.
Plot III. C. 26.
Son of Joseph and Hannah Mary Page, of "Avondale," 4th Avenue, Cooparoo, Brisbane, Queensland. Native of Dalby, Queensland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Sacred Heart Of Jesus Have Mercy On His Soul, Heart Of Mary Pray For Him."
Harold Thomas Page
9th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
20th April 1917, aged 19.
Plot III. C. 26.
Son of Joseph and Hannah Mary Page, of "Avondale," 4th Avenue, Cooparoo, Brisbane, Queensland. Native of Dalby, Queensland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Sacred Heart Of Jesus Have Mercy On His Soul, Heart Of Mary Pray For Him."
2/2896 Corporal
Edward John Parker
12th Bty. New Zealand Field Artillery
26th September 1918, aged 24.
Plot IV. B. 12.
Son of John and Marian Parker, of Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand.
Edward John Parker
12th Bty. New Zealand Field Artillery
26th September 1918, aged 24.
Plot IV. B. 12.
Son of John and Marian Parker, of Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand.
13086 Lance Sergeant
Joseph Peatfield, M. M.
7th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
5th September 1918.
Plot III. D. 25.
Joseph Peatfield, M. M.
7th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
5th September 1918.
Plot III. D. 25.
180 Sergeant
Leslie John Shaw Smith
55th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
2nd April 1917, aged 27.
Plot I. B. 6. (Coll.)
Son of Frederick and Emily Smith, of 83, Granville Rd., Blackburn, England.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Hath Done What He Could From Sorrowing Parents, Blackburn, Eng."
L/Sgt Smith emigrated to Australia aged 21, and was an electrician at the department store Anthony Hordern and Sons Ltd, Sydney. He enlisted at Sydney on 21 August 1914 and joined the 3rd Battalion. Wounded at Gallipoli, he later transferred to the 55th Battalion on 13 February 1916 and was killed in action at Velu, near Bapaume, France on 2 April 1917.
Leslie John Shaw Smith
55th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
2nd April 1917, aged 27.
Plot I. B. 6. (Coll.)
Son of Frederick and Emily Smith, of 83, Granville Rd., Blackburn, England.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Hath Done What He Could From Sorrowing Parents, Blackburn, Eng."
L/Sgt Smith emigrated to Australia aged 21, and was an electrician at the department store Anthony Hordern and Sons Ltd, Sydney. He enlisted at Sydney on 21 August 1914 and joined the 3rd Battalion. Wounded at Gallipoli, he later transferred to the 55th Battalion on 13 February 1916 and was killed in action at Velu, near Bapaume, France on 2 April 1917.
Second Lieutenant
Herbert Walter Tilbury
7th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
5th September 1918, aged 21.
Plot II. A. 40.
Son of Mr. W. G. Tilbury, of 63, Victoria Rd. South, Southsea, Hants. Native of Portsmouth.
His headstone bears the inscription; "His Life For His Country, His Soul To God."
Herbert Walter Tilbury
7th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
5th September 1918, aged 21.
Plot II. A. 40.
Son of Mr. W. G. Tilbury, of 63, Victoria Rd. South, Southsea, Hants. Native of Portsmouth.
His headstone bears the inscription; "His Life For His Country, His Soul To God."
Second Lieutenant
Robert Ernest Vernede
5th Bn. attd. 12th Bn. Rifle Brigade
Plot III. D. 16.
Husband of C. H. Vernede, of The Paper Mill, Standon, Herts. A noted poet and author.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Poet And Author."
Robert Ernest Vernede
5th Bn. attd. 12th Bn. Rifle Brigade
Plot III. D. 16.
Husband of C. H. Vernede, of The Paper Mill, Standon, Herts. A noted poet and author.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Poet And Author."
