LES GONARDS CEMETERY
Versailles
Yvelines
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 48.79343, Longitude: 2.13731
Image above © Thierry Grier
Location Information
From the A13 in the direction of Paris from Normandy take the Versailles Ouest exit off the motorway and turn right down the N186 towards the Chateau of Versailles.
If leaving Paris on the A13 take the Versailles Centre exit. Follow the N186 round a bend where it becomes Boulevard St Antoine.
At the Memorial roundabout turn right and continue up the side of the Chateau, along the Boulevard du Roi. At the Chateau follow the road round until reaching traffic lights and turn right then immediately left into Avenue de Paris. Take the second road on the right just past the Hotel de Ville and continue along the road past the railway station to traffic lights under a railway bridge. Turn hard right as you pass under the bridge.
Les Gonards Cemetery is on the left hand side of the road. The CWGC plot is at the rear of the cemetery on the right straight up from the entrance. There are no CWGC signposts although there is a CWGC plaque at the cemetery entrance.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to this cemetery is possible with some difficulty.
Historical Information
There are 170, 1914-18 and 11, 1939-45 Commonwealth war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these from the 1914-18 War, the great majority died in 1914-1915 in No.4 General Hospital.
Total Burials: 181.
Commonwealth World War One Burials: United Kingdom 167, Canada 3. Total 170.
Commonwealth World War Two Burials: United Kingdom 8, Canada 2, Australia 1. Total 11.
The Commonwealth Plot was designed by George Hartley Goldsmith
Images in gallery below © Thierry Grier
World War One Roll of Honour
Lieutenant
Maurice Arnold Ballard
23rd Bn. London Regiment
30th May 1915, aged 25.
Row 2. 37.
Only son of Maurice John Ballard, of Balham, London.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Only son of M. J. Ballard, of Balham, London.
Maurice Arnold Ballard
23rd Bn. London Regiment
30th May 1915, aged 25.
Row 2. 37.
Only son of Maurice John Ballard, of Balham, London.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Only son of M. J. Ballard, of Balham, London.
12599 Corporal
Ernest George Brewster
1st Field Sqdn. Royal Engineers
18th May 1915.
Row 3. 23.
Ernest George Brewster
1st Field Sqdn. Royal Engineers
18th May 1915.
Row 3. 23.
Lieutenant
Charles Dunlop
2nd Bn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
22nd October 1914, aged 22.
Row 1. 35.
Son of Elizabeth Dunlop, of Edenderry House, Ballylesson, Belfast, and the late James Dunlop, F.S.R.N.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Sans Peur Et Sans Reproche." (Latin - "Without Fear And Without Reproach.")
Charles Dunlop
2nd Bn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
22nd October 1914, aged 22.
Row 1. 35.
Son of Elizabeth Dunlop, of Edenderry House, Ballylesson, Belfast, and the late James Dunlop, F.S.R.N.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Sans Peur Et Sans Reproche." (Latin - "Without Fear And Without Reproach.")
Lieutenant
Stuart Kirby Jones
Army Veterinary Corps, attd. 25th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
18th September 1914, aged 25.
Row 1. 1.
Son of William and Alexandrina Jones. Bom at Wavertree, Liverpool. Graduate of Liverpool University. M.R C.V S.
Stuart Kirby Jones
Army Veterinary Corps, attd. 25th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
18th September 1914, aged 25.
Row 1. 1.
Son of William and Alexandrina Jones. Bom at Wavertree, Liverpool. Graduate of Liverpool University. M.R C.V S.
11197 Sergeant
Augustus Henry Lilly
4th Bn. Canadian Infantry
Died of wounds in Versailles Hospital 7th June 1915, aged 45.
Row 4. 1.
Husband of Ellen Lilly, of 1087, Donlands Avenue, Toronto, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will Be Done"
Augustus Henry Lilly
4th Bn. Canadian Infantry
Died of wounds in Versailles Hospital 7th June 1915, aged 45.
Row 4. 1.
Husband of Ellen Lilly, of 1087, Donlands Avenue, Toronto, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will Be Done"
623 Corporal
George McDonald
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
14th February 1915, aged 35.
Row 2. 26.
Son of George and Catherine McDonald, of Eureka, Illinois, U.S.A. Born at Glasgow, Scotland.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than To Lay Down His Life For his Friends"
George McDonald
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
14th February 1915, aged 35.
Row 2. 26.
Son of George and Catherine McDonald, of Eureka, Illinois, U.S.A. Born at Glasgow, Scotland.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than To Lay Down His Life For his Friends"
7776 Private
Joseph Morran
3rd Bn. Coldstream Guards
24th September 1914, aged 35.
Row 1. 18.
Son of Michael and Julia Ann Morran, of Lingard Yard, Ferry Bridge, Yorks.
Joseph Morran
3rd Bn. Coldstream Guards
24th September 1914, aged 35.
Row 1. 18.
Son of Michael and Julia Ann Morran, of Lingard Yard, Ferry Bridge, Yorks.
S/9261 Private
S. Smith
1st Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
30th December 1915, aged 30.
Row 5. 10.
Son of Mrs. Beattie Ann Smith, of 7, Ladyloan, Arbroath.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Son of Mrs. Beattie Ann Smith, Arbroath."
S. Smith
1st Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
30th December 1915, aged 30.
Row 5. 10.
Son of Mrs. Beattie Ann Smith, of 7, Ladyloan, Arbroath.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Son of Mrs. Beattie Ann Smith, Arbroath."
Captain
Ralph Eyre Tanner
"C" Coy. 1st Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
23rd September 1914, aged 29.
Row 1. 38.
Son of Ralph and Lucy G. Eyre Tanner; husband of Edith Vere Marjorie Tanner, of South Cottage, Hartfield, Sussex.
His headstone bears the inscription; "The Eternal God Is Thy Refuge And Underneath Are The Everlasting Arms; Deut, XXXIII. 27."
Ralph Eyre Tanner
"C" Coy. 1st Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
23rd September 1914, aged 29.
Row 1. 38.
Son of Ralph and Lucy G. Eyre Tanner; husband of Edith Vere Marjorie Tanner, of South Cottage, Hartfield, Sussex.
His headstone bears the inscription; "The Eternal God Is Thy Refuge And Underneath Are The Everlasting Arms; Deut, XXXIII. 27."
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World War Two Roll of Honour
R/79659 Flight Sergeant
Martin Charles Howe
405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
1st April 1942.
Row 4. 36.
Martin Charles Howe
405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
1st April 1942.
Row 4. 36.
404247 Flight Sergeant
Moheddeen Abdul Ghias Howsan
Royal Australian Air Force
1st April 1942, aged 22.
Row 4. 32.
Son of Fred Madeen Howsan and Rahim Bibi Howsan, of Mt. Gravatt, Queensland, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "I Go To Prepare A Place For You."
Studio portrait of 404247 Sergeant (Sgt) Moheddeen Addull Ghias (Bob) Howsan, RAAF, after having completed his Advanced Flying Training in Australia. Flight Sergeant Howsan served with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF, and was shot down and presumed dead in France on 1 April 1942. Sgt Howsan is wearing an Airman's Summer Cotton (or Drab) Drill Uniform, common to Airmen of his rank and this image was hand coloured by his sister who worked in photographic production.
Moheddeen Abdul Ghias Howsan
Royal Australian Air Force
1st April 1942, aged 22.
Row 4. 32.
Son of Fred Madeen Howsan and Rahim Bibi Howsan, of Mt. Gravatt, Queensland, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "I Go To Prepare A Place For You."
Studio portrait of 404247 Sergeant (Sgt) Moheddeen Addull Ghias (Bob) Howsan, RAAF, after having completed his Advanced Flying Training in Australia. Flight Sergeant Howsan served with No. 405 Squadron, RCAF, and was shot down and presumed dead in France on 1 April 1942. Sgt Howsan is wearing an Airman's Summer Cotton (or Drab) Drill Uniform, common to Airmen of his rank and this image was hand coloured by his sister who worked in photographic production.
Staff of the British Interallied Military Mission at Versailles, 21 May 1918. © IWM (Q 78243)
