LONGUEVAL ROAD CEMETERY
Somme
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.01913, Longitude: 2.79884
Location Information
Longueval is a village in the Department of the Somme, 11 kilometres east of Albert. Travel north-east from Albert on the D929 in the direction of Bapaume. After 10 kilometres take the D6 in the direction of Martinpuich and follow signs for Longueval. From Longueval crossroads continue in the direction of Maricourt, D197, for 800 metres. Longueval Road Cemetery is situated on the left hand side of the road.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to this site is possible, but may be by alternative entrance.
Historical Information
Longueval was the scene of furious fighting in 1916, lasting from 14 to 29 July, when the village was cleared by the 5th Division. It was lost in March 1918, and retaken by the 38th (Welsh) Division and the Carabineers on 28 August 1918.
Longueval Road Cemetery was begun in September 1915, near a dressing station known as "Longueval Alley", or "Longueval Water Point". It was used until January 1917, but further burials were made in August and September 1918. At the Armistice, the cemetery contained 171 graves and others were brought in from a wide area round Longueval in 1923-24.
Longueval Road Cemetery now contains 223 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 48 of the burials are unidentified but there are special memorials to three soldiers known or believed to be buried among them. There is also one German burial in the cemetery.
Total Burials: 223.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 142, Australia 21, New Zealand 7, Canada 4, Germany 1. Total 175.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 43, Canada 4, Australia 1. Total 48.
The cemetery was designed by A J S Hutton
4/2254 Sapper
William Bellamy Beaumont
New Zealand Engineers
22nd September 1916, aged 25.
Row C. 4.
Son of William and Ada Beaumont, of 73, Keith St., Wanganui, Wellington.
William Bellamy Beaumont
New Zealand Engineers
22nd September 1916, aged 25.
Row C. 4.
Son of William and Ada Beaumont, of 73, Keith St., Wanganui, Wellington.
3006 Sergeant
Alexander Hamilton Bruce
5th Australian Pioneers
15th November 1916, aged 34.
Row G. 13.
Son of James and Mary Bruce, of Scone, Perthshire, Scotland.
Alexander Hamilton Bruce
5th Australian Pioneers
15th November 1916, aged 34.
Row G. 13.
Son of James and Mary Bruce, of Scone, Perthshire, Scotland.
4378 Private
Stanley Callaghan
18th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
15th November 1916, aged 22.
Row G. 17.
Son of James and Mary Callaghan, of Read Avenue, Lithgow, New South Wales. His brothers Horace William James Callaghan and Walter Leslie James Callaghan also fell. They are commemorated at Villers-Bretonneux Memorial and St. Sever Cemetery Extension respectively.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Reader Give Thought To What Great Sacrifice Your Freedom Bought."
Stanley Callaghan
18th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
15th November 1916, aged 22.
Row G. 17.
Son of James and Mary Callaghan, of Read Avenue, Lithgow, New South Wales. His brothers Horace William James Callaghan and Walter Leslie James Callaghan also fell. They are commemorated at Villers-Bretonneux Memorial and St. Sever Cemetery Extension respectively.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Reader Give Thought To What Great Sacrifice Your Freedom Bought."
Second Lieutenant
Arthur Lakes Chalmers
7th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
23rd September 1916, aged 23.
Row C. 12.
Son of Arthur H. and Charlotte P. Chalmers, of 1, South Hill Grove, Oxton, Cheshire.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Saved Others, Himself He Could Not Save."
Arthur Lakes Chalmers
7th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
23rd September 1916, aged 23.
Row C. 12.
Son of Arthur H. and Charlotte P. Chalmers, of 1, South Hill Grove, Oxton, Cheshire.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Saved Others, Himself He Could Not Save."
Captain
Cecil William Chandler, M. C.
2nd Bn. Royal Munster Fusiliers
30th March 1918, aged 30.
Row G. 21.
Son of William Alfred and Martha Chandler, of "Stonecroft," Elmsleigh Rd., Weston-super-Mare; husband of Bridget Josephine Chandler.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Faithful Unto Death."
Cecil William Chandler, M. C.
2nd Bn. Royal Munster Fusiliers
30th March 1918, aged 30.
Row G. 21.
Son of William Alfred and Martha Chandler, of "Stonecroft," Elmsleigh Rd., Weston-super-Mare; husband of Bridget Josephine Chandler.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Faithful Unto Death."
1854 Private
Edward Joseph Dickens
5th Australian Pioneers
15th November 1916, aged 21.
Row G. 14.
Son of William and Sarah Dickens. Born Wallaroo, South Australia.
Edward Joseph Dickens
5th Australian Pioneers
15th November 1916, aged 21.
Row G. 14.
Son of William and Sarah Dickens. Born Wallaroo, South Australia.
64174 Gunner
Albert Dunnicliffe
126th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
15th October 1916.
Row F. 2.
Albert Dunnicliffe
126th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
15th October 1916.
Row F. 2.
Lieutenant
J. F. C. Hack
117th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
26th September 1916, aged 38.
Row B. 16.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Gone From My Sight But Memory Lives My Darling My Beloved Husband."
J. F. C. Hack
117th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
26th September 1916, aged 38.
Row B. 16.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Gone From My Sight But Memory Lives My Darling My Beloved Husband."
2/898 Bombardier
George Krogman
11th Bty. New Zealand Field Artillery
15th September 1916, aged 23.
Row E. 5.
Also served at Gallipoli.
George Krogman
11th Bty. New Zealand Field Artillery
15th September 1916, aged 23.
Row E. 5.
Also served at Gallipoli.
2/2178 Gunner
Gordon Harrison Larner
New Zealand Field Artillery
7th October 1916, aged 22.
Row A. 12.
Son of Victor John and Margaret Larner.
Gordon Harrison Larner
New Zealand Field Artillery
7th October 1916, aged 22.
Row A. 12.
Son of Victor John and Margaret Larner.
4812 Private
Elias Levy
50th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
15th November 1916, aged 29.
Row I. 7.
Son of L. and Betsy Levy, of 83, Halifax St., Adelaide, South Australia. Born England.
His headstone bears the inscription; "God Rest His Soul."
A labourer from Adelaide, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 15th Reinforcements from Adelaide on 9 March 1916 aboard RMS Mongolia for Suez. On 20 May 1916 he was transferred to the 50th Battalion which relocated to the Western Front, France, during June 1916. He was wounded in action with shell shock during August 1916 and was hospitalised with illness the following October. Pte Levy was wounded in action near Bapaume, France, on 15 November 1916, and died of these wounds in the 4th Australian Field Ambulance later the same day. He was aged 29 years.
Elias Levy
50th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
15th November 1916, aged 29.
Row I. 7.
Son of L. and Betsy Levy, of 83, Halifax St., Adelaide, South Australia. Born England.
His headstone bears the inscription; "God Rest His Soul."
A labourer from Adelaide, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 15th Reinforcements from Adelaide on 9 March 1916 aboard RMS Mongolia for Suez. On 20 May 1916 he was transferred to the 50th Battalion which relocated to the Western Front, France, during June 1916. He was wounded in action with shell shock during August 1916 and was hospitalised with illness the following October. Pte Levy was wounded in action near Bapaume, France, on 15 November 1916, and died of these wounds in the 4th Australian Field Ambulance later the same day. He was aged 29 years.
Images in gallery below © Werner Van Caneghem
3441 Corporal
Robert Martin Owen
4th Australian Pioneers
30th November 1916.
Row J. 16.
Robert Martin Owen
4th Australian Pioneers
30th November 1916.
Row J. 16.
74009 Gunner
Wilfred Ransome Piercy
126th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
28th October 1916, aged 25.
Row. H. 1.
Son of Thomas and Mary Piercy; husband of E. M. O'Leary (formerly Piercy), of Woodlands Lodge, Dereham Rd., Norwich.
Images courtesy of Alister (Great Grandfather)
Wilfred Ransome Piercy
126th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
28th October 1916, aged 25.
Row. H. 1.
Son of Thomas and Mary Piercy; husband of E. M. O'Leary (formerly Piercy), of Woodlands Lodge, Dereham Rd., Norwich.
Images courtesy of Alister (Great Grandfather)
3519 Private
Ernest Harold Rowley
52nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
25th November 1916, aged 18.
Row I. 2.
Son of Thomas George, and Lena Rowley, of 99, Galvin St., Launceston, Tasmania.
His headstone bears the inscription; "A Loving Son, A Faithful Soldier, Sadly Missed."
Ernest Harold Rowley
52nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
25th November 1916, aged 18.
Row I. 2.
Son of Thomas George, and Lena Rowley, of 99, Galvin St., Launceston, Tasmania.
His headstone bears the inscription; "A Loving Son, A Faithful Soldier, Sadly Missed."
Second Lieutenant
Thomas Frederick Stones
9th Bn. attd. 10th Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
17th September 1916, aged 19.
Row D. 9.
Son of Herbert H. and A. F. M. Stones, of 40, Victoria St., Paignton, Devon. Born Gillingham, Kent.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Never Forgotten."
Thomas Frederick Stones
9th Bn. attd. 10th Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
17th September 1916, aged 19.
Row D. 9.
Son of Herbert H. and A. F. M. Stones, of 40, Victoria St., Paignton, Devon. Born Gillingham, Kent.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Never Forgotten."
2/1116 Second Lieutenant
Kenneth Robert Watson
New Zealand Field Artillery
5th October 1916, aged 24.
Row A. 14.
Son of R. Watson, of Nelson.
Kenneth Robert Watson
New Zealand Field Artillery
5th October 1916, aged 24.
Row A. 14.
Son of R. Watson, of Nelson.
Horse-drawn ammunition limbers pass through the ruined village of Longueval, September 1916. Devastation can be seen on both sides of the road and several destroyed trees are also visible in the distance. © IWM (Q 1388)
February 1917; A large group of unidentified Australian soldiers marching along the road towards Longeuval. The men in the foreground appear to be standing a trench.
