LOUEZ MILITARY CEMETERY
Duisans
Pas De Calais
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.30671, Longitude: 2.72204
Location Information
Louez-les-Duisans is a hamlet in the Commune of Duisans, a village on the north-west edge of Arras.
To find the cemetery, take the main Arras to St. Pol road (N39) and turn right at the first junction after the Arras ring road intersection. Follow the D60 north to the 'Hamen du Louez'. The Cemetery is down the first major right turn.
Historical Information
The cemetery was begun by French troops and taken over by the 51st (Highland) Division as a "front-line cemetery" in March 1916. The 60th (London) Division followed during their short stay in France in the summer of 1916 and the last graves (except two) are those of the Canadian Mounted Rifles, who buried here from November 1916 to March 1917. The French graves were later removed.
Louez Military Cemetery now contains 204 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, and two German war graves.
Total Burials: 206.
World War One Casualties: United Kingdom 155, Canada 49, Germany 2. Total 206.
The cemetery was designed by George Hartley Goldsmith
Cemetery images in gallery below © Geerhard Joos
Shot at Dawn
Private Peter Giles, 14th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers, shot for desertion on 24th August 1916. Plot 2. F. 6. Of Byker, Newcastle-on-Tyne. He was found to be missing from a roll-call prior to the allocation of fatigues, remaining at large for a week. (Putkowski, p.103)
Private Peter Giles, 14th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers, shot for desertion on 24th August 1916. Plot 2. F. 6. Of Byker, Newcastle-on-Tyne. He was found to be missing from a roll-call prior to the allocation of fatigues, remaining at large for a week. (Putkowski, p.103)
Picture © Geerhard Joos
150290 Private
George Douglas Barton
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
8th November 1916.
Plot II. G. 10.
George Douglas Barton
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
8th November 1916.
Plot II. G. 10.
186792 Private
Ernest Broadhurst
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
31st December 1916.
Plot III. A. 3.
Ernest Broadhurst
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
31st December 1916.
Plot III. A. 3.
1498 Serjeant
Robert Donald
1st/4th Bn. Gordon Highlanders
9th June 1916, aged 21.
Plot I. D. 5.
Son of William and Jane Donald, of West Lodge, Banchory-Devenick, Aberdeen.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Loved God, His Country And His Home."
Robert Donald
1st/4th Bn. Gordon Highlanders
9th June 1916, aged 21.
Plot I. D. 5.
Son of William and Jane Donald, of West Lodge, Banchory-Devenick, Aberdeen.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Loved God, His Country And His Home."
30522 Private
Harry Fenton
181st Coy. Machine Gun Corps
15th July 1916, aged 25.
Plot I. E. 9.
Son of James Thomas and Minnie Fenton, of Blyth, Notts.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Until The Day Breaks And The Shadows Flee Away."
Harry Fenton
181st Coy. Machine Gun Corps
15th July 1916, aged 25.
Plot I. E. 9.
Son of James Thomas and Minnie Fenton, of Blyth, Notts.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Until The Day Breaks And The Shadows Flee Away."
400634 Private
Joseph Maitland Loney
4th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
6th December 1916, aged 21.
Plot I. H. 11.
Son of Joseph Loney, of 151, Piccadilly, London, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription; "For As In Adam All Die So In Christ Shall All Be Made Alive." (Biblical - Corinthians 15:22)
Joseph Maitland Loney
4th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
6th December 1916, aged 21.
Plot I. H. 11.
Son of Joseph Loney, of 151, Piccadilly, London, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription; "For As In Adam All Die So In Christ Shall All Be Made Alive." (Biblical - Corinthians 15:22)
A panoramic photograph showing wounded British and German soldiers as they await treatment in the sunshine outside a Casualty Clearing Station (CCS) near Duisans, September 1918. On the left, a large tent can be seen and several huts are visible on the right. © IWM (CO 3151)
Lieutenant
Charles Thomas McWilliam
5th Bn. Gordon Highlanders, attd. 51st (Highland) Div. Cyclist Coy. Army Cyclist Corps
18th March 1916, aged 23.
Plot I. B. 1.
Son of the Rev. Thomas and Helen McWilliam, of The Manse, Foveran, Aberdeenshire.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Faithful Unto Death; Rev. II.10."
Charles Thomas McWilliam
5th Bn. Gordon Highlanders, attd. 51st (Highland) Div. Cyclist Coy. Army Cyclist Corps
18th March 1916, aged 23.
Plot I. B. 1.
Son of the Rev. Thomas and Helen McWilliam, of The Manse, Foveran, Aberdeenshire.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Faithful Unto Death; Rev. II.10."
Second Lieutenant
Frank Atkinson Thew
2nd/22nd Bn. London Regiment
12th September 1916, aged 26.
Plot I. G. 4.
Son of Dr. and Mrs. Helen Thew, of 48, Oakdale Rd., Streatham, London. Born at Alnwick, Northumberland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Who Lives If England Dies."
Frank Atkinson Thew
2nd/22nd Bn. London Regiment
12th September 1916, aged 26.
Plot I. G. 4.
Son of Dr. and Mrs. Helen Thew, of 48, Oakdale Rd., Streatham, London. Born at Alnwick, Northumberland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Who Lives If England Dies."
491175 Private
William Henry Walker
4th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
19th December 1916, aged 19.
Plot III. D. 1.
Son of William and Isabella Walker, of Clinton, Ontario.
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William Henry Walker
4th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
19th December 1916, aged 19.
Plot III. D. 1.
Son of William and Isabella Walker, of Clinton, Ontario.
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311969 Driver
Gavin Hunter Wilson
3rd Division Ammunition Col.,Canadian Field Artillery
3rd Div. Ammunition Col.
11th December 1916.
Plot I. H. 13.
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Gavin Hunter Wilson
3rd Division Ammunition Col.,Canadian Field Artillery
3rd Div. Ammunition Col.
11th December 1916.
Plot I. H. 13.
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109694 Company Sergeant Major
Edward Charles Woodroff, D. C. M.
4th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
20th December 1916, aged 30.
Plot III. C. 2
Son of Mrs. E. M. Woodroof, of 37, New Writtle St., Chelmsford, England.
His headstone bears the inscription "Loved By All Who Knew Him"
Edward Charles Woodroff, D. C. M.
4th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
20th December 1916, aged 30.
Plot III. C. 2
Son of Mrs. E. M. Woodroof, of 37, New Writtle St., Chelmsford, England.
His headstone bears the inscription "Loved By All Who Knew Him"
A portrait of four smiling Canadians, as they sit against a wall and await treatment at a Casualty Clearing Station (CCS) at Duisans, 3 September 1918. They are all wearing labels on their uniforms, issued by the dressing station, which indicate the nature of their injuries. © IWM (CO 3214)
12-inch gun (named "Bunty") and its Royal Garrison Artillery crew at Louez, 19 May 1918. © IWM (Q 6651)
