MARCOING BRITISH CEMETERY
Nord
France
GPS Coordinates - Latitude: 50.11799, Longitude: 3.1876
Location Information
Marcoing is a village 7 kilometres south-west of Cambrai. Marcoing British Cemetery is 2 kilometres south-east of the village on the road (D15) towards Masnieres.
Historical Information
Marcoing and Masnieres were captured by the 29th Division on the 20th November 1917, the first day of the Battle of Cambrai. On the 30th November and the 1st December, Masnieres was held by the same Division against repeated attacks, but it was evacuated, under orders, on the night of the 1st-2nd; and Marcoing was left a few days later. Marcoing was retaken on the 28th September 1918, and Masnieres on the following day, by the 62nd (West Riding) Division.
Marcoing British Cemetery was made after the Armistice, by the concentration of graves (almost all of November 1917 or September-October 1918) from RUMILLY GERMAN CEMETERY and from the local battlefields.
There are 372, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 191 are unidentified and special memorials are erected to 19 soldiers from the United Kingdom, four from Canada and one from New Zealand, known or believed to be buried among them.
The Cemetery covers an area of 1,404 square metres and is enclosed by a low stone rubble wall.
Total Burials: 372.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 105, New Zealand 44, Canada 32. Total 181.
The cemetery was designed by Charles Henry Holden & George Hartley Goldsmith
Marcoing is a village 7 kilometres south-west of Cambrai. Marcoing British Cemetery is 2 kilometres south-east of the village on the road (D15) towards Masnieres.
Historical Information
Marcoing and Masnieres were captured by the 29th Division on the 20th November 1917, the first day of the Battle of Cambrai. On the 30th November and the 1st December, Masnieres was held by the same Division against repeated attacks, but it was evacuated, under orders, on the night of the 1st-2nd; and Marcoing was left a few days later. Marcoing was retaken on the 28th September 1918, and Masnieres on the following day, by the 62nd (West Riding) Division.
Marcoing British Cemetery was made after the Armistice, by the concentration of graves (almost all of November 1917 or September-October 1918) from RUMILLY GERMAN CEMETERY and from the local battlefields.
There are 372, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 191 are unidentified and special memorials are erected to 19 soldiers from the United Kingdom, four from Canada and one from New Zealand, known or believed to be buried among them.
The Cemetery covers an area of 1,404 square metres and is enclosed by a low stone rubble wall.
Total Burials: 372.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 105, New Zealand 44, Canada 32. Total 181.
The cemetery was designed by Charles Henry Holden & George Hartley Goldsmith
70080 Rifleman
Leslie George Arthur
4th Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade
5th October 1918, aged 29.
Plot II. B. 14.
Son of Leslie Irvine Arthur and Mary Ann Arthur, of Shetland.
Leslie George Arthur
4th Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade
5th October 1918, aged 29.
Plot II. B. 14.
Son of Leslie Irvine Arthur and Mary Ann Arthur, of Shetland.
49322 Private
George Beagley
1st Bn. Otago Regiment, N.Z.E.F.
8th October 1918, aged 31.
Plot II. B. 3.
Son of James and Jane Macey Beagley, of "Roseneath," Sawyer's Bay, Dunedin, New Zealand.
George Beagley
1st Bn. Otago Regiment, N.Z.E.F.
8th October 1918, aged 31.
Plot II. B. 3.
Son of James and Jane Macey Beagley, of "Roseneath," Sawyer's Bay, Dunedin, New Zealand.
526 Private
Hugh Pierson Bowden, M. M.
1st Bn. Newfoundland Regiment
20th November 1917, aged 21.
Plot II. G. 1.
Son of George F. Bowden, M.D., and Elizabeth Bowden, of Wesleyville, Newfoundland. Enlisted at St. Johns in Aug., 1914, and served at Gallipoli. Previously wounded at Ypres. Native of Bay Roberts.
His headstone bears the inscription; "I Am Satisfied I Have Done My Duty, More Can Be Expected Of No Man." Hugh."
Hugh Pierson Bowden, M. M.
1st Bn. Newfoundland Regiment
20th November 1917, aged 21.
Plot II. G. 1.
Son of George F. Bowden, M.D., and Elizabeth Bowden, of Wesleyville, Newfoundland. Enlisted at St. Johns in Aug., 1914, and served at Gallipoli. Previously wounded at Ypres. Native of Bay Roberts.
His headstone bears the inscription; "I Am Satisfied I Have Done My Duty, More Can Be Expected Of No Man." Hugh."
3109 Private
John Bryan
1st Bn. Newfoundland Regiment
20th November 1917, aged 24.
Plot II. G. 13.
Son of Patrick and Mary Bryan, of Ferryland, Newfoundland.
John Bryan
1st Bn. Newfoundland Regiment
20th November 1917, aged 24.
Plot II. G. 13.
Son of Patrick and Mary Bryan, of Ferryland, Newfoundland.
222 Sergeant
James Henry Carter
1st Bn. Newfoundland Regiment
20th November 1917, aged 26.
Plot II. G. 8.
Son of William T. S. and Mary Carter, of Ferryland, Newfoundland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "We Proudly Mourn Our Loss."
James Henry Carter
1st Bn. Newfoundland Regiment
20th November 1917, aged 26.
Plot II. G. 8.
Son of William T. S. and Mary Carter, of Ferryland, Newfoundland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "We Proudly Mourn Our Loss."
24/2173 Corporal
Clarence Keith Corney
4th Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade
5th October 1918, aged 23.
Plot II. B. 30.
Son of William and the late Rose Corney, of Inglewood, New Zealand.
Clarence Keith Corney
4th Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade
5th October 1918, aged 23.
Plot II. B. 30.
Son of William and the late Rose Corney, of Inglewood, New Zealand.
114768 Private
Otto Albert Dunning, M. M.
Fort Garry Horse
20th November 1917, aged 24.
Sp.Mem. 9.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out."
Otto Albert Dunning, M. M.
Fort Garry Horse
20th November 1917, aged 24.
Sp.Mem. 9.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out."
A British soldier holding a little French girl found by the 29th Division at the capture of Masnieres. Marcoing, 23 November 1917. © IWM (Q 3195)
Lieutenant
Walter M. Greene, D. C. M.
1st Bn. Newfoundland Regiment
20th November 1917, aged 24.
Plot II. E. 10.
Son of Thomas and Catherine Greene, of 5, Flavin St., St. John's, Newfoundland. Born at Cape Broyle, Ferryland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "The Path Of Duty Is The Way To Glory" Tennyson."
Walter M. Greene, D. C. M.
1st Bn. Newfoundland Regiment
20th November 1917, aged 24.
Plot II. E. 10.
Son of Thomas and Catherine Greene, of 5, Flavin St., St. John's, Newfoundland. Born at Cape Broyle, Ferryland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "The Path Of Duty Is The Way To Glory" Tennyson."
2344 Private
George Bertram Lacey, M. M.
1st Bn. Newfoundland Regiment
20th November 1917, aged 18.
Plot II. E. 14.
Son of Martin and Catherine Lacey, of 10, Sebastian St., St. John's, Newfoundland.
George Bertram Lacey, M. M.
1st Bn. Newfoundland Regiment
20th November 1917, aged 18.
Plot II. E. 14.
Son of Martin and Catherine Lacey, of 10, Sebastian St., St. John's, Newfoundland.
Second Lieutenant
Harold Partington Ledger
3rd Sqdn. Royal Flying Corps and General List
20th November 1917, aged 23.
Plot II. C. 2.
Son of Arthur William and Jane Ann Ledger, of 94, Wincheap, Canterbury, Kent.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Honour All Men. Love The Brotherhood. Fear God. Honour The King." (Biblical - from 1 Peter 2:17.)
Harold Partington Ledger
3rd Sqdn. Royal Flying Corps and General List
20th November 1917, aged 23.
Plot II. C. 2.
Son of Arthur William and Jane Ann Ledger, of 94, Wincheap, Canterbury, Kent.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Honour All Men. Love The Brotherhood. Fear God. Honour The King." (Biblical - from 1 Peter 2:17.)
163 Corporal
Harold Lidstone, M. M.
1st Bn. Newfoundland Regiment
20th November 1917, aged 22.
Plot II. G. 18.
Son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Lidstone, of St. John's, Newfoundland.
Harold Lidstone, M. M.
1st Bn. Newfoundland Regiment
20th November 1917, aged 22.
Plot II. G. 18.
Son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Lidstone, of St. John's, Newfoundland.
A group of men of the RAMC (Royal Army Medical Corps) in Marcoing, 23 November 1917. © IWM (Q 3198)
3227 Private
William McKenzie
1st Bn. Newfoundland Regiment
20th November 1917, aged 20.
Plot II. G. 9.
Son of Mrs. Jane McKenzie, of Sandbank, Hamilton Inlet, Labrador.
William McKenzie
1st Bn. Newfoundland Regiment
20th November 1917, aged 20.
Plot II. G. 9.
Son of Mrs. Jane McKenzie, of Sandbank, Hamilton Inlet, Labrador.
12/3147 Serjeant
Eric Russell
16th Waikato Coy. 2nd Bn. Auckland Regiment, N.Z.E.F.
30th September 1918, aged 22.
Plot II. A. 6.
Son of James Scott Russell and Violet Foulis Russell, of "The Chase," Thundersley, Essex, England. Native of Peebles, Scotland.
Eric Russell
16th Waikato Coy. 2nd Bn. Auckland Regiment, N.Z.E.F.
30th September 1918, aged 22.
Plot II. A. 6.
Son of James Scott Russell and Violet Foulis Russell, of "The Chase," Thundersley, Essex, England. Native of Peebles, Scotland.
25032 Acting Bombardier
Percy James William Simmons
13th Bty. New Zealand Field Artillery
8th October 1918, aged 29.
Plot II. A. 2.
Son of Edgar and Harriett, Simmons, of Taumarunui, New Zealand.
Percy James William Simmons
13th Bty. New Zealand Field Artillery
8th October 1918, aged 29.
Plot II. A. 2.
Son of Edgar and Harriett, Simmons, of Taumarunui, New Zealand.
Second Lieutenant
James J. Tobin
1st Bn. Newfoundland Regiment
20th November 1917, aged 24.
Plot II. E. 11.
Son of David F., and Alice M. Tobin, of 97, Circuit St., Roxbury, Mass., U.S.A. Native of St. John's, Newfoundland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "We Gave Our Son, He Gave His All."
James J. Tobin
1st Bn. Newfoundland Regiment
20th November 1917, aged 24.
Plot II. E. 11.
Son of David F., and Alice M. Tobin, of 97, Circuit St., Roxbury, Mass., U.S.A. Native of St. John's, Newfoundland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "We Gave Our Son, He Gave His All."
Men of the the Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby) Regiment) salvaging German rifles near Marcoing, 22 November 1917. © IWM (Q 6312)
