MARTEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Attilly
Aisne
France
Location Information
Marteville is situated 8 kilometres west of St Quentin. The British Plot is on the northern side of the Communal Cemetery.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access with some difficulty.
Historical Information
The village of Attilly was occupied in April 1917, and British burials were made in the Communal Cemetery by fighting units in April and May, 1917, and January, March, September and October 1918, and by the enemy in March 1918.
There are now over 70, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, a small number are unidentified and some graves in Row A, identified as a whole but not individually, are marked by headstones bearing the additional words: "Buried near this spot". One grave, destroyed by shell fire, is represented by a special memorial.
The Plot covers an area of 588 square metres.
Casualty Details: UK 76, Total Burials: 76.
Marteville is situated 8 kilometres west of St Quentin. The British Plot is on the northern side of the Communal Cemetery.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access with some difficulty.
Historical Information
The village of Attilly was occupied in April 1917, and British burials were made in the Communal Cemetery by fighting units in April and May, 1917, and January, March, September and October 1918, and by the enemy in March 1918.
There are now over 70, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, a small number are unidentified and some graves in Row A, identified as a whole but not individually, are marked by headstones bearing the additional words: "Buried near this spot". One grave, destroyed by shell fire, is represented by a special memorial.
The Plot covers an area of 588 square metres.
Casualty Details: UK 76, Total Burials: 76.
74875 Gunner
Harry H. Furniss
296th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
21st March 1918.
Sp. Mem. A. 5.
Harry H. Furniss
296th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
21st March 1918.
Sp. Mem. A. 5.
123965 Acting Bombardier
Horace Leonard Holland
284th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
20th September 1918, aged 19.
Row C. 13.
Son of Benjamin and Mary Holland, of 16, Mount Pleasant, Waterloo, Liverpool.
Horace Leonard Holland
284th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
20th September 1918, aged 19.
Row C. 13.
Son of Benjamin and Mary Holland, of 16, Mount Pleasant, Waterloo, Liverpool.
163515 Gunner
Tom Reid
210th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
22nd September 1918, aged 39.
Row C. 18.
Husband of Mrs. Norah Reid, of 7, St. Mary's St., Brechin, Forfarshire.
Tom Reid
210th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
22nd September 1918, aged 39.
Row C. 18.
Husband of Mrs. Norah Reid, of 7, St. Mary's St., Brechin, Forfarshire.
"Dug Outs in Attilly." A view along a railway track, which runs through a narrow man-made valley bordered by steep earth banks. British soldiers are gathered along the left bank, with men sitting on the ground amongst equipment and stacked rifles. © IWM (Art.IWM ART 4880)
Battle of St. Quentin Canal. Men of the 137th Brigade (46th Division) on the slope of the St. Quentin Canal, near Bellenglise, which they crossed on 29 September. Photograph taken on 2 October 1918. © IWM (Q 9538)
Battle of the St Quentin Canal (Saint-Quentin). Men of the American 30th Division and 8th Battalion, Tank Corps, Mark V Tanks with 'cribs' advancing, near Bellicourt, 29th September 1918. © IWM (Q 9371)
