MAUBEUGE (SOUS-LE-BOIS) CEMETERY
Nord
France
Location Information
Maubeuge is a town in the Nord region of France, close to the Belgian border. It lies east of Valenciennes and south of Mons. Maubeuge (Sous-le-Bois) Cemetery lies about 4 kilometres west of the town centre.
Follow the N49 west towards Bavay. About 4 kilometres out of town turn left at Rue Victor Hugo and follow it to Rue de la Couturelle which takes you to the cemetry. Access to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission plot is gained through the civil cemetery.
Historical Information
Maubeuge was in German hands for practically the whole of the war and was taken by Commonwealth troops only a few days before the Armistice. The 5th Casualty Clearing Station was posted in the town from the end of November 1918 until 22 March 1919.
The cemetery at Sous-le-Bois is one of three belonging to the town of Maubeuge. One Commonwealth soldier who died in September 1914 is buried behind the fossoyeur's lodge, but the main Commonwealth plot is in the south-east part of the cemetery.
The cemetery contains 114 Commonwealth burials of the First World War.
Casualty Details: UK 65, Canada 1, Australia 45, New Zealand 3, Total Burials: 114.
Maubeuge is a town in the Nord region of France, close to the Belgian border. It lies east of Valenciennes and south of Mons. Maubeuge (Sous-le-Bois) Cemetery lies about 4 kilometres west of the town centre.
Follow the N49 west towards Bavay. About 4 kilometres out of town turn left at Rue Victor Hugo and follow it to Rue de la Couturelle which takes you to the cemetry. Access to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission plot is gained through the civil cemetery.
Historical Information
Maubeuge was in German hands for practically the whole of the war and was taken by Commonwealth troops only a few days before the Armistice. The 5th Casualty Clearing Station was posted in the town from the end of November 1918 until 22 March 1919.
The cemetery at Sous-le-Bois is one of three belonging to the town of Maubeuge. One Commonwealth soldier who died in September 1914 is buried behind the fossoyeur's lodge, but the main Commonwealth plot is in the south-east part of the cemetery.
The cemetery contains 114 Commonwealth burials of the First World War.
Casualty Details: UK 65, Canada 1, Australia 45, New Zealand 3, Total Burials: 114.
6739 Private
John Dowling
9th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
13th December 1918.
Row C. 29.
Acting Corporal John Dowling, 22nd Reinforcements, 9th Battalion, of Brisbane, Qld, wearing a British South African Company Medal 1893-1897. Cpl Dowling enlisted on 11 September 1916 and embarked aboard HMAT Marathon on 27 October 1916. On 13 December 1918 he was accidentally wounded and died of wounds at Maubeuge in France.
John Dowling
9th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
13th December 1918.
Row C. 29.
Acting Corporal John Dowling, 22nd Reinforcements, 9th Battalion, of Brisbane, Qld, wearing a British South African Company Medal 1893-1897. Cpl Dowling enlisted on 11 September 1916 and embarked aboard HMAT Marathon on 27 October 1916. On 13 December 1918 he was accidentally wounded and died of wounds at Maubeuge in France.
3792 Corporal
Charles Elvin Hyland
14th Field Coy. Australian Engineers
10th February 1919, aged 24.
Row C. 10.
Son of John R. and Eva Elizabeth Hyland, of Wallace St., Granville, New South Wales. Native of Rossmore, New South Wales.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Loved Son Of John And Eva Hyland Till We Meet Again."
A bridge carpenter prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Medic (A7) on 30 December 1915 Cpl Hyland died of pneumonia,on 10 February 1919, at the 5th Casualty Clearing Station in France.
Charles Elvin Hyland
14th Field Coy. Australian Engineers
10th February 1919, aged 24.
Row C. 10.
Son of John R. and Eva Elizabeth Hyland, of Wallace St., Granville, New South Wales. Native of Rossmore, New South Wales.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Loved Son Of John And Eva Hyland Till We Meet Again."
A bridge carpenter prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Medic (A7) on 30 December 1915 Cpl Hyland died of pneumonia,on 10 February 1919, at the 5th Casualty Clearing Station in France.
205171 Pioneer
William Ward Martin
Royal Engineers. Railway Transport Depot
3rd March 1918.
Row B. 2.
William Ward Martin born 1890 Sheffield, Yorkshire UK, died 3.3.1919, buried Maubeuge (Sous-Le-Bois) Cemetery. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 12514 Private. Royal Engineers 356139 Private. Royal Engineers WR205171 Pioneer. William was born in Sheffield in 1890 to Harry Martin and Mary Jane Martin nee Ward. He had three sisters Zoe, Jessie and Amy. He married Doris Naylor on 14/2/1915, no children. After being wounded he was moved to the Royal Engineers. He died after the end of WW1 and is buried in Maubeuge.
Picture courtesy of S. J. Jepson
William Ward Martin
Royal Engineers. Railway Transport Depot
3rd March 1918.
Row B. 2.
William Ward Martin born 1890 Sheffield, Yorkshire UK, died 3.3.1919, buried Maubeuge (Sous-Le-Bois) Cemetery. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 12514 Private. Royal Engineers 356139 Private. Royal Engineers WR205171 Pioneer. William was born in Sheffield in 1890 to Harry Martin and Mary Jane Martin nee Ward. He had three sisters Zoe, Jessie and Amy. He married Doris Naylor on 14/2/1915, no children. After being wounded he was moved to the Royal Engineers. He died after the end of WW1 and is buried in Maubeuge.
Picture courtesy of S. J. Jepson
7308 Private
Harry Ernest Tarran
4th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
2nd December 1918, aged 20.
Row D. 14.
Son of James and Charlotte Harriet Tarran, of 13, Charles St., Enmore, New South Wales. Native of Sydney, New South Wales.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Loved By All."
A railway employee of Enmore, NSW, he enlisted on 3 January 1917 and sailed with the 24th Reinforcements aboard HMAT Suffolk on 24 April 1917. He died of sickness, aged 20, on 2 December 1918 in France.
Harry Ernest Tarran
4th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
2nd December 1918, aged 20.
Row D. 14.
Son of James and Charlotte Harriet Tarran, of 13, Charles St., Enmore, New South Wales. Native of Sydney, New South Wales.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Loved By All."
A railway employee of Enmore, NSW, he enlisted on 3 January 1917 and sailed with the 24th Reinforcements aboard HMAT Suffolk on 24 April 1917. He died of sickness, aged 20, on 2 December 1918 in France.
Men of the Irish Guards man a slit trench near Maubeuge, 11 November 1918. © IWM (Q 3344)
