MÉZIÈRES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.79159, Longitude: 2.5578
Location Information
Mézières is a village and commune in the Department of the Somme, on the south-west side of the main road from Amiens to Roye, 20 kilometres south-east of Amiens. The Cemetery is on the south-west side of the Communal Cemetery.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access is possible with some difficulty.
Historical Information
Mezieres was the scene of rearguard actions involving French and Commonwealth troops in March 1918. The village was taken by the Germans but was recaptured the following August.
The extension to the communal cemetery was begun by fighting units in August 1918, and was increased after the Armistice when graves were brought in from a wide area south-east of Amiens. It was also known as White House Cemetery, from a house on the main road to the north.
The cemetery contains 134 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 63 of the burials are unidentified but a special memorial commemorates one casualty known to be buried in an unnamed grave.
Total Burials: 134.
Identified Casualties: Canada 37, United Kingdom 34. Total 71.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 61, Australia 1, Canada 1. Total 63.
The extension was designed by W H Cowlishaw
342205 Gunner
Russell H. Coltart
13th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery
11th August 1918.
Row A. 5.
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Russell H. Coltart
13th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery
11th August 1918.
Row A. 5.
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117568 Gunner
John Dolphin
256th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
11th August 1918, aged 24.
Row A. 14.
Son of Thomas and Catherine Dolphin, of Trough House, Dunsop Bridge, Clitheroe, Lancs. Native of Fell Side, Slaidburn, Yorks.
His headstone bears the inscription "To Be With Christ Which Is Far Better"
Image courtesy of Kevin Dolphin (Great Nephew)
John Dolphin
256th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
11th August 1918, aged 24.
Row A. 14.
Son of Thomas and Catherine Dolphin, of Trough House, Dunsop Bridge, Clitheroe, Lancs. Native of Fell Side, Slaidburn, Yorks.
His headstone bears the inscription "To Be With Christ Which Is Far Better"
Image courtesy of Kevin Dolphin (Great Nephew)
255694 Private
William George Eley 3rd Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps 16th August 1918, aged 38. Row C. 20. Inscription "He Gave his Life But Not In Vain A country's Honour Saved" Husband of Mrs. M. Moir (formerly Eley), of 972, Princess St., Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
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Captain
Horatio Alfred Fane, M. C.
Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars
11th August 1918, aged 34.
Row A. 16.
Son of Mr. H. G. Fane, (late Capt. 52nd Light Inf.), of Bicester House, Bicester, Oxon.
Horatio Alfred Fane, M. C.
Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars
11th August 1918, aged 34.
Row A. 16.
Son of Mr. H. G. Fane, (late Capt. 52nd Light Inf.), of Bicester House, Bicester, Oxon.
678586 Private
Charles Graham
116th Bn. Canadian Infantry
8th August 1918.
Row B. 15.
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Charles Graham
116th Bn. Canadian Infantry
8th August 1918.
Row B. 15.
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Second Lieutenant
Kenneth James Hawkins
"A" Coy. 1st Bn. Tank Corps.
8th August 1918, aged 23.
Row A. 27.
Son of Edwin James Hawkins, of "Parracombe," Devonshire Rd., Sutton, Surrey. Born at West Norwood, London.
His headstone bears the inscription; "The Toil, The Bitterness All Past We Trust Him To Thy Love At Last."
Kenneth James Hawkins
"A" Coy. 1st Bn. Tank Corps.
8th August 1918, aged 23.
Row A. 27.
Son of Edwin James Hawkins, of "Parracombe," Devonshire Rd., Sutton, Surrey. Born at West Norwood, London.
His headstone bears the inscription; "The Toil, The Bitterness All Past We Trust Him To Thy Love At Last."
291396 Lance Corporal
Noah Alfred Minks
1st Canadian Mounted Fifles Battalion
10th August 1918.
Row C. 2.
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Noah Alfred Minks
1st Canadian Mounted Fifles Battalion
10th August 1918.
Row C. 2.
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878412 Private
Anastoseus Poulis
Royal Canadian Regiment
8th August 1918.
Row B. 17.
Anastoseus Poulis
Royal Canadian Regiment
8th August 1918.
Row B. 17.
404961 Corporal
Samuel Henry Sambridge
38th Bn. Canadian Infantry
11th August 1918, aged 28.
Row A. 8.
Son of Samuel and Alice Sambridge, of London, England; husband of Grace E. Sambridge, of I, Clovelly Avenue, Fairbank, Ontario.
Samuel Henry Sambridge
38th Bn. Canadian Infantry
11th August 1918, aged 28.
Row A. 8.
Son of Samuel and Alice Sambridge, of London, England; husband of Grace E. Sambridge, of I, Clovelly Avenue, Fairbank, Ontario.
56078 Private
Harry Stradling
2nd Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps
10th August 1918, aged 35.
Row C. 5.
Inscription "Thy Purpose Lord We Cannot See But Thy Will Be Done Sweet Rest"
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Husband of Alice Stradling, of 44, Seymour Avenue, Toronto.
Harry Stradling
2nd Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps
10th August 1918, aged 35.
Row C. 5.
Inscription "Thy Purpose Lord We Cannot See But Thy Will Be Done Sweet Rest"
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Husband of Alice Stradling, of 44, Seymour Avenue, Toronto.
859086 Sergeant
James Swanson
43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry
8th August 1918, aged 33.
Row B. 12.
Inscription "Tis Sad, But True We Know Not Why The Best Are Always The First To Die"
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Croix de Guerre (France). Son of James and Elizabeth Swanson, of 18, Millbank Rd., Thurso, Caithness, Scotland.
James Swanson
43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry
8th August 1918, aged 33.
Row B. 12.
Inscription "Tis Sad, But True We Know Not Why The Best Are Always The First To Die"
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Croix de Guerre (France). Son of James and Elizabeth Swanson, of 18, Millbank Rd., Thurso, Caithness, Scotland.
304674 Gunner
Charles Gordon Webster
52nd Bty. Canadian Field Artillery
12th August 1918, aged 21.
Row A. 10.
Son of Anthony and Clara Webster, of 46, North Waterloo St., Stratford, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Blessed Are The Dead Which Die In The Lord." (Revelation 14:13)
Charles Gordon Webster
52nd Bty. Canadian Field Artillery
12th August 1918, aged 21.
Row A. 10.
Son of Anthony and Clara Webster, of 46, North Waterloo St., Stratford, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Blessed Are The Dead Which Die In The Lord." (Revelation 14:13)
Battle of Amiens. A surgeon at work in the open air at a dressing station near Le Quesnel, 11 August 1918. © IWM (Q 6936)
Battle of Amiens. Canadian medics dressing a wounded soldier at an open-air field dressing station at Le Quesnel, 11 August 1918. © IWM (Q 7298)
