MOULIN-DE-PIERRE BRITISH CEMETERY
Villers-Outréaux
Nord
France
Location Information
Villers-Outréaux is a village situated in the western part of the Department of the Nord, just adjacent to its southern most border, 20 kilometres south of Cambrai.
Moulin De Pierre British Cemetery is 3 kilometres north of Villers Outréaux and is built at the side of the D76, which connects Villers Outreaux with the village of Lesdain. The cemetery is signposted from near the village centre at the crossroads of the D76 and D16.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access with some difficulty.
Historical Information
Villers-Outréaux was cleared by the 38th (Welsh) Division and Tanks, after heavy fighting, on the 8th October, 1918.
Moulin-de-Pierre British Cemetery is on the Chemin du Moulin-de-Pierre, a road going North from Villers-Outréaux and passing a stone mill whose ruins were used as a German machine-gun emplacement.
There are now nearly 50, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. All of whom fell on the 8th October, 1918.
The Cemetery covers an area of 199 square metres and is enclosed by a stone rubble wall on three sides.
Casualty Details: UK 49, Total Burials: 49,
Villers-Outréaux is a village situated in the western part of the Department of the Nord, just adjacent to its southern most border, 20 kilometres south of Cambrai.
Moulin De Pierre British Cemetery is 3 kilometres north of Villers Outréaux and is built at the side of the D76, which connects Villers Outreaux with the village of Lesdain. The cemetery is signposted from near the village centre at the crossroads of the D76 and D16.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access with some difficulty.
Historical Information
Villers-Outréaux was cleared by the 38th (Welsh) Division and Tanks, after heavy fighting, on the 8th October, 1918.
Moulin-de-Pierre British Cemetery is on the Chemin du Moulin-de-Pierre, a road going North from Villers-Outréaux and passing a stone mill whose ruins were used as a German machine-gun emplacement.
There are now nearly 50, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. All of whom fell on the 8th October, 1918.
The Cemetery covers an area of 199 square metres and is enclosed by a stone rubble wall on three sides.
Casualty Details: UK 49, Total Burials: 49,
Second Lieutenant
Thomas Starr Owen
13th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
8th October 1918, aged 34.
Row B. 22.
Son of Harry Starr Owen and Ellen Siderfin Owen. On the staff of Lloyd's Bank, Rugby. Born at Walsall.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Dearly Loved Son Of H. Starr Owen Of Walsall Until The Day Breaks."
Thomas Starr Owen
13th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
8th October 1918, aged 34.
Row B. 22.
Son of Harry Starr Owen and Ellen Siderfin Owen. On the staff of Lloyd's Bank, Rugby. Born at Walsall.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Dearly Loved Son Of H. Starr Owen Of Walsall Until The Day Breaks."
Battle of St Quentin Canal (Saint-Quentin). Mark V Tanks going forward with the 'cribs' carried to enable them to cross the Hindenburg Line, Bellicourt, 29th September 1918. © IWM (Q 9364)
Battle of the St Quentin Canal (Saint-Quentin). British and Australian gunners watering their horses and and German dead being collected near Bellicourt, 4th October 1918. © IWM (Q 9381)
