MUNICH TRENCH BRITISH CEMETERY
Beaumont-Hamel
Somme
France
GPS Coordinates - Latitude: 50.09444, Longitude: 2.66326
Image above © Carl Liversage @carl_liversage
Location Information
Beaumont-Hamel is a village in the Department of the Somme about 24 kilometres south-west of Arras and 10 kilometres north of Albert. Munich Trench British Cemetery is about 135 metres west of Waggon road, which was the name given to the road running north of the village of Serre.
Using the D919 from Arras to Amiens you will drive through the villages of Bucquoy, Puisieux and Serre les Puisieux. On leaving Serre les Puisieux, 3 kilometres further along the D919 turn left onto the D174 following the signs for Auchonvillers. After 1.3 kilometres turn left onto the D163 in the direction of Beaumont. At the crossroads in Beaumont village, turn left following the CWGC sign for Munich Trench British Cemetery, which is about 1 kilometre further on.
Historical Information
Beaumont-Hamel was captured in November 1916, in the Battle of the Ancre, and the graves in this cemetery are largely those of men who died at that time. The burials were carried out by the V Corps in the spring of 1917, after the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line.
Munich Trench British Cemetery (originally V Corps Cemetery No.8) was named from a German trench captured by the 7th Division on 11 January 1917. The cemetery contains 126 First World War burials, 28 of them unidentified.
Casualty Details: United Kingdom 126. Total Burials: 126.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 98. Total 98.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 28. Total 28.
The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw.
Beaumont-Hamel is a village in the Department of the Somme about 24 kilometres south-west of Arras and 10 kilometres north of Albert. Munich Trench British Cemetery is about 135 metres west of Waggon road, which was the name given to the road running north of the village of Serre.
Using the D919 from Arras to Amiens you will drive through the villages of Bucquoy, Puisieux and Serre les Puisieux. On leaving Serre les Puisieux, 3 kilometres further along the D919 turn left onto the D174 following the signs for Auchonvillers. After 1.3 kilometres turn left onto the D163 in the direction of Beaumont. At the crossroads in Beaumont village, turn left following the CWGC sign for Munich Trench British Cemetery, which is about 1 kilometre further on.
Historical Information
Beaumont-Hamel was captured in November 1916, in the Battle of the Ancre, and the graves in this cemetery are largely those of men who died at that time. The burials were carried out by the V Corps in the spring of 1917, after the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line.
Munich Trench British Cemetery (originally V Corps Cemetery No.8) was named from a German trench captured by the 7th Division on 11 January 1917. The cemetery contains 126 First World War burials, 28 of them unidentified.
Casualty Details: United Kingdom 126. Total Burials: 126.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 98. Total 98.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 28. Total 28.
The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw.
Images in this gallery © Werner Van Caneghem
October 1922 - ©CWGC
42085 Private
Thomas Henry Cave
2nd Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
18th November 1916, aged 25.
Row B. 32.
Tom was my Great Grandmothers Brother. She also lost her husband Richard Green who was killed in February 1916 (Point 110 New cemetery, and already added to the website). Tom Cave was aged 25 when he was killed. He worked at the Vine Mill, Royton, near Oldham as a Joiner-minder. He lived at 67 Rochdale Lane, Royton, Lancs. I have just discovered that at the time of his death my family submitted a poem via the local newspaper.
"And now he is sleeping his last long sleep,
And his grave we may never see,
But some gentle hand in that distant land,
May scatter some flowers for us".
Image and information courtesy of great, great nephew, Michael Light
Thomas Henry Cave
2nd Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
18th November 1916, aged 25.
Row B. 32.
Tom was my Great Grandmothers Brother. She also lost her husband Richard Green who was killed in February 1916 (Point 110 New cemetery, and already added to the website). Tom Cave was aged 25 when he was killed. He worked at the Vine Mill, Royton, near Oldham as a Joiner-minder. He lived at 67 Rochdale Lane, Royton, Lancs. I have just discovered that at the time of his death my family submitted a poem via the local newspaper.
"And now he is sleeping his last long sleep,
And his grave we may never see,
But some gentle hand in that distant land,
May scatter some flowers for us".
Image and information courtesy of great, great nephew, Michael Light
Second Lieutenant
Ronald Arthur Creswell
2nd Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
13th November 1916.
Row C. 24.
Son of Capt W.J. Creswell, of Redfern, Ash Vale, Surrey.
His headstone beard the inscription; "Bringing Their Dreams To Birth."
Ronald Arthur Creswell
2nd Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
13th November 1916.
Row C. 24.
Son of Capt W.J. Creswell, of Redfern, Ash Vale, Surrey.
His headstone beard the inscription; "Bringing Their Dreams To Birth."
12582 Private
Charles Henry Fewtrell
9th Bn. Devonshire Regiment
5th January 1917, aged 26.
Row B. 17.
Son of Harry and E. A. Fewtrell, of 41, Heaton St. Hockley, Birmingham.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Thou Wilt Keep Him In Perfect Peace."
Charles Henry Fewtrell
9th Bn. Devonshire Regiment
5th January 1917, aged 26.
Row B. 17.
Son of Harry and E. A. Fewtrell, of 41, Heaton St. Hockley, Birmingham.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Thou Wilt Keep Him In Perfect Peace."
19990 Lance Corporal
Fred Gray
1st Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
14th November 1916.
Row B. 11.
Son of Mrs. E. C. Gray, of 31, Linzan St., Reading.
Fred Gray
1st Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
14th November 1916.
Row B. 11.
Son of Mrs. E. C. Gray, of 31, Linzan St., Reading.
16362 Private
Thomas Haycroft
11th Bn. Border Regiment
18th November 1916.
Row A. 40.
Husband of A. Haycroft, of 6, New Bank Lane, Carlisle.
Thomas Haycroft
11th Bn. Border Regiment
18th November 1916.
Row A. 40.
Husband of A. Haycroft, of 6, New Bank Lane, Carlisle.
Second Lieutenant
John Dixon Cuyler Holland
2nd Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
13th November 1916, aged 25.
Row A. 33.
Son of Cuyler Armstrong Holland and Beatrice Maud Holland (nee Galpin), of 20, Essex St., Strand, London. Born in Victoria, BC, Canada.
John Dixon Cuyler Holland
2nd Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
13th November 1916, aged 25.
Row A. 33.
Son of Cuyler Armstrong Holland and Beatrice Maud Holland (nee Galpin), of 20, Essex St., Strand, London. Born in Victoria, BC, Canada.
12625 Lance Corporal
Walter Leighton
8th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
16th November 1916.
Row A. 10.
Son of Fred Leighton, of 12, Skipton Rd., Trawden, Colne.
Walter Leighton
8th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
16th November 1916.
Row A. 10.
Son of Fred Leighton, of 12, Skipton Rd., Trawden, Colne.
Aerial vertical view showing trench lines of Beaumont Hamel, 10 October 1916. British trenches are on the bottom left. © IWM (Q 61479)
Captain
Hubert Wyatt Hay Rawson
3rd Bn. attd. 2nd Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
15th November 1916, aged 29.
Row C. 18.
Son of Admiral Sir Harry Rawson, K.C.B., M.V.O., C.B., etc.; husband of Esther Mildred Rawson, of 49, Iverna Gardens, Kensington, London.
Hubert Wyatt Hay Rawson
3rd Bn. attd. 2nd Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
15th November 1916, aged 29.
Row C. 18.
Son of Admiral Sir Harry Rawson, K.C.B., M.V.O., C.B., etc.; husband of Esther Mildred Rawson, of 49, Iverna Gardens, Kensington, London.
5716 Corporal
Phillip G. Steer
"A" Coy. 17th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
13th November 1916, aged 26.
Row A. 24.
Son of The Rev. Thomas R. Steer and Kate Steer, of "Fircroft," 66 Shinfield Rd., Reading. Native of Swanage.
Phillip G. Steer
"A" Coy. 17th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
13th November 1916, aged 26.
Row A. 24.
Son of The Rev. Thomas R. Steer and Kate Steer, of "Fircroft," 66 Shinfield Rd., Reading. Native of Swanage.
Second Lieutenant
Greville Cope Stoneham
1st Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
14th November 1916.
Row B. 34.
Greville Cope Stoneham
1st Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
14th November 1916.
Row B. 34.
27518 Private
Smith Stuttard
8th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
16th November 1916, aged 35.
Row A. 29.
Husband of Bertha Stuttard, of 16, Talbot St., Harle Syke, Burnley.
One of 7 brothers to serve, he enlisted on June 26th 1916, originally in the 3rd Bn. East Lancashire Regiment and went overseas in October 1916. Prior to this he had been a weaver at Walshaw Mill, Burnley.
His brother, Benjamin was discharged from the forces after he had his arm amputated.
His headstone bears the inscription; "R. I. P."
Smith Stuttard
8th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
16th November 1916, aged 35.
Row A. 29.
Husband of Bertha Stuttard, of 16, Talbot St., Harle Syke, Burnley.
One of 7 brothers to serve, he enlisted on June 26th 1916, originally in the 3rd Bn. East Lancashire Regiment and went overseas in October 1916. Prior to this he had been a weaver at Walshaw Mill, Burnley.
His brother, Benjamin was discharged from the forces after he had his arm amputated.
His headstone bears the inscription; "R. I. P."
18098 Private
George Edward Thatcher
1st Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
14th November 1916.
Row C. 31.
George Edward Thatcher
1st Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
14th November 1916.
Row C. 31.
The man on the left has been extricated from the mud into which he had sunk up to the arm pits. The soldier on the right is thought to be serving in the South Staffordshire Regiment, Beaumont Hamel, November 1916. © IWM (Q 1563)
Battle of Albert. Evening scene from the trenches after the attack on Beaumont Hamel, 2nd July 1916. Beaumont Hamel is seen in the distance on the right.
Group of British troops, possibly Rifle Brigade, pose in the snow with a Lewis machine gun at Beaumont Hamel, early 1917. © IWM (Q 1744)
