NOYELLES-SUR-L'ESCAUT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Nord
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.14011, Longitude: 3.17759
Location Information
Noyelles-sur-L'Escaut is a village in the Department of the Nord, about 5 kilometres south-west of Cambrai.
From Cambrai follow the N30 main road towards Bapaume. After 5 kilometres, at Fontaine Notre Dame, turn left onto the D142 following the signs towards Containg and Noyelles. Passing through Containg the village of Noyelles can be found about 5 kilometres from Fontaine Notre Dame.
On entering the village turn left immediately after the New Civilian Cemetery into the Rue Sorel. Noyelles-sur-L'Escaut Communal Cemetery is located 50 metres down this road on the right. Access to the Extension is through the Communal Cemetery.
Visiting Information
The location or design of this site, makes wheelchair access impossible.
Historical Information
Noyelles-sur-L'Escaut was captured by the 6th Division on the 20th-21st November 1917, evacuated at the beginning of December, and reoccupied on the 19th October 1918, by the 7th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
The Communal Cemetery Extension was made by the 2nd Division Burial Officer and it contains the graves of officers and men of the 2nd, 62nd (West Riding) and 63rd (Royal Naval) Division, who fell in September-October 1918.
There are 115, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 4 are unidentified.
The Extension covers an area of 348 square metres and is enclosed on two sides by a brick wall.
The cemetery was designed by Wilfred Clement Von Berg, M. C.
Total Burials: 115.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 111.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 4.
Dedications
8176 Lance Corporal John McClive, 2nd Bn. Highland Light Infantry, 5th October 1918, aged 24. Husband of Johnann McClive, of 11, Caithness St., Glasgow. His headstone bears the inscription "Only Those Who Have Loved And Lost Can Understand The Bitter Cost"
Gone but not forgotten" Remembered by Peter Wilson
137174 Gunner
Fred Clegg
47th Battery, Royal Field Artillery
4th October 1918.
Plot I. A. 14.
Son of James William Clegg (widower), 45, New York Street, Rochdale.
Enlisted at Rochdale. Employed as a woollen piecer at Schofields' Mill, Well i'th Lane, Rochdale, prior to enlisting.
Fred Clegg
47th Battery, Royal Field Artillery
4th October 1918.
Plot I. A. 14.
Son of James William Clegg (widower), 45, New York Street, Rochdale.
Enlisted at Rochdale. Employed as a woollen piecer at Schofields' Mill, Well i'th Lane, Rochdale, prior to enlisting.
Second Lieutenant
Frederick Gregory Cowman, D. C. M.
6th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
28th September 1918, aged 22.
Plot II. B. 10.
Son of Joseph Gregory Cowman and Margaret Watson Cowman, of 15, Coronation Drive, Great Crosby, Liverpool.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Did His Best."
Frederick Gregory Cowman, D. C. M.
6th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
28th September 1918, aged 22.
Plot II. B. 10.
Son of Joseph Gregory Cowman and Margaret Watson Cowman, of 15, Coronation Drive, Great Crosby, Liverpool.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Did His Best."
93362 Private
Michael Dooley
23rd Bn. Royal Fusiliers
30th September 1918.
Plot I. B. 8.
Son of Mary Ellen Dooley of 17, John Street, Sacriston, Durham, Witton Gilbert, Durham, England.
Michael Dooley
23rd Bn. Royal Fusiliers
30th September 1918.
Plot I. B. 8.
Son of Mary Ellen Dooley of 17, John Street, Sacriston, Durham, Witton Gilbert, Durham, England.
44941 Rifleman
Arnold Hubert Fear
1st Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
29th September 1918, aged 19.
Plot I. B. 1.
Son of T. D. and Mary Fear, of Cheriton Lodge, Allandale Rd., Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset. Native of Mark, Highbridge, Somerset.
Arnold Hubert Fear
1st Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
29th September 1918, aged 19.
Plot I. B. 1.
Son of T. D. and Mary Fear, of Cheriton Lodge, Allandale Rd., Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset. Native of Mark, Highbridge, Somerset.
Second Lieutenant
William Jackson
11th Bn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers, attached to 23rd Bn. Royal Fusiliers
30th September 1918, aged 37.
Plot I. B. 2.
Son of Thomas and Lucinda Jackson, of 6, Albany Rd., Ranelagh, Dublin.
His headstone bears the inscription "Severed Only Till He Come"
William Jackson
11th Bn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers, attached to 23rd Bn. Royal Fusiliers
30th September 1918, aged 37.
Plot I. B. 2.
Son of Thomas and Lucinda Jackson, of 6, Albany Rd., Ranelagh, Dublin.
His headstone bears the inscription "Severed Only Till He Come"
Major
Gerald Messervy, M. C.
16th Battery, 41st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
8th October 1918, aged 28.
Plot II. C. 11.
Son of Ernest Francis and Margaret Dyce Messervy. His brother Captain Ernest Dyce Messervy also died in service and he is commemorated on the Arras Flying Service Memorial.
His headstone bears the inscription "Au Valeureux Cœur Rien Impossible"
Gerald Messervy, M. C.
16th Battery, 41st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
8th October 1918, aged 28.
Plot II. C. 11.
Son of Ernest Francis and Margaret Dyce Messervy. His brother Captain Ernest Dyce Messervy also died in service and he is commemorated on the Arras Flying Service Memorial.
His headstone bears the inscription "Au Valeureux Cœur Rien Impossible"
G/80174 Private
William Perrins
23rd Bn. Royal Fusiliers
30th September 1918.
Plot II. B. 3.
William Perrins
23rd Bn. Royal Fusiliers
30th September 1918.
Plot II. B. 3.
Battle of Cambrai. Prisoners carrying wounded across the Escaut near Noyelles by a pontoon bridge, 8 October 1918. © IWM (Q 9519)
Battle of Cambrai. A British dressing station in a French Chateau near Noyelles-sur-l'Escaut, 8 October 1918. © IWM (Q 9631)
