ORANGE HILL CEMETERY
Feuchy
Pas De Calais
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.28657, Longitude: 2.85958
Location Information
Orange Hill Cemetery lies due north of Tilloy les Mofflaines, a village in the Pas-de-Calais Department of France, and 3 kilometres south-east of Arras along the D939 road.
From Tilloy les Mofflaines, take the D939 towards Cambrai until you come to a roundabout with a junction for the D37 towards Feuchy. Follow this road for 2 kilometres, then take a track to the east towards the cemetery.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access possible via main entrance.
Historical Information
Feuchy was captured by the 15th (Scottish) Division on 9 April 1917, lost at the end of March 1918, and retaken at the end of the following August.
'Orange Hill' was reached by the 12th Division on 10 April 1917. The cemetery, however, was made by the Canadian Corps after the hill was taken for the second time at the end of August 1918.
Orange Hill Cemetery contains 43 First World War burials.
Casualty Details: Canada 42, United Kingdom 1. Total Burials: 43.
The cemetery was designed by George Hartley Goldsmith
Dedications
249391 Private Charles Henry Calladine, 58th Bn. Canadian Infantry, (Central Ontario Regiment) 29th August 1918, aged 36. Son of Mrs. Annie Calladine, of Dover, Kent, England; husband of Florence Calladine, of 157, Rose Avenue, Toronto.
Remembered by great grandson, Rob Calldine
Cemetery images in gallery below © Werner Van Caneghem
Captain
Thoburn Stephens Allan, M. C.
Royal Canadian Regiment
26th August 1918, aged 22.
Row B. 17.
Son of Thoburn and Mabel Mayo Allan, of 602, 13th Avenue West, Calgary, Alberta.
Thoburn Stephens Allan, M. C.
Royal Canadian Regiment
26th August 1918, aged 22.
Row B. 17.
Son of Thoburn and Mabel Mayo Allan, of 602, 13th Avenue West, Calgary, Alberta.
1072258 Private
Clement Edward Barkway
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
26th August 1918.
Row A. 8.
Clement Edward Barkway
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
26th August 1918.
Row A. 8.
425525 Private
Edward Edwin Besse
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
26th August 1918.
Row B. 3.
Edward Edwin Besse
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
26th August 1918.
Row B. 3.
Lieutenant
Alastair Norman Brown
4th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
26th August 1918, aged 32.
Row A. 1.
Son of Archibald and Georgina Brown, of Clifton, Bristol, England; husband of Etheleen Clara Brown, of 38, Duke St., Stratford, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Died For Freedom And Honour."
Alastair Norman Brown
4th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
26th August 1918, aged 32.
Row A. 1.
Son of Archibald and Georgina Brown, of Clifton, Bristol, England; husband of Etheleen Clara Brown, of 38, Duke St., Stratford, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Died For Freedom And Honour."
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696397 Private
William John Green (CWGC show as J. Green)
3rd Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps
27th August 1918, aged 23.
Row B. 5.
Son of William and Margaret Green, of Oyen, Alberta.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Gone But Not Forgotten."
William John Green (CWGC show as J. Green)
3rd Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps
27th August 1918, aged 23.
Row B. 5.
Son of William and Margaret Green, of Oyen, Alberta.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Gone But Not Forgotten."
454796 Private
Alexander Jenkins
5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
26th August 1918.
Row B. 1.
Alexander Jenkins
5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
26th August 1918.
Row B. 1.
Lieutenant
Alexander Pearson MacMillan, M. C.
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
26th August 1918, aged 28.
Row A. 23.
Son of the late Rev. John William MacMillan, of Ontario; husband of Leontine Clara MacMillan, of 85, Eland Rd., Lavender Hill, London, England.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Tho' Gone, Ever In Memory Dear."
Alexander Pearson MacMillan, M. C.
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
26th August 1918, aged 28.
Row A. 23.
Son of the late Rev. John William MacMillan, of Ontario; husband of Leontine Clara MacMillan, of 85, Eland Rd., Lavender Hill, London, England.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Tho' Gone, Ever In Memory Dear."
Captain
Herbert Charles Rounds
4th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
26th August 1918, aged 24.
Row A. 13.
Son of James B. and Sarah J. Rounds, of Galt, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription; "At Rest."
Herbert Charles Rounds
4th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
26th August 1918, aged 24.
Row A. 13.
Son of James B. and Sarah J. Rounds, of Galt, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription; "At Rest."
916067 Private
Albert Victor Smith
3rd Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps
26th August 1918, aged 21.
Row A. 21.
Son of Albert O. and Alice Smith, of 8, Muriel Avenue, Toronto.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Soldier Of Christ, Well Done."
Albert Victor Smith
3rd Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps
26th August 1918, aged 21.
Row A. 21.
Son of Albert O. and Alice Smith, of 8, Muriel Avenue, Toronto.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Soldier Of Christ, Well Done."
133129 Private
George William Sutton
3rd Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps
27th August 1918, aged 27.
Row A. 17.
Son of George and Jane Sutton, of 163, Pine St., Port Arthur, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Better Love Hath No Man Than This That He Lay Down His Life For A Friend."
George William Sutton
3rd Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps
27th August 1918, aged 27.
Row A. 17.
Son of George and Jane Sutton, of 163, Pine St., Port Arthur, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Better Love Hath No Man Than This That He Lay Down His Life For A Friend."
Medics of the Royal Army Medical Corps placing wounded on a light railway. Near Feuchy, 29 April 1917. © IWM (Q 6225)
A Corporal of the Machine Gun Corps (MGC) stands at a machine gun post in a captured trench at Feuchy during the Battle of Arras, April 1917. © IWM (Q 5159)
Troops of the 10th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers in a captured dug-out at Feuchy cross roads. Feuchy was captured by the 9th Division, 9 April 1917. © IWM (Q 5152)
