Ovillers Military Cemetery
Roll of Honour
I - Z
17353 Serjeant
Simon Jacklin
11th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
1st July 1916.
Plot V. A. 4.
Simon Jacklin
11th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
1st July 1916.
Plot V. A. 4.
Captain
John Lauder
1st/8th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
28th December 1916, aged 25.
Plot I. A. 6.
Son of Sir Harry Lauder and Dame Annie Lauder, of "Laudervale," Dunoon, Argyll.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Ever Loved Lauder, Never Forgotten, Father And Mother."
John Lauder
1st/8th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
28th December 1916, aged 25.
Plot I. A. 6.
Son of Sir Harry Lauder and Dame Annie Lauder, of "Laudervale," Dunoon, Argyll.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Ever Loved Lauder, Never Forgotten, Father And Mother."
Captain
John Charles Thomas Leigh
6th Bn. The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment)
3rd July 1916, aged 22.
Plot IX. D. 4.
Son of Canon J. R. Leigh and Mrs. M. L. Leigh, of Yalding Vicarage, Maidstone. His brother Roland Llewellyn Leigh fell in the 1939-1945 War.He is buried in Yalding (Ss. Peter And Paul) Old Churchyard in Kent.
His headstone bears the inscription; "One Of The Best."
John Charles Thomas Leigh
6th Bn. The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment)
3rd July 1916, aged 22.
Plot IX. D. 4.
Son of Canon J. R. Leigh and Mrs. M. L. Leigh, of Yalding Vicarage, Maidstone. His brother Roland Llewellyn Leigh fell in the 1939-1945 War.He is buried in Yalding (Ss. Peter And Paul) Old Churchyard in Kent.
His headstone bears the inscription; "One Of The Best."
7435 Private
Fred Moffatt
20th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
20th July 1916, aged 20.
Plot I. H. 20.
Son of Buckley Frederick and Mary Moffatt of "Burnside", Lyme Avenue, London Rd., Macclesfield.
Fred Moffatt
20th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
20th July 1916, aged 20.
Plot I. H. 20.
Son of Buckley Frederick and Mary Moffatt of "Burnside", Lyme Avenue, London Rd., Macclesfield.
Major
George Paterson Nunneley, M. C.
4th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment
27th March 1918, aged 36.
Plot I. C. 30.
Son of Rev. F. B. Nunneley, M.A., M.D.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Requiescat In Pace "They Loved Not Their Lives Unto The Death" Rev. XII.12."
George Paterson Nunneley, M. C.
4th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment
27th March 1918, aged 36.
Plot I. C. 30.
Son of Rev. F. B. Nunneley, M.A., M.D.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Requiescat In Pace "They Loved Not Their Lives Unto The Death" Rev. XII.12."
2431 Private
William George Lewis Perriman
23rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
15th February 1917, aged 30.
Plot I. E. 12.
Son of Elijah and Susan Perriman, of 72, Market St., Newport, Victoria, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Dearly Loved And Sadly Missed."
The picture on the right shows two brothers; 2489 Private (Pte) Robert Perriman (L), 5th Reinforcements, 23rd Battalion, of Newport, Vic, aged 26; and 2431 Private (Pte) William George Lewis Perriman, 5th Reinforcements, 23rd Battalion, of Newport, Vic, aged 29. Robert enlisted on 5 July 1915 and William enlisted on 12 July 1915. They both embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Osterley on 29 September 1915. Robert returned to Australia on 25 August 1917 as a member of the 17th Field Ambulance. William died of wounds on 15 February 1917 in France.
William George Lewis Perriman
23rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
15th February 1917, aged 30.
Plot I. E. 12.
Son of Elijah and Susan Perriman, of 72, Market St., Newport, Victoria, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Dearly Loved And Sadly Missed."
The picture on the right shows two brothers; 2489 Private (Pte) Robert Perriman (L), 5th Reinforcements, 23rd Battalion, of Newport, Vic, aged 26; and 2431 Private (Pte) William George Lewis Perriman, 5th Reinforcements, 23rd Battalion, of Newport, Vic, aged 29. Robert enlisted on 5 July 1915 and William enlisted on 12 July 1915. They both embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Osterley on 29 September 1915. Robert returned to Australia on 25 August 1917 as a member of the 17th Field Ambulance. William died of wounds on 15 February 1917 in France.
Captain
Gerald Edmund Adair Rawlins
9th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
7th July 1916, aged 26.
Plot VII. Q. 8.
Son of Henry Adair Rawlins and Annie Rawlins, of 10, Old Jewry Chambers, London. B.A. (Oxon.), Barrister-at-Law.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Res Non Verba. Gone But Not Forgotten."
Gerald Edmund Adair Rawlins
9th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
7th July 1916, aged 26.
Plot VII. Q. 8.
Son of Henry Adair Rawlins and Annie Rawlins, of 10, Old Jewry Chambers, London. B.A. (Oxon.), Barrister-at-Law.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Res Non Verba. Gone But Not Forgotten."
G/6040 Private
Frank Pafford Sharples
8th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
7th July 1916, aged 20.
Plot XIV. E. 2.
Son of James Thomas and Mary Helena Sharples, of The Manse, Evington, Leicester. Born at Newcastle-on-Tyne.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Underneath Are The Everlasting Arms."
Frank Pafford Sharples
8th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
7th July 1916, aged 20.
Plot XIV. E. 2.
Son of James Thomas and Mary Helena Sharples, of The Manse, Evington, Leicester. Born at Newcastle-on-Tyne.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Underneath Are The Everlasting Arms."
G/16387 Private
W. G. Smith
2nd Bn. Royal Fusiliers
3rd July 1916, aged 23.
Plot VI. D. 9.
Son of Robert Guisford Smith, and Mary Jane Smith, of "Woodlands," Bowes Rd., New Southgate, London.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Gave His Life."
W. G. Smith
2nd Bn. Royal Fusiliers
3rd July 1916, aged 23.
Plot VI. D. 9.
Son of Robert Guisford Smith, and Mary Jane Smith, of "Woodlands," Bowes Rd., New Southgate, London.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Gave His Life."
Captain
Richard Greaves Tasker
10th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
3rd July 1916, aged 27.
Plot XI. P. 10.
Son of Greaves and Julia Tasker; husband of Vera Raymond (formerly Tasker), of Buntings, Cobham, Surrey. Born at Worcester.
His headstone bears the inscription; "God Is Our Refuge And Strength A Very Present Help In Trouble."
Richard Greaves Tasker
10th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
3rd July 1916, aged 27.
Plot XI. P. 10.
Son of Greaves and Julia Tasker; husband of Vera Raymond (formerly Tasker), of Buntings, Cobham, Surrey. Born at Worcester.
His headstone bears the inscription; "God Is Our Refuge And Strength A Very Present Help In Trouble."
Captain
Arthur Thompson
24th (Tyneside Irish Bn.) Northumberland Fusiliers
1st July 1916
Plot V. B. 2.
Arthur Thompson
24th (Tyneside Irish Bn.) Northumberland Fusiliers
1st July 1916
Plot V. B. 2.
Major
John Walsh, Mentioned In Despatches
22nd Bn. Royal Fusiliers
19th February 1917, aged 34.
Sp. Mem. 23.
Son of Mr. M. and Mrs. B. Walsh.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Died With His Face To The Foe."
John Walsh, Mentioned In Despatches
22nd Bn. Royal Fusiliers
19th February 1917, aged 34.
Sp. Mem. 23.
Son of Mr. M. and Mrs. B. Walsh.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Died With His Face To The Foe."
