PERREUSE CHÂTEAU FRANCO BRITISH NATIONAL CEMETERY
Seine-et-Marne
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 48.91741, Longitude: 3.08677
Image above © Carl Liversage @carl_liversage
Location Information
Perreuse Château Franco British National Cemetery is situated within the grounds of the Chateau of Perreuse, Signy Pereuse, a hamlet of Signy-Signets, which is 7 kilometres south-west of the town of La Ferte Sous-Jouarre, and 60 kilometres east of Paris.
Taking the Paris-Reims motorway (A4), leave at Junction 19, marked "La Ferte Sous-Jouarre/Montreuil Aux Lions". Turn first right and after 1 kilometre turn right again onto the N3 road. Following the signs for La Ferte Sous-Jourre, pass through the village of Becart and follow the signs for "Centre Ville": crossing over the River Marne with the two Royal Engineer Memorials on the right of the bridge, and the Memorial to The Missing on the left (approximately 9 kilometres from the motorway). At the roundabout in front of the Memorial, turn right towards Meaux and then first left onto the D402, towards the town of "Jouarre". Take the second right turn (at the first CWGC road sign) and then turn right again along the D114P (at the second CWGC road sign) towards Signy-Signets.
Pass through the village of Les Corbiers and turn left (at the third CWGC road sign), and then take the first right turn (fourth CWGC road sign) and follow this road for 500 metres until you arrive at the fifth CWGC road sign, which is pointing down a track to the left of the road. The cemetery is situated at the end of this track (300 metres) on the left hand side.
Historical Information
The Chateau was used by French medical units throughout the First World War and the site of the cemetery was presented by the owner, Mme. Dumez, to the French Government.
The cemetery contains 150 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, 24 of them unidentified, and all brought in from the surrounding battlefields. There are also 16 Second World War burials, most of them airmen, brought in from the following cemeteries:-
FAINS-LES-SOURCES CEMETERY, Meuse:
4 R.A.F., 2 R.N.Z.A.F. and 1 R.A.A.F. casualties in 1961.
FAUY VILLECERT COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Meuse:
5 R.A.F. casualties.
MONTIGNY-LE-FRANC CHURCHYARD, Aisne:
2 R.C.A.F. casualties.
ST. AUBIN CHATEAU-NEUF COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Yonne:
1 British Army casualty.
Total Commonwealth Burials: 165
World War One Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 118, Canada 4, Australia 2, South Africa 1. Total 125.
World War Unidentified Casualties: 24.
World War Two Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 11, Canada 2, New Zealand 2, Australia 1. Total 16.
Other Nationalities: France 72, U. S. A. 1. Total 73.
The cemetery was designed by Arthur James Scott Hutton
Cemetery images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
Lieutenant
Francis Henry Beaufort
104th Squadron. Royal Air Force
13th August 1918, aged 27.
Plot 1. C. 23.
Son of Esther E. Penley (formerly Beaufort), of 103, West 77th St., New York, U.S.A. and the late Jay Henry Beaufort.
His headstone bears the inscription; "One Of Nature's Noblemen."
Francis Henry Beaufort
104th Squadron. Royal Air Force
13th August 1918, aged 27.
Plot 1. C. 23.
Son of Esther E. Penley (formerly Beaufort), of 103, West 77th St., New York, U.S.A. and the late Jay Henry Beaufort.
His headstone bears the inscription; "One Of Nature's Noblemen."
Captain
Stephen Henry Christy, D. S. O.
20th Hussars
3rd September 1914, aged 35.
Plot 1 D. 25.
Son of Stephen and Blanche Christy, of Stockport; husband of V. M.M. Christy (nee Chapell-Hodge).
His headstone bears the inscription; "And God Shall Wipe Away All Tears From Their Eyes" Revn. 21 Verse 4."
Stephen Henry Christy, D. S. O.
20th Hussars
3rd September 1914, aged 35.
Plot 1 D. 25.
Son of Stephen and Blanche Christy, of Stockport; husband of V. M.M. Christy (nee Chapell-Hodge).
His headstone bears the inscription; "And God Shall Wipe Away All Tears From Their Eyes" Revn. 21 Verse 4."
475801 Private
Harry Adolph Cochran
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
28th December 1918, aged 21.
Plot 1. C. 49.
Son of J.H. Cochran, of Carmen, Manitoba, Canada, and the late Emily Cochran.
Wounded and captured at Sanctuary Wood in early June 1916 during the battle of Mount Sorrell. He had been released at the end of the war and was making his way home when he died of influenza.
Harry Adolph Cochran
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
28th December 1918, aged 21.
Plot 1. C. 49.
Son of J.H. Cochran, of Carmen, Manitoba, Canada, and the late Emily Cochran.
Wounded and captured at Sanctuary Wood in early June 1916 during the battle of Mount Sorrell. He had been released at the end of the war and was making his way home when he died of influenza.
Second Lieutenant
Edward James Vibart Collingwood-Thompson
2nd Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
10th September 1914, aged 20.
Plot 1. D. 46.
Only son of the late Edward Collingwood-Thompson and of Mrs. Andrew Wylie (formerly Collingwood-Thompson), of 4, Queen Anne St., Cavendish Square, London.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori. R.I.P."
Edward James Vibart Collingwood-Thompson
2nd Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
10th September 1914, aged 20.
Plot 1. D. 46.
Only son of the late Edward Collingwood-Thompson and of Mrs. Andrew Wylie (formerly Collingwood-Thompson), of 4, Queen Anne St., Cavendish Square, London.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori. R.I.P."
Lieutenant
John Blomfield Gough, Mentioned in Despatches
"D" Bty. Royal Horse Artillery
8th September 1914, aged 28.
Plot 1. B. 45.
Son of Col. Bloomfield Gough, late 9th Lancers; husband of Marian Ethel Gough, of Brookhampton House North Cadbury, Somerset.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Until The Day Break."
John Blomfield Gough, Mentioned in Despatches
"D" Bty. Royal Horse Artillery
8th September 1914, aged 28.
Plot 1. B. 45.
Son of Col. Bloomfield Gough, late 9th Lancers; husband of Marian Ethel Gough, of Brookhampton House North Cadbury, Somerset.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Until The Day Break."
Major
Percy Hastings
1st Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
2nd September 1914, aged 41.
Plot 1. C. 4.
Husband of Mrs. Kathleen Hastings of Great Bealings, Suffolk.
Percy Hastings
1st Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
2nd September 1914, aged 41.
Plot 1. C. 4.
Husband of Mrs. Kathleen Hastings of Great Bealings, Suffolk.
29298 Private
Noel Malcolm
6th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
13th October 1918, aged 19.
Plot 1. C. 11.
Son of John and Margaret Malcolm, of 9, Dashwood Square, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Peace Perfect Peace, With Loved Ones Far Away In Jesus' Keeping We Are Safe And They."
Noel Malcolm
6th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
13th October 1918, aged 19.
Plot 1. C. 11.
Son of John and Margaret Malcolm, of 9, Dashwood Square, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Peace Perfect Peace, With Loved Ones Far Away In Jesus' Keeping We Are Safe And They."
Lieutenant
Ronald Elphinstone Parker
"D" Bty. Royal Horse Artillery
8th September 1914, aged 28.
Plot 1. B. 44.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Answered The Call Of The Captain Of His Salvation The Lord Jesus."
Ronald Elphinstone Parker
"D" Bty. Royal Horse Artillery
8th September 1914, aged 28.
Plot 1. B. 44.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Answered The Call Of The Captain Of His Salvation The Lord Jesus."
52500 Acting Bombardier
Walter Charles Swansborough
23rd Battery, Royal Field Artillery
8th September 1914, aged 25.
Plot I. D. 11.
Walter Charles Swansborough
23rd Battery, Royal Field Artillery
8th September 1914, aged 25.
Plot I. D. 11.
Sergeant
Douglas Urquhart
Co. D. 104th Infantry 26th Div U.S. Army
Died of his wounds 29th July 1918, aged 27.
Son of John Edwin Urquhart and Helen Slicer
Douglas Urquhart
Co. D. 104th Infantry 26th Div U.S. Army
Died of his wounds 29th July 1918, aged 27.
Son of John Edwin Urquhart and Helen Slicer
Captain
John Kenneth Tulloch Whish
1st Bn. East Surrey Regiment
8th September 1914, aged 37.
Plot 1. B. 21.
Son of the late Col. J. T. Whish and of Mrs. M. B. Goodair (fomerly Whish), of "Haven Cottage," Leysdown, Kent; husband of the late Evelyn Ann Whish (nee Wood). Born at Calcutta; joined the East Surrey Regt. in 1899; served in the South African War (twice Mentioned in Despatches) and Nandi Expendition (with the 3rd King's African Rifles).
His headstone bears the inscription "1899-1914 S. & E. Africa 6 Medals, 12 Bars God Guard You Dear Heart"
John Kenneth Tulloch Whish
1st Bn. East Surrey Regiment
8th September 1914, aged 37.
Plot 1. B. 21.
Son of the late Col. J. T. Whish and of Mrs. M. B. Goodair (fomerly Whish), of "Haven Cottage," Leysdown, Kent; husband of the late Evelyn Ann Whish (nee Wood). Born at Calcutta; joined the East Surrey Regt. in 1899; served in the South African War (twice Mentioned in Despatches) and Nandi Expendition (with the 3rd King's African Rifles).
His headstone bears the inscription "1899-1914 S. & E. Africa 6 Medals, 12 Bars God Guard You Dear Heart"
Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) with French and Belgian troops at La Ferte-sous-Jouarre, 10th September 1914. © IWM (Q 51494)
A bridge over the River Marne destroyed by the invading German Army at La Ferte-sous-Jouarre, 26 September 1914. © IWM (Q 53252)
World War Two Roll of Honour
422251 Flying Officer (Pilot)
Walter Boocock
550 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. Royal New Zealand Air Force
13th July 1944, aged 29.
Plot Plot 2. Row B. Joint grave 25-26.
Son of Walter and Margaret Alice Boocock, of Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand.
Walter Boocock
550 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. Royal New Zealand Air Force
13th July 1944, aged 29.
Plot Plot 2. Row B. Joint grave 25-26.
Son of Walter and Margaret Alice Boocock, of Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand.
279563 Lieutenant
Eric Joseph Denis Cauchi, Mentioned in Despatches
Genneral List attached to Special Operations Executive
5th February 1944.
Plot 2. C. 46.
Eric Joseph Denis Cauchi, Mentioned in Despatches
Genneral List attached to Special Operations Executive
5th February 1944.
Plot 2. C. 46.
948192 Sergeant
Leonard Eagles Dagless
550 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
13th July 1944, aged 24.
Plot 2. B. Collective Grave 20-23
Son of Ernest Henry and Bertha Dagless; husband of Helen Dagless, of Falkirk, Stirlingshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Is Not Dead But On The Path We Mortals Tread A Few Trifling Steps Ahead"
Leonard Eagles Dagless
550 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
13th July 1944, aged 24.
Plot 2. B. Collective Grave 20-23
Son of Ernest Henry and Bertha Dagless; husband of Helen Dagless, of Falkirk, Stirlingshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Is Not Dead But On The Path We Mortals Tread A Few Trifling Steps Ahead"
R/108688 Flight Sergeant
Everett Garfield Payie
115 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
22nd November 1942, aged 25.
Plot 2. B. 1.
Son of Edward and Lyla Payie, of Nobel, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory Of Our Dear Son Everett. In God We Trust. Till We Meet Again"
Everett Garfield Payie
115 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
22nd November 1942, aged 25.
Plot 2. B. 1.
Son of Edward and Lyla Payie, of Nobel, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory Of Our Dear Son Everett. In God We Trust. Till We Meet Again"
1429948 Sergeant
Trevor Setchfield
550 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
13th July 1944, aged 22.
Plot 2. B. Collective Grave 20-23.
Son of Walter and Pearl Setchfield, of Woodston, Peterborough, Northamptonshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory Of Our Dearest Son, Killed In Action. Mum And Dad"
Trevor Setchfield
550 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
13th July 1944, aged 22.
Plot 2. B. Collective Grave 20-23.
Son of Walter and Pearl Setchfield, of Woodston, Peterborough, Northamptonshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory Of Our Dearest Son, Killed In Action. Mum And Dad"
J/10183 Flying Officer
George Ernest Wallace
115 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
22nd November 1942, aged 26.
Plot 2. B. 2.
Son of Samuel Robert and Annie Elizabeth Wallace, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Blessed Are The Pure In Heart: For They Shall See God"
George Ernest Wallace
115 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
22nd November 1942, aged 26.
Plot 2. B. 2.
Son of Samuel Robert and Annie Elizabeth Wallace, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Blessed Are The Pure In Heart: For They Shall See God"
