POINT 110 NEW MILITARY CEMETERY
Somme
France
Location Information
Fricourt is a village in the Department of the Somme 5 kilometres east of Albert. The Cemetery is about 1 kilometre south of Fricourt on a track running between the roads from Fricourt and Mametz to Bray. Both the new and the old cemeteries are near the side of the track, the old being 230 metres north of the new.
Visiting Information
Access to the cemetery is along a rough track which may be difficult under bad weather conditions. The track starts in tarmac and finishes with gravel, so it is possible to access the cemetery by car if you drive slowly and care is taken.
Wheelchair access to site possible, but may be by alternative entrance.
Historical Information
Fricourt village was captured by the 17th Division on 2 July 1916 but the southern part of the commune, in which this cemetery is situated, was already in Allied hands.
Point 110 New Military Cemetery was begun by the 403rd French Infantry Regiment in May-July 1915 and continued by Commonwealth units in February-July 1916. The cemetery was named from the contour on the map; before September 1916 it was called King George's Hill.
The cemetery contains 64 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. The 26 French and two German graves were later removed to other burial grounds.
Casualty Details: United Kingdom 64. Total Burials: 64.
Fricourt is a village in the Department of the Somme 5 kilometres east of Albert. The Cemetery is about 1 kilometre south of Fricourt on a track running between the roads from Fricourt and Mametz to Bray. Both the new and the old cemeteries are near the side of the track, the old being 230 metres north of the new.
Visiting Information
Access to the cemetery is along a rough track which may be difficult under bad weather conditions. The track starts in tarmac and finishes with gravel, so it is possible to access the cemetery by car if you drive slowly and care is taken.
Wheelchair access to site possible, but may be by alternative entrance.
Historical Information
Fricourt village was captured by the 17th Division on 2 July 1916 but the southern part of the commune, in which this cemetery is situated, was already in Allied hands.
Point 110 New Military Cemetery was begun by the 403rd French Infantry Regiment in May-July 1915 and continued by Commonwealth units in February-July 1916. The cemetery was named from the contour on the map; before September 1916 it was called King George's Hill.
The cemetery contains 64 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. The 26 French and two German graves were later removed to other burial grounds.
Casualty Details: United Kingdom 64. Total Burials: 64.
A heliograph signal station on King George's Hill, near Fricourt, September 1916. A 55th Division formation sign can be seen on the King George's Hill sign. © IWM (Q 1400)
15431 Private
Richard Green
24th Bn. Manchester Regiment, (Oldham Comrades)
26th February 1916, aged 32.
Row C. 11
Killed in Action aged 32, on the morning of 26th Feb 1916 at "Stand to". A Cotton Piecer by trade from Royton, near Oldham, Lancashire. Husband to Elizabeth and Father of Amy, Ethel and Tom. "Always Remembered"
Picture and text courtesy of Michael Light, great grandson of this soldier.
Richard Green
24th Bn. Manchester Regiment, (Oldham Comrades)
26th February 1916, aged 32.
Row C. 11
Killed in Action aged 32, on the morning of 26th Feb 1916 at "Stand to". A Cotton Piecer by trade from Royton, near Oldham, Lancashire. Husband to Elizabeth and Father of Amy, Ethel and Tom. "Always Remembered"
Picture and text courtesy of Michael Light, great grandson of this soldier.
17977 Private
Fred Wallwork Millington
20th Bn. Manchester Regiment
14th March 1916, aged 29.
Row D. 18.
Son of Carl and Ellen Millington, of 125, Eccles Old Rd., Pendleton Manchester.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Gave His All, Dearly Loved, Sadly Missed."
Fred Wallwork Millington
20th Bn. Manchester Regiment
14th March 1916, aged 29.
Row D. 18.
Son of Carl and Ellen Millington, of 125, Eccles Old Rd., Pendleton Manchester.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Gave His All, Dearly Loved, Sadly Missed."
Second Lieutenant
David Pritchard
1st Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
19th March 1916, aged 19.
Row D. 5.
Son of Joseph James Gawter Pritchard and Edith Voss Pritchard (nee Mackain), of "Heathfield", Dewsbury, Yorkshire.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Whom The Gods Love."
David Pritchard
1st Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
19th March 1916, aged 19.
Row D. 5.
Son of Joseph James Gawter Pritchard and Edith Voss Pritchard (nee Mackain), of "Heathfield", Dewsbury, Yorkshire.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Whom The Gods Love."
Captain
Mervyn Stronge Richardson, Mentioned in Despatches
1st Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
19th March 1916, aged 21.
Row D. 4.
Youngest son of Capt. Arthur Percy Richardson and Ethel Mary Richardson, of Purton House, Purton, Wiltshire. Captain of the Boats, Radley College, Leander Club. Previously wounded April, 1915.
His headstone bears the inscription; "I Have Fought A Good Fight I Have Finished My Course. Leander." (Biblical - 2 Timothy, 4:7-8)
Mervyn Stronge Richardson, Mentioned in Despatches
1st Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
19th March 1916, aged 21.
Row D. 4.
Youngest son of Capt. Arthur Percy Richardson and Ethel Mary Richardson, of Purton House, Purton, Wiltshire. Captain of the Boats, Radley College, Leander Club. Previously wounded April, 1915.
His headstone bears the inscription; "I Have Fought A Good Fight I Have Finished My Course. Leander." (Biblical - 2 Timothy, 4:7-8)
Second Lieutenant
David Cuthbert Thomas
3rd Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
18th March 1916, aged 20.
Row D. 3.
Son of Evan and Ethelinda Thomas, of Llanedy Rectory, Pontardulais, Glam.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Per Crucem Ad Lucem." (Latin - Through the Cross to the Light)
David Cuthbert Thomas
3rd Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
18th March 1916, aged 20.
Row D. 3.
Son of Evan and Ethelinda Thomas, of Llanedy Rectory, Pontardulais, Glam.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Per Crucem Ad Lucem." (Latin - Through the Cross to the Light)
Images in this gallery ©Werner Van Caneghem
The bombardment of Fricourt, 2 July 1916. Fricourt was captured early in the morning of the 2nd by the 17th Division. © IWM (Q 114)
A group of British soldiers having a rest on their way from the trenches. Near Fricourt, on the Fricourt-Contalmaison road. November 1916. © IWM (Q 4495)
Rufus Daniel Isaacs (Lord Reading) jumping a trench on King George's Hill near Fricourt, September 1916. © IWM (Q 1194)
Lloyd George, the British Minister of Munitions, having lunch on King George's Hill near Fricourt, September 1916. © IWM (Q 1195)
