POINT 110 OLD MILITARY CEMETERY
Fricourt
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 with some difficulty.
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 Old Military Cemetery was begun by French troops in February 1915 and continued by the 1st Dorsets and other Commonwealth units from August 1915 to September 1916. The cemetery was named from the contour on the map; before September 1916 it was called King George's Hill.
Point 110 Old Military Cemetery contains 100 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, three of which are unidentified. The French graves were later removed to the French national cemetery at Albert.
Total Burials: 100.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 97.
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 with some difficulty.
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 Old Military Cemetery was begun by French troops in February 1915 and continued by the 1st Dorsets and other Commonwealth units from August 1915 to September 1916. The cemetery was named from the contour on the map; before September 1916 it was called King George's Hill.
Point 110 Old Military Cemetery contains 100 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, three of which are unidentified. The French graves were later removed to the French national cemetery at Albert.
Total Burials: 100.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 97.
13831 Private
Harry Abbott
6th Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment
15th September 1915, aged 21.
Row F. 9.
Son of Fredrick and Sarah Ann Abbott, of Kettering.
His headstone bears the inscription; "To Memory Ever Dear."
Harry Abbott
6th Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment
15th September 1915, aged 21.
Row F. 9.
Son of Fredrick and Sarah Ann Abbott, of Kettering.
His headstone bears the inscription; "To Memory Ever Dear."
86411 Sapper
David Barber
174th Tunnelling Coy. Royal Engineers
13th November 1915, aged 29.
Row H. 4.
Son of Duncan and Jean Barber, of Blaydon-on-Tyne.
David Barber
174th Tunnelling Coy. Royal Engineers
13th November 1915, aged 29.
Row H. 4.
Son of Duncan and Jean Barber, of Blaydon-on-Tyne.
14359 Private
Walter James Fairman
"A" Coy. 6th Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment
14th October 1915, aged 20.
Row H. 18.
Son of James and Mary Ann Fairman, of Croydon and Carshalton, Surrey.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Not Dead To Those Who Loved Him. From Dad, Mum & Sisters."
Walter James Fairman
"A" Coy. 6th Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment
14th October 1915, aged 20.
Row H. 18.
Son of James and Mary Ann Fairman, of Croydon and Carshalton, Surrey.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Not Dead To Those Who Loved Him. From Dad, Mum & Sisters."
139153 Serjeant
Ernest Hardy
253rd Field Coy. Royal Engineers
18th December 1915, aged 31.
Row J. 9.
Son of Samuel and Ann Ellen Hardy, of 23, Gauntley St., Hyson Green, Nottingham.
His headstone bears the inscription; "A Noble Life Laid Down
Ernest Hardy
253rd Field Coy. Royal Engineers
18th December 1915, aged 31.
Row J. 9.
Son of Samuel and Ann Ellen Hardy, of 23, Gauntley St., Hyson Green, Nottingham.
His headstone bears the inscription; "A Noble Life Laid Down
13175 Lance Corporal
Martin Mansfield Rimes
6th Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment
28th September 1915.
Row F. 3.
Martin Mansfield Rimes
6th Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment
28th September 1915.
Row F. 3.
Lieutenant
Martin Kirke Smith
99th T.M. Bty. Royal Field Artillery
14th December 1915, aged 30.
Row J. 11.
Son of the Rev. Arnold Kirke Smith and Emma Frances Smith, of Boxworth Rectory, Cambridge.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Greater Love Hath No Man."
Martin Kirke Smith
99th T.M. Bty. Royal Field Artillery
14th December 1915, aged 30.
Row J. 11.
Son of the Rev. Arnold Kirke Smith and Emma Frances Smith, of Boxworth Rectory, Cambridge.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Greater Love Hath No Man."
14838 Private
Francis Robert Spencer
2nd Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
13th August 1915, aged 22.
Row K. 9.
Son of John and Elizabeth Spencer, of 132A, Main St, Addingham, Ilkley.
Francis Robert Spencer
2nd Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
13th August 1915, aged 22.
Row K. 9.
Son of John and Elizabeth Spencer, of 132A, Main St, Addingham, Ilkley.
12737 Private
Charles Rufus Whitehead
6th Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment
15th September 1915, aged 21.
Row F. 7.
Son of William E. and Mrs. F. Whitehead, of 3, Bournewood Villas, Wickham Lane, Welling, Kent. Born at Crofton Park, London.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Sleep On Beloved."
Charles Rufus Whitehead
6th Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment
15th September 1915, aged 21.
Row F. 7.
Son of William E. and Mrs. F. Whitehead, of 3, Bournewood Villas, Wickham Lane, Welling, Kent. Born at Crofton Park, London.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Sleep On Beloved."
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)
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)
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)
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)
