POMMEREUIL BRITISH CEMETERY
Nord
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.11062, Longitude: 3.58762
Picture © Werner Van Caneghem
Location Information
Pommereuil is a village 3 kilometres east of Le Cateau. The British Cemetery is on the south side of the D959, Le Cateau to Landrecies.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to this site is possible, but maybe by alternative entrance.
Historical Information
Pommereuil was the scene of severe fighting on 23-24 October 1918 and the cemetery was made by the 25th Division after the capture of the village.
Pommereuil British Cemetery contains 173 First World War burials. It originally contained a wooden memorial to the 20th Manchesters, who erected it to their officers and men who fell on the 23rd October.
Total Burials: 173.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 156, Australia 2. Total 158.
Unidentified Casualties: 15.
The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw.
Cemetery images in this gallery © Werner Van Caneghem
Captain
Ernest Lindsay Blunt
24th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
2nd November 1918, aged 26.
Row C. 2.
Son of William and Isabella Blunt, of 152, High St., Berkhamsted, Herts.
Ernest Lindsay Blunt
24th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
2nd November 1918, aged 26.
Row C. 2.
Son of William and Isabella Blunt, of 152, High St., Berkhamsted, Herts.
34416 Corporal
John Francis Browne
4th Australian Trench Mortar Battery
3rd November 1918.
Row A. 8.
John Francis Browne
4th Australian Trench Mortar Battery
3rd November 1918.
Row A. 8.
24440 Private
William Arthur Gledhill
11th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
2nd November 1918, aged 29.
Row B. 55.
Son of Mrs. J. W. Gledhill, of 126, Stubley Brow, Littleborough, Manchester.
His headstone bears the inscription; "For Ever In Our Thoughts."
William Arthur Gledhill
11th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
2nd November 1918, aged 29.
Row B. 55.
Son of Mrs. J. W. Gledhill, of 126, Stubley Brow, Littleborough, Manchester.
His headstone bears the inscription; "For Ever In Our Thoughts."
76290 Private
Harry Headley
20th Bn. Manchester Regiment
23rd October 1918.
Row D. 55.
Harry Headley
20th Bn. Manchester Regiment
23rd October 1918.
Row D. 55.
Lieutenant
Joseph Morris
"C" Coy. 16th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
4th November 1918, aged 19.
Row B. 60.
Son of Hugh William and Esther Morris, of 19, Gigg Lane, Bury, Lancs.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Sanctas Clavis Fores Aperit." (Latin, the motto of Bury Grammar School - The Key Opens Scared Doors.)
Joseph Morris
"C" Coy. 16th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
4th November 1918, aged 19.
Row B. 60.
Son of Hugh William and Esther Morris, of 19, Gigg Lane, Bury, Lancs.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Sanctas Clavis Fores Aperit." (Latin, the motto of Bury Grammar School - The Key Opens Scared Doors.)
700592 Serjeant
John William Wakefield
"B" Bty. 330th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
28th October 1918, aged 25.
Row B. 41.
Son of John Charles and Sarah Wakefield, of 18, Clifton St., Burnley, Lancs.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Memories Last For Ever."
The Rev. T. W. Hart wrote to his mother;
"Dear Mrs Wakefield, I deeply regret having to write to you informing you of the death of your son on Monday, October 28th. It will be some relief for you to know that he suffered no pain, and, what may seem strange to you, he was not wounded at all. The shell burst right by his bivouac when he and three of his comrades were inside. Two of his comrades were killed instantly and your son died just before he reached the dressing station, from concussion. He is buried in the British Military Cemetery."
John William Wakefield
"B" Bty. 330th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
28th October 1918, aged 25.
Row B. 41.
Son of John Charles and Sarah Wakefield, of 18, Clifton St., Burnley, Lancs.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Memories Last For Ever."
The Rev. T. W. Hart wrote to his mother;
"Dear Mrs Wakefield, I deeply regret having to write to you informing you of the death of your son on Monday, October 28th. It will be some relief for you to know that he suffered no pain, and, what may seem strange to you, he was not wounded at all. The shell burst right by his bivouac when he and three of his comrades were inside. Two of his comrades were killed instantly and your son died just before he reached the dressing station, from concussion. He is buried in the British Military Cemetery."
Lieutenant Colonel
Herbert Nugent Young, DSO and BarRoyal Inniskilling Fusiliers attd. 11th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
25th October 1918, aged 26.
Row E. 7.
Husband of Mrs. A. Young, of Craigantaggart, Dunkeld, Perthshire. Served in the South African war.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Of Such An One Will I Glory." (Biblical - Corinthians 12:5)
Herbert Nugent Young, DSO and BarRoyal Inniskilling Fusiliers attd. 11th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
25th October 1918, aged 26.
Row E. 7.
Husband of Mrs. A. Young, of Craigantaggart, Dunkeld, Perthshire. Served in the South African war.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Of Such An One Will I Glory." (Biblical - Corinthians 12:5)
British troops resting on a felled tree near Le Cateau, 25 October 1918. © IWM (Q 3317)
15th November 1918; Australian transport passing through Le Cateau. Note the shell damaged buildings. Two of the relatively unscathed buildings have the words, 'Chaussures' and 'Charcuterie' still showing.
