PORTE-DE-PARIS CEMETERY
Cambrai
Nord
France
Location Information
Cambrai is a town about 32 kilometres south-east of Arras on the main straigh road to Le Cateau.
Porte-de-Paris Cemetery stands in the south-west outskirts of the town near the old gate on the road to Paris, the N44.
Historical Information
Cambrai was occupied by the Germans on the 26th August 1914 and in spite of the early British successes in the Battle of Cambrai 1917, it was not captured until the 8th October 1918. It was heavily mined before its evacuation by the Germans, and left in a largely ruined condition after the War.
Porte-de-Paris Cemetery is the more modern of the two town cemeteries. A great part of it was used by the enemy for the burial of German and Allied dead during the War, and a large German obelisk was erected. It contained at one time German burials, French, Russian, Rumanian and Belgian. The German graves, however, were removed after the Armistice, and the British graves were regrouped in two Plots on either side of the local War Memorial, near the middle of the cemetery. The body of a New Zealand officer, originally buried at St. Olle, was reburied in a grave by itself on the North side of the cemetery.
There are 119, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 1 is unidentified.
Total Burials: 119.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 93, Canada 10, Australia 7, Belgium 6, New zealand 1, South Africa 1. Total 118.
Cambrai is a town about 32 kilometres south-east of Arras on the main straigh road to Le Cateau.
Porte-de-Paris Cemetery stands in the south-west outskirts of the town near the old gate on the road to Paris, the N44.
Historical Information
Cambrai was occupied by the Germans on the 26th August 1914 and in spite of the early British successes in the Battle of Cambrai 1917, it was not captured until the 8th October 1918. It was heavily mined before its evacuation by the Germans, and left in a largely ruined condition after the War.
Porte-de-Paris Cemetery is the more modern of the two town cemeteries. A great part of it was used by the enemy for the burial of German and Allied dead during the War, and a large German obelisk was erected. It contained at one time German burials, French, Russian, Rumanian and Belgian. The German graves, however, were removed after the Armistice, and the British graves were regrouped in two Plots on either side of the local War Memorial, near the middle of the cemetery. The body of a New Zealand officer, originally buried at St. Olle, was reburied in a grave by itself on the North side of the cemetery.
There are 119, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 1 is unidentified.
Total Burials: 119.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 93, Canada 10, Australia 7, Belgium 6, New zealand 1, South Africa 1. Total 118.
Entrance and Cemetery Plan
Plot 1
Plot 2
177063 Private
George Sinnock Godsall
87th Bn. Canadian Infantry
5th January 1917, aged 24.
Plot II. B. 15.
Brother of James Brown Godsall, of 119 King St., Montreal.
George Sinnock Godsall
87th Bn. Canadian Infantry
5th January 1917, aged 24.
Plot II. B. 15.
Brother of James Brown Godsall, of 119 King St., Montreal.
Second Lieutenant
Charles Victor Hewson
21st Sqdn. Royal Flying Corps
9th July 1916, aged 22.
Plot I. A. 13.
Son of Judge Charles E. Hewson and Mrs. Julia L. P. Hewson, of Gore Bay, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Left All, Rose Up And Followed Him" St. Luke V.28."
Charles Victor Hewson
21st Sqdn. Royal Flying Corps
9th July 1916, aged 22.
Plot I. A. 13.
Son of Judge Charles E. Hewson and Mrs. Julia L. P. Hewson, of Gore Bay, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Left All, Rose Up And Followed Him" St. Luke V.28."
Major
Harry Cecil Johnson, D. S. O., Mentioned in Despatches
King's Royal Rifle Corps, attd. as Bde. Major 19th Inf. Bde.
1st January 1915, aged 37.
Plot I. A. 14.
Son of Mrs. W. H. M. Lowe (formerly Johnson), and the late Mr. R. H. Johnson (64th Regt.); husband of Phyllis Johnson (nee Barclay).
His headstone bears the inscription; "So He Passed Over And All The Trumpets Sounded For Him On The Other Side."
Harry Cecil Johnson, D. S. O., Mentioned in Despatches
King's Royal Rifle Corps, attd. as Bde. Major 19th Inf. Bde.
1st January 1915, aged 37.
Plot I. A. 14.
Son of Mrs. W. H. M. Lowe (formerly Johnson), and the late Mr. R. H. Johnson (64th Regt.); husband of Phyllis Johnson (nee Barclay).
His headstone bears the inscription; "So He Passed Over And All The Trumpets Sounded For Him On The Other Side."
Captain
Edward Raymond Lloyd, Mentioned in Despatches
Adjt. 2nd Bn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
3rd December 1914, aged 32.
Plot I. A. 15.
Son of Lt. Col. E. Lloyd (late Indian Cavalry), of 36, Linden Rd., Bedford.
His headstone bears the inscription; "A Very Keen Soldier And Sportsman, Greatly Beloved."
Edward Raymond Lloyd, Mentioned in Despatches
Adjt. 2nd Bn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
3rd December 1914, aged 32.
Plot I. A. 15.
Son of Lt. Col. E. Lloyd (late Indian Cavalry), of 36, Linden Rd., Bedford.
His headstone bears the inscription; "A Very Keen Soldier And Sportsman, Greatly Beloved."
2/59 Second Lieutenant
Donald Gordon McMillan, M. C.
6th Howitzer Bty. New Zealand Field Artillery
28th September 1918, aged 25.
Cemetery/memorial reference: 7052. (Privately owned grave). - Image in above gallery.
Son of John and Caroline Evelyn McMillan, of 47, Roy St., Wellington, New Zealand, formerly of Scotland. Native of Dunedin, New Zealand. Also served in Samoa and at Gallipoli.
Donald Gordon McMillan, M. C.
6th Howitzer Bty. New Zealand Field Artillery
28th September 1918, aged 25.
Cemetery/memorial reference: 7052. (Privately owned grave). - Image in above gallery.
Son of John and Caroline Evelyn McMillan, of 47, Roy St., Wellington, New Zealand, formerly of Scotland. Native of Dunedin, New Zealand. Also served in Samoa and at Gallipoli.
Lieutenant
Inglis Francis Rawley Miller, Mentioned in Despatches
2nd Bn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
13th September 1914, aged 21.
Plot I. A. 17.
Son of Major Rawley Miller, of Millbank, Omagh, Co. Tyrone.
Inglis Francis Rawley Miller, Mentioned in Despatches
2nd Bn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
13th September 1914, aged 21.
Plot I. A. 17.
Son of Major Rawley Miller, of Millbank, Omagh, Co. Tyrone.
Second Lieutenant (Pilot)
Lionel Bertram Frank Morris
11th Sqdn. Royal Flying Corps and 3rd Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
17th September 1916, aged 19.
Plot I. A. 16.
Son of Albert Frank Morris and Lily Morris, of 46, George St., Richmond, Surrey. Pilot of the first Royal Flying Corps aircraft to be shot down by the 'Red Baron' - Baron Manfred von Richthofen.
Lionel Bertram Frank Morris
11th Sqdn. Royal Flying Corps and 3rd Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
17th September 1916, aged 19.
Plot I. A. 16.
Son of Albert Frank Morris and Lily Morris, of 46, George St., Richmond, Surrey. Pilot of the first Royal Flying Corps aircraft to be shot down by the 'Red Baron' - Baron Manfred von Richthofen.
8827 Private
William O'Connor
2nd Bn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
17th September 1914, aged 27.
Plot I. B. 3.
Brother of Miss K. O'Connor, of 9, The Boro', Philsborough, Dublin.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Plead With Thee O Heart Of Jesus For My Loved One Who Is Dead."
William O'Connor
2nd Bn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
17th September 1914, aged 27.
Plot I. B. 3.
Brother of Miss K. O'Connor, of 9, The Boro', Philsborough, Dublin.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Plead With Thee O Heart Of Jesus For My Loved One Who Is Dead."
19987 Private
Walter Frank Pearce
8th Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
21st September 1916, aged 22.
Plot I. B. 7.
Son of Phoebe Pearce, of 22, Chesterman St., Reading, and the late W. E. Pearce.
Walter Frank Pearce
8th Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
21st September 1916, aged 22.
Plot I. B. 7.
Son of Phoebe Pearce, of 22, Chesterman St., Reading, and the late W. E. Pearce.
Lieutenant
Ernest James Porter
22nd Bn. London Regiment
22nd September 1916, aged 32.
Plot II. B. 23.
Son of Samuel and Maria Porter, of Southend-on-Sea.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Death Is Swallowed Up In Victory."
Ernest James Porter
22nd Bn. London Regiment
22nd September 1916, aged 32.
Plot II. B. 23.
Son of Samuel and Maria Porter, of Southend-on-Sea.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Death Is Swallowed Up In Victory."
3687 Private
George Arthur Ransley
26th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
28th November 1916, aged 31.
Plot I. A. 2.
Son of Arthur and Johanna Ransley, of Fentonbury, Tasmania.
The German war records state that George was badly wounded at Serre on 13th November 1916, receiving a severe hand grenade wound to the left thigh. He was taken prisoner and admitted to the Bavarian Field Hospital at Cambrai on 20th November 1916, he died of his wounds on 28th November 1916, at 8.30am.
George Arthur Ransley
26th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
28th November 1916, aged 31.
Plot I. A. 2.
Son of Arthur and Johanna Ransley, of Fentonbury, Tasmania.
The German war records state that George was badly wounded at Serre on 13th November 1916, receiving a severe hand grenade wound to the left thigh. He was taken prisoner and admitted to the Bavarian Field Hospital at Cambrai on 20th November 1916, he died of his wounds on 28th November 1916, at 8.30am.
700080 Private
John Albert Smith
16th Bn. Canadian Infantry
1st November 1916.
Plot I. A. 8.
John Albert Smith
16th Bn. Canadian Infantry
1st November 1916.
Plot I. A. 8.
2646 Private
Edward Matthew Waters
15th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
16th February 1917.
Plot II. A. 17.
Died as a Prisoner of War after being wounded in the upper thigh. German records state that he had a broken leg, which was amputated and both feet were also frozen. He died of these wounds at 5.10am on 16th February 1917.
Edward Matthew Waters
15th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
16th February 1917.
Plot II. A. 17.
Died as a Prisoner of War after being wounded in the upper thigh. German records state that he had a broken leg, which was amputated and both feet were also frozen. He died of these wounds at 5.10am on 16th February 1917.
16262 Private
Isaac Fidler Wilson
"B" Coy. 11th Bn. Border Regiment
10th January 1917, aged 24.
Plot II. A. 4.
Son of Isaac and Elizabeth Wilson, of Unthank, Skelton, Penrith, Cumberland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Rest In Peace."
Isaac Fidler Wilson
"B" Coy. 11th Bn. Border Regiment
10th January 1917, aged 24.
Plot II. A. 4.
Son of Isaac and Elizabeth Wilson, of Unthank, Skelton, Penrith, Cumberland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Rest In Peace."
The grave of 2nd Lieut. D. McMillan, M.C. 6th Howitzer Battery, N. Z. F. A. Killed in Action near Cantaing - Proville Road, on 28th September 1918, aged 25.
The stone was erected by his Father.
The stone was erected by his Father.
Capture of Cambrai by the British 57th Division. Soldiers of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment wearing pickelhaubes which they found whilst on patrol in Cambrai, 9 October 1918. © IWM (Q 11367)
Capture of Cambrai by the British 57th Division. A patrol of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in a burning street in the southern suburbs of Cambrai, 9 October 1918. © IWM (Q 11363)
Battle of Cambrai. A German shell-burst in a field near Cambrai. Soldiers of the Machine Gun Corps hurrying to get into the cover of their post, 8 October 1918. © IWM (Q 11377)
