PRÉSEAU COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Nord
France
Location Information
Preseau is a village on the road D73, Valenciennes - Villers-Pol, approximately 6 kilometres south-east of Valenciennes and 10 kilometres north-west of Le Quesnoy. The Communal Cemetery is on the south side of the village, adjoining the churchyard, and the extension is beside the Communal Cemetery, 50 metres from the church.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to this site is possible, but maybe by alternative entrance.
Historical Information
The Extension was made by the 4th Division in November 1918, after the capture of the place.
There are now over 100, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, a small number are unidentified and a special memorial is erected to one soldier known to be buried among them. The dead are mainly of the 4th and 49th (West Riding) Division.
The Extension covers an area of 514 square metres.
Casualty Details: UK 115, Total Burials: 115.
Preseau is a village on the road D73, Valenciennes - Villers-Pol, approximately 6 kilometres south-east of Valenciennes and 10 kilometres north-west of Le Quesnoy. The Communal Cemetery is on the south side of the village, adjoining the churchyard, and the extension is beside the Communal Cemetery, 50 metres from the church.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to this site is possible, but maybe by alternative entrance.
Historical Information
The Extension was made by the 4th Division in November 1918, after the capture of the place.
There are now over 100, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, a small number are unidentified and a special memorial is erected to one soldier known to be buried among them. The dead are mainly of the 4th and 49th (West Riding) Division.
The Extension covers an area of 514 square metres.
Casualty Details: UK 115, Total Burials: 115.
S/7367 Corporal
James Hamilton, M. M.
2nd Bn. Seaforth Highlanders
2nd November 1918, aged 22.
Row A. 2.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Hamilton, of 2, Bardykes Rd., Blantyre, Glasgow.
Residence prior to service: 2, Bardykes Road, Blantyre, Lanarkshire
Picture courtesy of James Hamilton Sadler, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
James Hamilton, M. M.
2nd Bn. Seaforth Highlanders
2nd November 1918, aged 22.
Row A. 2.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Hamilton, of 2, Bardykes Rd., Blantyre, Glasgow.
Residence prior to service: 2, Bardykes Road, Blantyre, Lanarkshire
Picture courtesy of James Hamilton Sadler, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
