PRÉSEAU COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Nord
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.30732, Longitude: 3.57139
Location Information
Préseau 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 115, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 8 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 and was designed by William Harrison Cowlishaw
Total Burials: 115.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 107.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 8.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
Second Lieutenant
Alfred Percy Bower
1st Bn. Somerset Light Infantry
1st November 1918.
Row B. 1.
Alfred Percy Bower
1st Bn. Somerset Light Infantry
1st November 1918.
Row B. 1.
S/2028 Rifleman
Frederick J. Cooper
1st Bn. Rifle Brigade
1st November 1918, aged 33.
Row B. 15.
Husband of Annie Maria Cooper, of 8, Hetton St., Hammersmith, London.
Frederick J. Cooper
1st Bn. Rifle Brigade
1st November 1918, aged 33.
Row B. 15.
Husband of Annie Maria Cooper, of 8, Hetton St., Hammersmith, London.
306299 Private
George Ellis
2nd/7th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
1st November 1918, aged 31.
Row C. 12.
Son of George and Selina Ellis, of Aston, Birmingham; husband of Martha Elizabeth Ellis, of 17 Court, 6 House, Lupin St., Birmingham.
His headstone bears the inscription "Be My Last Thought How Sweet To Rest For Ever On My Saviour's Breast"
George Ellis
2nd/7th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
1st November 1918, aged 31.
Row C. 12.
Son of George and Selina Ellis, of Aston, Birmingham; husband of Martha Elizabeth Ellis, of 17 Court, 6 House, Lupin St., Birmingham.
His headstone bears the inscription "Be My Last Thought How Sweet To Rest For Ever On My Saviour's Breast"
50447 Rifleman
Herbert Charles Frost
1st Bn. Rifle Brigade
1st November 1918, aged 39
Row C. 17.
.Husband of Jessie L. Frost, of 15, Wallwood St., Burdett Rd., Limehouse, London.
Herbert Charles Frost
1st Bn. Rifle Brigade
1st November 1918, aged 39
Row C. 17.
.Husband of Jessie L. Frost, of 15, Wallwood St., Burdett Rd., Limehouse, London.
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.
His headstone bears the inscription; "To Memory Ever Dear." (Image of headstone in above gallery)
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.
His headstone bears the inscription; "To Memory Ever Dear." (Image of headstone in above gallery)
Picture courtesy of James Hamilton Sadler, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
33689 Private
Frederick Bartholomew Isaacs
1st/6th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
1st November 1918, aged 24.
Row E. 1.
Son of Frederick Isaacs, of 106, Carlisle St., Marylebone, London.
Frederick Bartholomew Isaacs
1st/6th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
1st November 1918, aged 24.
Row E. 1.
Son of Frederick Isaacs, of 106, Carlisle St., Marylebone, London.
11987 Corporal
Kirwin Barnes Sweetland
1st Bn. Somerset Light Infantry
2nd November 1918, aged 22.
Row B. 11.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This That He Lay Down His Life For his Friend"
Kirwin Barnes Sweetland
1st Bn. Somerset Light Infantry
2nd November 1918, aged 22.
Row B. 11.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This That He Lay Down His Life For his Friend"
S/17427 Private
James Watt
2nd Bn. Seaforth Highlanders
2nd November 1918, aged 20.
Row A. 9.
Son of David J. D. and Margaret Watt, of 18, King's Rd., Dundee.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Peaceful Be Thy Rest Dear Son."
James Watt
2nd Bn. Seaforth Highlanders
2nd November 1918, aged 20.
Row A. 9.
Son of David J. D. and Margaret Watt, of 18, King's Rd., Dundee.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Peaceful Be Thy Rest Dear Son."
99853 Corporal
William Henry Watts
4th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
2nd November 1918, aged 22.
Row B. 25.
Son of William and Ellen Watts, of 27, Lyndhurst St., Canton, Cardiff.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Missed By Those Who Loved Him Best."
William Henry Watts
4th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
2nd November 1918, aged 22.
Row B. 25.
Son of William and Ellen Watts, of 27, Lyndhurst St., Canton, Cardiff.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Missed By Those Who Loved Him Best."
Troops of No. 1 Platoon, A Company, 10th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (DCLI) breakfasting on their way to the line. Near Le Quesnoy, 27 October 1918. © IWM (Q 7154)
