QUESNOY FARM MILITARY CEMETERY
Bucquoy
Pas De Calais
France
Location Information
Bucquoy is a village and commune in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 25 kilometres south of Arras.
Visitors should follow the CWGC sign on the D919 in Bucquoy for 3 kilometres.
Quesnoy Farm is a large farm in the open country between Bucquoy and Monchy-au-Bois and the cemetery is behind the farm house.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to this site with some difficulty, as the track leading to the cemetery may be difficult under wet weather conditions. Wheelchair access is possible once at the cemetery
Historical Information
Bucquoy was occupied by the 7th Division on 17 March 1917 and was the scene of very heavy fighting in March and April 1918. The cemetery was begun in April 1918. French and German graves were added after the Armistice, but were removed to other cemeteries in 1923.
Quesnoy Farm Military Cemetery now contains 60 Commonwealth burials of the First World War.
Casualty Details: UK 60, Total Burials: 60.
The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw
Bucquoy is a village and commune in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 25 kilometres south of Arras.
Visitors should follow the CWGC sign on the D919 in Bucquoy for 3 kilometres.
Quesnoy Farm is a large farm in the open country between Bucquoy and Monchy-au-Bois and the cemetery is behind the farm house.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to this site with some difficulty, as the track leading to the cemetery may be difficult under wet weather conditions. Wheelchair access is possible once at the cemetery
Historical Information
Bucquoy was occupied by the 7th Division on 17 March 1917 and was the scene of very heavy fighting in March and April 1918. The cemetery was begun in April 1918. French and German graves were added after the Armistice, but were removed to other cemeteries in 1923.
Quesnoy Farm Military Cemetery now contains 60 Commonwealth burials of the First World War.
Casualty Details: UK 60, Total Burials: 60.
The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw
204312 Private
Frank Crossley
16th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
5th April 1918.
Row A. 7.
Frank Crossley
16th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
5th April 1918.
Row A. 7.
15133 Private
Percy Edwards
16th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
3rd April 1918, aged 22.
Row A. 19.
Son of Mrs. Susan Edwards, of 3, Wood St., Stroud, Glos. Native of Swinton, Manchester.
His headstone bears the inscription; "For Ever With The Lord."
Percy Edwards
16th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
3rd April 1918, aged 22.
Row A. 19.
Son of Mrs. Susan Edwards, of 3, Wood St., Stroud, Glos. Native of Swinton, Manchester.
His headstone bears the inscription; "For Ever With The Lord."
10266 Private
Harold Schofield
2nd Bn. Manchester Regiment
2nd April 1918, aged 24.
Row A. 1.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Schofield, of Mossley, Manchester.
His headstone bears the inscription; "A Noble Sacrifice."
Harold Schofield
2nd Bn. Manchester Regiment
2nd April 1918, aged 24.
Row A. 1.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Schofield, of Mossley, Manchester.
His headstone bears the inscription; "A Noble Sacrifice."
Officers of the 5th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. Bucquoy, March 1917. The regiment took part in the unsuccessful attack of 14 March on Bucquoy, which was evacuated by the Germans on 18 March. © IWM (Q 5043)
Battle of Albert. German MG 08/15 machine guns (Spandau), captured at Bucquoy by the 37th Division, 21 August 1918. © IWM (Q 11754)
Battle of Albert. An American doctor examining walking wounded of the 37th Division passing back along a road at Bucquoy, 21 August 1918. © IWM (Q 11755)
Battle of Albert. Troops of the 12th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment (5th Division) advancing in artillery formation parallel to the Bucquoy - Achiet-le-Petit road to capture Achiet, 21 August 1918. © IWM (Q 11504)
Regimental Breakdown
Lancashire Fusiliers 41
Manchester Regiment 17
Welsh Regiment 1
Unidentified 1
Total number of burials 60
Compiled by Barry Cuttell
Manchester Regiment 17
Welsh Regiment 1
Unidentified 1
Total number of burials 60
Compiled by Barry Cuttell
