QUIÉVRAIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Hainaut
Belgium
GPS Coordinates - Latitude: 50.40278, Longitude: 3.6874
© Werner Van Caneghem
Location Information
Quiévrain Communal Cemetery is located 20 km west of Mons on a road leading from the N51 which connects Mons to Quievrain and on to Valenciennes.
The N51 Rue Grande passes directly through the village of Quievrain and forms a junction with the Rue des Wagons in the centre of the village.
The Rue des Wagons leads for 500 metres (towards the village of Baisleux) and to the left hand turning onto the Rue du Chateau D'Eau. The cemetery is located 400 metres along this road and at the junction with the Rue du Cheval Blanc.
Visiting Information
The British plot is enclosed by a stone curb.
Visitors should note that this site is restricted to normal cemetery opening hours.
Wheelchair access to the cemetery is possible via main entrance.
Historical Information
In 1914, the Belgian Red Cross established a hospital, taken over later by the Germans, at Quievrain.
The Commonwealth plot in the communal cemetery was begun in November 1918, and after the Armistice the graves of prisoners of war buried by the Germans elsewhere in the cemetery were moved into it.
The cemetery now contains 43 Commonwealth burials of the First World War.
Total Burials: 45.
Identified Casualties: Canada 35, United Kingdom 8, France 2. Total 45.
The commonwealth plot was designed by William Harrison Cowlishaw
Pictures in gallery below © Werner Van Caneghem
Quiévrain Communal Cemetery is located 20 km west of Mons on a road leading from the N51 which connects Mons to Quievrain and on to Valenciennes.
The N51 Rue Grande passes directly through the village of Quievrain and forms a junction with the Rue des Wagons in the centre of the village.
The Rue des Wagons leads for 500 metres (towards the village of Baisleux) and to the left hand turning onto the Rue du Chateau D'Eau. The cemetery is located 400 metres along this road and at the junction with the Rue du Cheval Blanc.
Visiting Information
The British plot is enclosed by a stone curb.
Visitors should note that this site is restricted to normal cemetery opening hours.
Wheelchair access to the cemetery is possible via main entrance.
Historical Information
In 1914, the Belgian Red Cross established a hospital, taken over later by the Germans, at Quievrain.
The Commonwealth plot in the communal cemetery was begun in November 1918, and after the Armistice the graves of prisoners of war buried by the Germans elsewhere in the cemetery were moved into it.
The cemetery now contains 43 Commonwealth burials of the First World War.
Total Burials: 45.
Identified Casualties: Canada 35, United Kingdom 8, France 2. Total 45.
The commonwealth plot was designed by William Harrison Cowlishaw
Pictures in gallery below © Werner Van Caneghem
Land Pile driver at work on bridge over Honnelle River, Quievrain. November 1918. © IWM Q 47230
Pictures in gallery below © Werner Van Caneghem
Private Arthur Frederick Carter of "D" Company, 4th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (8th Brigade, 3rd Division) on sentry duty at Mons. Photograph taken on Saturday 5 pm, 22 August 1914. The coffee house and six other buildings nearby were burned by German shells during the action of the following day. Towards the right is the Chaussee de Beaumont. Arthur, who was believed to be aged 20 when this image was taken, survived the war. © IWM Q 70070
464260 Serjeant
Alexander John MacLeod, Mentioned in Despatches
2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
6th November 1918, aged 27.
Row A. 17.
Son of Alexander and Henrietta MacLeod, of 5, Knock, Lewis, Stornaway.
Alexander John MacLeod, Mentioned in Despatches
2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
6th November 1918, aged 27.
Row A. 17.
Son of Alexander and Henrietta MacLeod, of 5, Knock, Lewis, Stornaway.
877635 Private
Malcolm O'Handley
Royal Canadian Regiment
7th November 1918.
Row A. 38.
Date of DeathDied 07 November 1918
Malcolm O'Handley
Royal Canadian Regiment
7th November 1918.
Row A. 38.
Date of DeathDied 07 November 1918
687873 Private
William Crawford Poole
2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
6th November 1918, aged 32.
Row A. 19.
Son of Lieut. Walter Croker Poole (R.N.V.R.), and Mrs. A. H. Poole, of 527, New Chester Rd., Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England.
His headstone bears the inscription "I Have Fought A Good Fight There Is For Me A Crown Of Righteousness"
William Crawford Poole
2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
6th November 1918, aged 32.
Row A. 19.
Son of Lieut. Walter Croker Poole (R.N.V.R.), and Mrs. A. H. Poole, of 527, New Chester Rd., Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England.
His headstone bears the inscription "I Have Fought A Good Fight There Is For Me A Crown Of Righteousness"
"L" Battery, R.H.A. Retreat from Mons. This British Horse artillery unit made a heroic stand against advancing German troops during the retreat from Mons, Belgium on 1 September 1914. Mons stayed in German hands until liberated by Canadian troops on the last day of the war, 11 November 1918. © Canadian War Museum
Led by a Highland band, likely from the 42nd Battalion, Canadians march through the streets of Mons on 11 November 1918 having fought their way into the city. © Canadian War Museum
