RAILWAY CUTTING CEMETERY
Courcelles-le-Comte
Pas De Calais
France
GPS Coordinates - Latitude: 50.15066, Longitude: 2.78421
Picture © Johan Pauwels
Location Information
Courcelles-le-Comte is a village in the Departement of the Pas de Calais, 25 kilometres south of Arras.
Visitors should take the N17, Arras to Bapaume main road, turning onto the D9 towards Achiet le Grand at Ervillers. After passing through Gomiecourt, follow the CWGC sign down a secondary road (a track). Visitors should park their vehicle after crossing the railway line, then follow the path beside the railway to the cemetery.
Visiting Information
The cemetery is accessed by a 300 metres long turf path.
Wheelchair access to the cemetery is possible with some difficulty.
Historical Information
The village of Courcelles-le-Comte was taken by the 3rd Division on 21 August 1918 and Railway Cutting Cemetery was made after the capture. Buried here are men of the 2nd, 3rd, 37th and 63rd Divisions who died in the area in August 1918.
The cemetery contains 108 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 16 of the burials are unidentified but a special memorial commemorates one casualty believed to be buried among them.
Casualty Details: UK 108, Total Burials: 108.
Courcelles-le-Comte is a village in the Departement of the Pas de Calais, 25 kilometres south of Arras.
Visitors should take the N17, Arras to Bapaume main road, turning onto the D9 towards Achiet le Grand at Ervillers. After passing through Gomiecourt, follow the CWGC sign down a secondary road (a track). Visitors should park their vehicle after crossing the railway line, then follow the path beside the railway to the cemetery.
Visiting Information
The cemetery is accessed by a 300 metres long turf path.
Wheelchair access to the cemetery is possible with some difficulty.
Historical Information
The village of Courcelles-le-Comte was taken by the 3rd Division on 21 August 1918 and Railway Cutting Cemetery was made after the capture. Buried here are men of the 2nd, 3rd, 37th and 63rd Divisions who died in the area in August 1918.
The cemetery contains 108 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 16 of the burials are unidentified but a special memorial commemorates one casualty believed to be buried among them.
Casualty Details: UK 108, Total Burials: 108.
May 1978 - ©CWGC
16622 Private
Arthur John Bidwell, M. M.
2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment
21st August 1918, aged 24.
Row A. 58.
Son of J. Bidwell, of 50, Water Side, Ely, Cambs, and the late Annie Bidwell.
His headstone bears the inscription; "In Loving Remembrance; Until The Day Breaks."
Arthur John Bidwell, M. M.
2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment
21st August 1918, aged 24.
Row A. 58.
Son of J. Bidwell, of 50, Water Side, Ely, Cambs, and the late Annie Bidwell.
His headstone bears the inscription; "In Loving Remembrance; Until The Day Breaks."
42407 Private
Ernest Hector Lockwood
"Y" Coy. 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment
21st August 1918, aged 21.
Row A. 22.
Son of William and Belinda Lockwood, of 15, Mile End, Brandon, Suffolk. Native of Santon, Downham.
His headstone bears the inscription; "When Jesus Calls The Brave, Our Darling Will Be There."
Ernest Hector Lockwood
"Y" Coy. 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment
21st August 1918, aged 21.
Row A. 22.
Son of William and Belinda Lockwood, of 15, Mile End, Brandon, Suffolk. Native of Santon, Downham.
His headstone bears the inscription; "When Jesus Calls The Brave, Our Darling Will Be There."
Second Lieutenant
Donald Hamilton MacGregor
"D" Coy. 1st Bn. Gordon Highlanders
23rd August 1918, aged 26.
Row A. 7.
Son of Donald MacGregor, M.D., M.A., and Jessie Hamilton Mundell MacGregor, of D'Abbies Tower, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Pro Patria."
Donald Hamilton MacGregor
"D" Coy. 1st Bn. Gordon Highlanders
23rd August 1918, aged 26.
Row A. 7.
Son of Donald MacGregor, M.D., M.A., and Jessie Hamilton Mundell MacGregor, of D'Abbies Tower, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Pro Patria."
R/14740 Lance Corporal
John Taylor
1st Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
23rd August 1918, aged 34.
Row A. 59.
Son of James and Isabella Taylor, of Blackburn; husband of Jane Taylor, of 78, Bower St., Mill Hill, Blackburn.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Loved."
John Taylor
1st Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
23rd August 1918, aged 34.
Row A. 59.
Son of James and Isabella Taylor, of Blackburn; husband of Jane Taylor, of 78, Bower St., Mill Hill, Blackburn.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Loved."
17th July 1917; Signpost for the village of Ervillers reading: 'High St. This village is Ervillers'. Attached to the main sign, smaller placards indicate the Town Major's office , and a Prisoners of War pen.
An orderly of the Royal Army Medical Corps and two soldiers of the Gordon Highlanders at an advanced dressing station in Ervillers, 17 October 1917. Note gas gong. © IWM (Q 6094)
Burials by Regiment or Unit
Number of burials by Unit
Northumberland Fusiliers 23
Royal Fusiliers - City of London Regt. 20
King's Liverpool Regt. 10
Suffolk Regt. 10
Gordon Highlanders 5
Royal Naval Division 4
Royal Scots Fusiliers 4
14th Bn. London Regt. - London Scottish 3
King's Royal Rifle Corps 2
King's Shropshire Light Infantry 2
Royal Irish Regt. 2
Tank Corps 2
9th Lancers 1
Highland Light Infantry 1
Machine Gun Corps - Infantry 1
Royal Field Artillery 1
Royal Garrison Artillery 1
Identified burials: 92
Unidentified UK burials: 15
Total burials: 107
Collated by Barry Cuttell
Northumberland Fusiliers 23
Royal Fusiliers - City of London Regt. 20
King's Liverpool Regt. 10
Suffolk Regt. 10
Gordon Highlanders 5
Royal Naval Division 4
Royal Scots Fusiliers 4
14th Bn. London Regt. - London Scottish 3
King's Royal Rifle Corps 2
King's Shropshire Light Infantry 2
Royal Irish Regt. 2
Tank Corps 2
9th Lancers 1
Highland Light Infantry 1
Machine Gun Corps - Infantry 1
Royal Field Artillery 1
Royal Garrison Artillery 1
Identified burials: 92
Unidentified UK burials: 15
Total burials: 107
Collated by Barry Cuttell
