Ration Farm Military Cemetery
Roll of Honour
A - K
1204 Private
George Hamilton Bennett
28th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
8th April 1916, aged 20.
Plot I. A. 1.
Son of Harry and Barbara Charlotte Bennett, of 123, McDonald St., Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Native of Burwood, New South Wales.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Greater Love Hath No Man."
His hat (not in picture) bears the number of the 84th Infantry Regiment, the militia unit in which he was serving when he enlisted on 1 April 1915. Before enlistment he had been a clerk at the Commercial Bank in Kalgoorlie. He embarked from Fremantle on HMAT Ascanius on 29 June 1915 with D Company, with battalion number 2186. He was a sniper attached to the 7th Brigade, and was killed by shrapnel at an observation post on 8 April 1916, at the age of 20. He was one of the earliest Australian casualties in France.
George Hamilton Bennett
28th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
8th April 1916, aged 20.
Plot I. A. 1.
Son of Harry and Barbara Charlotte Bennett, of 123, McDonald St., Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Native of Burwood, New South Wales.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Greater Love Hath No Man."
His hat (not in picture) bears the number of the 84th Infantry Regiment, the militia unit in which he was serving when he enlisted on 1 April 1915. Before enlistment he had been a clerk at the Commercial Bank in Kalgoorlie. He embarked from Fremantle on HMAT Ascanius on 29 June 1915 with D Company, with battalion number 2186. He was a sniper attached to the 7th Brigade, and was killed by shrapnel at an observation post on 8 April 1916, at the age of 20. He was one of the earliest Australian casualties in France.
4737 Private
George Francis Blake
59th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
19th July 1916.
Plot VI. D. 49.
Eyewitnesses recalled seeing George Blake hit by a shell, south of Armentieres whilst out in 'No Man's Land.' His body was not recovered at the time.
George Francis Blake
59th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
19th July 1916.
Plot VI. D. 49.
Eyewitnesses recalled seeing George Blake hit by a shell, south of Armentieres whilst out in 'No Man's Land.' His body was not recovered at the time.
24/1024 Lance Corporal
Charles W. Borthwick
24th (Tyneside Irish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
16th December 1916, aged 22.
Plot III. B. 1.
Son of James H. and Jessie H. Borthwick, of 41, Askew Rd., Gateshead.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Rest Well Brave Heart."
Charles W. Borthwick
24th (Tyneside Irish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
16th December 1916, aged 22.
Plot III. B. 1.
Son of James H. and Jessie H. Borthwick, of 41, Askew Rd., Gateshead.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Rest Well Brave Heart."
51 Private
Norman John Brough
32nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
20th July 1916.
Plot VI. K. 17.
Norman John Brough
32nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
20th July 1916.
Plot VI. K. 17.
16300 Private
George Brown
"A" Coy. 13th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
9th October 1915, aged 26.
Plot VI. A. 51.
Son of Thompson and Jane Brown, of 72, Lower Cuthbert St., Gateshead-on-Tyne.
His headstone bears the inscription; "In Loving Memory Of Our Dear Son; Ever Remembered By His Father, Mother & Sister."
George Brown
"A" Coy. 13th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
9th October 1915, aged 26.
Plot VI. A. 51.
Son of Thompson and Jane Brown, of 72, Lower Cuthbert St., Gateshead-on-Tyne.
His headstone bears the inscription; "In Loving Memory Of Our Dear Son; Ever Remembered By His Father, Mother & Sister."
Lieutenant
Philip Anthony Brown
13th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
4th November 1915, aged 29.
Plot I. F. 5.
Son of Anthony and Jane Chalmers Brown, of "Broomhill," Southend Rd., Beckenham, Kent.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Write Me As One Who Loves His Fellow Men. R.I.P."
Philip Anthony Brown
13th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
4th November 1915, aged 29.
Plot I. F. 5.
Son of Anthony and Jane Chalmers Brown, of "Broomhill," Southend Rd., Beckenham, Kent.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Write Me As One Who Loves His Fellow Men. R.I.P."
2591 Private
James William Cantwell
50th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
19th July 1918, aged 29.
Plot VI. H. 44.
A railway employee from Molesworth, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Cantwell embarked with the 6th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Ulysses on 27 October 1915. Later transferring to the 58th Battalion and then to the 59th Battalion, he was reported as missing in action in France. A subsequent court of enquiry determined that he had been killed in action at Fromelles, aged 29, on 19 July 1916. Following the Armistice his burial place was discovered and his body was exhumed and re-interred in the Ration Farm Military Cemetery, La Chapelle-D'Armentieres, France.
James William Cantwell
50th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
19th July 1918, aged 29.
Plot VI. H. 44.
A railway employee from Molesworth, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Cantwell embarked with the 6th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Ulysses on 27 October 1915. Later transferring to the 58th Battalion and then to the 59th Battalion, he was reported as missing in action in France. A subsequent court of enquiry determined that he had been killed in action at Fromelles, aged 29, on 19 July 1916. Following the Armistice his burial place was discovered and his body was exhumed and re-interred in the Ration Farm Military Cemetery, La Chapelle-D'Armentieres, France.
15957 Private
Frank Clinton
9th Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment
31st October 1915.
Plot I. F. 4.
Frank Clinton
9th Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment
31st October 1915.
Plot I. F. 4.
3487 Private
Robert Moodie Collyer
23rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
3rd July 1916, aged 35.
Plot I. J. 10a.
Son of Caleb Collyer, of 75, Davies St., Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, and the late Ann Collyer.
His headstone bears the inscription; "A True Son."
A farmer prior to enlisting on 20 August 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 8th Reinforcements from Melbourne on 5 January 1916 aboard HMAT Afric. After joining the battalion in the field in France, he was killed in action near Armentieres on 3 July 1916.
Robert Moodie Collyer
23rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
3rd July 1916, aged 35.
Plot I. J. 10a.
Son of Caleb Collyer, of 75, Davies St., Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, and the late Ann Collyer.
His headstone bears the inscription; "A True Son."
A farmer prior to enlisting on 20 August 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 8th Reinforcements from Melbourne on 5 January 1916 aboard HMAT Afric. After joining the battalion in the field in France, he was killed in action near Armentieres on 3 July 1916.
1682 Private
Howard Oswald Leslie Crowe
22nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
25th June 1916, aged 21.
Plot I. H. 2.
Son of Jane C. and the late George Crowe, of 37, St. Edmond's Rd., Prahran, Victoria, Australia. His brother William Gordon Hamilton Crowe also fell and is commemorated at Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery.
His headstone bears the inscription; "A Loving Son Sadly Missed By A Sorrowing Mother. Australia."
Howard Oswald Leslie Crowe
22nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
25th June 1916, aged 21.
Plot I. H. 2.
Son of Jane C. and the late George Crowe, of 37, St. Edmond's Rd., Prahran, Victoria, Australia. His brother William Gordon Hamilton Crowe also fell and is commemorated at Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery.
His headstone bears the inscription; "A Loving Son Sadly Missed By A Sorrowing Mother. Australia."
7205 Lance Corporal
Manasseh Dawes
1st Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
9th May 1915.
Plot VI. E. 24.
Manasseh Dawes
1st Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
9th May 1915.
Plot VI. E. 24.
Second Lieutenant
Archibald Douglas
42nd Sqdn. Royal Flying Corps and Royal Field Artillery
16th October 1916, aged 20.
Plot VI. I. 19.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Among The Chosen Few, Among The Very Brave, The Very True."
Archibald Douglas
42nd Sqdn. Royal Flying Corps and Royal Field Artillery
16th October 1916, aged 20.
Plot VI. I. 19.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Among The Chosen Few, Among The Very Brave, The Very True."
502 Private
Creighton Elliott
22nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
2nd July 1916, aged 23.
Plot I. I. 9.
Son of Humphry and Margaret Elliott, of "Greenvale," Marysville, Victoria, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "In Our Hearts He Liveth Always, Though He Lieth Sleeping Here."
A farmer from Marysville, Vic prior to enlistment, Pte Elliott embarked with B Company from Melbourne on 10 May 1915 on HMAT Ulysses. On 2 July 1916 he was killed in action aged 23.
Creighton Elliott
22nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
2nd July 1916, aged 23.
Plot I. I. 9.
Son of Humphry and Margaret Elliott, of "Greenvale," Marysville, Victoria, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "In Our Hearts He Liveth Always, Though He Lieth Sleeping Here."
A farmer from Marysville, Vic prior to enlistment, Pte Elliott embarked with B Company from Melbourne on 10 May 1915 on HMAT Ulysses. On 2 July 1916 he was killed in action aged 23.
24/756 Private
Leonard Henry Frampton
2nd Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade
31st July 1916, aged 24.
Plot II. E. 1.
Son of Frederick and Martha Frampton, of "Seaview," Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Leonard Henry Frampton
2nd Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade
31st July 1916, aged 24.
Plot II. E. 1.
Son of Frederick and Martha Frampton, of "Seaview," Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand.
1133 Lance Corporal
Victor Robert Gibson
60th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
19th July 1916.
Plot VI. J. 45.
1760A Private Edward Wylde Haverfield gave the following details of the last hours of Victor Gibson;
"When I was lying out wounded in No Man's Land on the 19th July at Fleurbaix, I saw casualty lying down near me wounded. We were then about 130 yards from all our lines.I heard him call out, "I have stopped a couple more," which meant that he was twice hit as he lay on the ground. It was quite a common occurrence that night as many a wounded man was killed. The last I heard or saw of him was that night. It became too dark to see. I managed to crawl back to the lines."
Edward "Ted" Haverfield survived the war and died aged 78 on 8th June 1976.
Victor Robert Gibson
60th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
19th July 1916.
Plot VI. J. 45.
1760A Private Edward Wylde Haverfield gave the following details of the last hours of Victor Gibson;
"When I was lying out wounded in No Man's Land on the 19th July at Fleurbaix, I saw casualty lying down near me wounded. We were then about 130 yards from all our lines.I heard him call out, "I have stopped a couple more," which meant that he was twice hit as he lay on the ground. It was quite a common occurrence that night as many a wounded man was killed. The last I heard or saw of him was that night. It became too dark to see. I managed to crawl back to the lines."
Edward "Ted" Haverfield survived the war and died aged 78 on 8th June 1976.
2388 Private
Albert John Gould
28th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
7th June 1916, aged 20.
Plot I. H. 11.
Son of Robert and Mary Elizabeth Gould, of Nabawa, Western Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "In Memory Of The Loved Son Of Mr. & Mrs.R.Gould Of Geraldton."
Formerly a labourer, Pte Gould enlisted on 2 August 1915 and as a member of the 5th Reinforcements, he embarked from Fremantle, WA, aboard HMAT Themistocles (A32) on 13 October 1915. He served on the Western Front where he was killed in action on 7 June 1916, aged 20 years.
Albert John Gould
28th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
7th June 1916, aged 20.
Plot I. H. 11.
Son of Robert and Mary Elizabeth Gould, of Nabawa, Western Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "In Memory Of The Loved Son Of Mr. & Mrs.R.Gould Of Geraldton."
Formerly a labourer, Pte Gould enlisted on 2 August 1915 and as a member of the 5th Reinforcements, he embarked from Fremantle, WA, aboard HMAT Themistocles (A32) on 13 October 1915. He served on the Western Front where he was killed in action on 7 June 1916, aged 20 years.
419 Private
Joseph Frederick Gribble
6th Coy. Australian Machine Gun Corps
30th June 1916, aged 22.
Plot I. J. 4.
Son of William Henry and Mary Theresa Gribble, of Wandiligong, Victoria, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "In Memory Of The Loved Son Of Mr. & Mrs. Gribble Of Wandiligong."
Pte Gribble enlisted on 23 March 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Euripides on 10 may 1915. On 30 June 1916, while serving with the 6th Machine Gun Company, he was killed in action at Bois Grenier in the Armentieres area of France.
Joseph Frederick Gribble
6th Coy. Australian Machine Gun Corps
30th June 1916, aged 22.
Plot I. J. 4.
Son of William Henry and Mary Theresa Gribble, of Wandiligong, Victoria, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "In Memory Of The Loved Son Of Mr. & Mrs. Gribble Of Wandiligong."
Pte Gribble enlisted on 23 March 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Euripides on 10 may 1915. On 30 June 1916, while serving with the 6th Machine Gun Company, he was killed in action at Bois Grenier in the Armentieres area of France.
Second Lieutenant
Henry John Hall
54th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
Died Between 19/07/1916 and 20/07/1916
Plot VIII. D. 10.
Son of John and Florence Isabella Hall, of Uranquinty, New South Wales.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Do Not Ask Us If We Miss Him There Is Such A Vacant Place."
Portrait of (then) Warrant Officer Sergeant Henry John (Roy) Hall, 2nd Replacements 2nd Battalion, of Uranquinty, NSW, who enlisted on 22 June 1915. Prior to his enlistment he served with the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF). He later served as a 2nd Lieutenant with the 54th Battalion and was killed in action on 19th-20th July 1916 at Fleurbaix, aged 22 years.
4575 Private J. Phillips gave this description of the death of Henry Hall;
"Lieut Hall was in B. Company. I saw him go down under shrapnel fire half way across to the German lines at Fleurbaix on July 19th in the attack. He fell backwards and put his hand to his right breast as though wounded there. I was glancing in his direction for an order when I saw him go down. He called out "Go on" as he fell. I think there is little doubt that he died where he fell. I know nothing as to whether or not his body was recovered."
Henry John Hall
54th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
Died Between 19/07/1916 and 20/07/1916
Plot VIII. D. 10.
Son of John and Florence Isabella Hall, of Uranquinty, New South Wales.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Do Not Ask Us If We Miss Him There Is Such A Vacant Place."
Portrait of (then) Warrant Officer Sergeant Henry John (Roy) Hall, 2nd Replacements 2nd Battalion, of Uranquinty, NSW, who enlisted on 22 June 1915. Prior to his enlistment he served with the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF). He later served as a 2nd Lieutenant with the 54th Battalion and was killed in action on 19th-20th July 1916 at Fleurbaix, aged 22 years.
4575 Private J. Phillips gave this description of the death of Henry Hall;
"Lieut Hall was in B. Company. I saw him go down under shrapnel fire half way across to the German lines at Fleurbaix on July 19th in the attack. He fell backwards and put his hand to his right breast as though wounded there. I was glancing in his direction for an order when I saw him go down. He called out "Go on" as he fell. I think there is little doubt that he died where he fell. I know nothing as to whether or not his body was recovered."
7858 Company Serjeant Major
George Hills
10th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
30th January 1916, aged 32.
Plot I. D. 5.
Son of George Hills. Born at Nottingham.
George Hills
10th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
30th January 1916, aged 32.
Plot I. D. 5.
Son of George Hills. Born at Nottingham.
24/797 Rifleman
Frederick Charles Holdaway
2nd Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade
10th July 1916, aged 21.
Plot II. E. 15.
Son of Leonard James and Helena Holdaway, of Springlands, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand. Also served in Egypt.
Frederick Charles Holdaway
2nd Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade
10th July 1916, aged 21.
Plot II. E. 15.
Son of Leonard James and Helena Holdaway, of Springlands, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand. Also served in Egypt.
2340 Private
Herbert Hosking
22nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
24th June 1916.
Plot I. H. 3.
Son of Martin and Sarah Hosking. Native of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
Herbert Hosking
22nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
24th June 1916.
Plot I. H. 3.
Son of Martin and Sarah Hosking. Native of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
3668 Private
Thomas Howard
26th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
27th May 1916, aged 34.
Plot I. G. 5.
Son of George and Mary Ann Howard, of Griffiths St., Devonport, Tasmania. Native of Kempton, Tasmania.
Thomas Howard
26th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
27th May 1916, aged 34.
Plot I. G. 5.
Son of George and Mary Ann Howard, of Griffiths St., Devonport, Tasmania. Native of Kempton, Tasmania.
24/1547 Second Lieutenant
Athol Hudson
1st Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade
14th July 1916, aged 22.
Plot VI. I. 20.
Son of Dr. James and Beatrix Hudson, of Hartmoor Tapawera, Nelson, New Zealand. Rhodes Scholar. B.Sc. (New Zealand).
Athol Hudson
1st Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade
14th July 1916, aged 22.
Plot VI. I. 20.
Son of Dr. James and Beatrix Hudson, of Hartmoor Tapawera, Nelson, New Zealand. Rhodes Scholar. B.Sc. (New Zealand).
1727 Private
Henry Charles Jenkins
26th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
29th April 1916, aged 24.
Plot I. A. 5.
Son of Henry and Harriett Jane Jenkins, of Lower Turners Marsh, Tasmania. Native of Albert Park, Victoria, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "In Memory Of The Dearly Loved Son Of Mr. & Mrs. Jenkins Of Tasmania."
Henry Charles Jenkins
26th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
29th April 1916, aged 24.
Plot I. A. 5.
Son of Henry and Harriett Jane Jenkins, of Lower Turners Marsh, Tasmania. Native of Albert Park, Victoria, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "In Memory Of The Dearly Loved Son Of Mr. & Mrs. Jenkins Of Tasmania."
Captain
Evan Nanney Jones-Vaughan
"C" Coy. 2nd Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
26th October 1914, aged 29.
Plot III. C. 12.
Son of Maj. General Hugh Jones-Vaughan, C.B., and Mrs. Jones-Vaughan, of Plas Llwydyn, Rhydyclafdy, Carnarvonshire.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Most Darling Daddens."
Evan Nanney Jones-Vaughan
"C" Coy. 2nd Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
26th October 1914, aged 29.
Plot III. C. 12.
Son of Maj. General Hugh Jones-Vaughan, C.B., and Mrs. Jones-Vaughan, of Plas Llwydyn, Rhydyclafdy, Carnarvonshire.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Most Darling Daddens."
Lieutenant
Hedley Knowles
1st/6th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
30th May 1915, aged 22.
Plot V. C. 18.
Son of Marmaduke Redmayne Knowles and Elizabeth Morton Knowles, of The Arches, Skipton.
Hedley Knowles
1st/6th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
30th May 1915, aged 22.
Plot V. C. 18.
Son of Marmaduke Redmayne Knowles and Elizabeth Morton Knowles, of The Arches, Skipton.
