REDAN RIDGE NO. 1 CEMETERY
Beaumont-Hamel
Somme
France
GPS Coordinates - Latitude: 50.09293, Longitude: 2.65187
Location Information
Beaumont-Hamel is a village about 24 kilometres south of Arras and the Redan Ridge Cemeteries (Nos. 1, 2 and 3) are situated to the north of the village.
Using the D919 from Arras to Amiens you will drive through the villages of Bucquoy, Puisieux then Serre-les-Puisieux (approximately 20 kilometres south of Arras). On leaving Serre-les-Puisieux, 700 metres further along the D919, turn left onto a small lane and continue for 1.4 kilometres. A CWGC signpost on the right hand side will lead you to Redan Ridge cemeteries.
Historical Information
Redan Ridge lies to the North of Beaumont-Hamel village; it was named from The Redan, a group of British front-line trenches of 1916. The cemetery was made by the V Corps in the spring of 1917, when these battlefields were cleared. Redan Ridge No.1 is on the top of the Ridge, midway between the old front lines.
There are 154, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 73 are unidentified. Most belonged (with few exceptions) to the 4th Division, which attacked between Beaumont-Hamel and Serre on the 1st July 1916, or to the 2nd, which gained ground here on the 13th November 1916.
The cemetery covers an area of 508 square metres and its approach road 107 square metres. It is enclosed by a low wall.
Casualty Details: United Kingdom 154. Total Burials: 154.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 81. Total 81.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom. 73. Total 73.
Beaumont-Hamel is a village about 24 kilometres south of Arras and the Redan Ridge Cemeteries (Nos. 1, 2 and 3) are situated to the north of the village.
Using the D919 from Arras to Amiens you will drive through the villages of Bucquoy, Puisieux then Serre-les-Puisieux (approximately 20 kilometres south of Arras). On leaving Serre-les-Puisieux, 700 metres further along the D919, turn left onto a small lane and continue for 1.4 kilometres. A CWGC signpost on the right hand side will lead you to Redan Ridge cemeteries.
Historical Information
Redan Ridge lies to the North of Beaumont-Hamel village; it was named from The Redan, a group of British front-line trenches of 1916. The cemetery was made by the V Corps in the spring of 1917, when these battlefields were cleared. Redan Ridge No.1 is on the top of the Ridge, midway between the old front lines.
There are 154, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 73 are unidentified. Most belonged (with few exceptions) to the 4th Division, which attacked between Beaumont-Hamel and Serre on the 1st July 1916, or to the 2nd, which gained ground here on the 13th November 1916.
The cemetery covers an area of 508 square metres and its approach road 107 square metres. It is enclosed by a low wall.
Casualty Details: United Kingdom 154. Total Burials: 154.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 81. Total 81.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom. 73. Total 73.
September 1921 - ©CWGC
60778 Private
Sidney Charles Anthony
24th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
13th November 1916, aged 33.
Row C. 33.
Son of the late John Pakes Anthony and Jemima Anthony; husband of Marion Ray Anthony, of 70, Princess St., Luton.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Never Forgotten, Sadly Missed."
Sidney Charles Anthony
24th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
13th November 1916, aged 33.
Row C. 33.
Son of the late John Pakes Anthony and Jemima Anthony; husband of Marion Ray Anthony, of 70, Princess St., Luton.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Never Forgotten, Sadly Missed."
Second Lieutenant
Aubrey Holmes
2nd Bn. Essex Regiment
1st July 1916.
Row A. 50.
Aubrey Holmes
2nd Bn. Essex Regiment
1st July 1916.
Row A. 50.
B/397 Rifleman
Joseph Tobias
1st Bn. Rifle Brigade
1st July 1916, aged 21.
Row A. 18.
His headstone bears the inscription; "The Lord Gave The Lord Hath Taken Blessed Be The Name Of The Lord."
Joseph Tobias
1st Bn. Rifle Brigade
1st July 1916, aged 21.
Row A. 18.
His headstone bears the inscription; "The Lord Gave The Lord Hath Taken Blessed Be The Name Of The Lord."
Second Lieutenant
Henry Egerton Whitgreave
1st Bn. Somerset Light Infantry
1st July 1916, aged 34.
Row A. 51.
Son of Robert Whitgreave and Marion Whitgreave, of Bushbury, Clevedon, Somerset. Born at Stafford.
His headstone bears the inscription; "May He Rest In Peace."
Henry Egerton Whitgreave
1st Bn. Somerset Light Infantry
1st July 1916, aged 34.
Row A. 51.
Son of Robert Whitgreave and Marion Whitgreave, of Bushbury, Clevedon, Somerset. Born at Stafford.
His headstone bears the inscription; "May He Rest In Peace."
Images in this gallery © Werner Van Caneghem
The man on the left has been extricated from the mud into which he had sunk up to the arm pits. The soldier on the right is thought to be serving in the South Staffordshire Regiment, Beaumont Hamel, November 1916. © IWM (Q 1563)
British troops, two corporals, near Beaumont Hamel, November 1916. © IWM (Q 1562)
A shell bursting amongst the barbed wire entanglements on the battlefield at Beaumont Hamel, December 1916. © IWM (Q 1688)
A panoramic view of an area near Beaumont Hamel, clearly showing German barbed wire entanglements, taken in October 1916 during the end stages of the Battle of the Somme. © IWM (Q 1547)
Battle of Albert: Bringing in a wounded man of the 29th Division after the assault at Beaumont-Hamel on the Somme, 1 July 1916. © IWM (Q 753)
Burials by Regiment or Unit
Royal Fusiliers: 22
Rifle Brigade: 17
Essex Regiment: 7
Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry: 6
Somerset Light Infantry: 6
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry: 3
Lancashire Fusiliers: 2
Manchester Regiment: 2
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry): 2
Northumberland Fusiliers: 2
Seaforth Highlanders: 2
Bedfordshire Regiment: 1
Devonshire Regiment: 1
Dorsetshire Regiment: 1
Gordon Highlanders: 2
Royal Berkshire Regiment: 1
Royal Scots: 1
Royal Warwickshire Regiment: 1
South Staffordshire Regiment: 1
The King's (Liverpool Regiment): 1
Collated by Barry Cuttell
Rifle Brigade: 17
Essex Regiment: 7
Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry: 6
Somerset Light Infantry: 6
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry: 3
Lancashire Fusiliers: 2
Manchester Regiment: 2
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry): 2
Northumberland Fusiliers: 2
Seaforth Highlanders: 2
Bedfordshire Regiment: 1
Devonshire Regiment: 1
Dorsetshire Regiment: 1
Gordon Highlanders: 2
Royal Berkshire Regiment: 1
Royal Scots: 1
Royal Warwickshire Regiment: 1
South Staffordshire Regiment: 1
The King's (Liverpool Regiment): 1
Collated by Barry Cuttell
