RIBÉCOURT ROAD CEMETERY
Trescault
Pas De Calais
France
GPS Coordinates - Latitude: 50.09382, Longitude: 3.10309
Location Information
The village of Trescault is approximately 13 kilometres south-west of Cambrai. Ribecourt Road Cemetery lies to the north-east of the village on the south-east side of the road from Cambrai, Marcoing and Ribecourt.
Visiting Information
The location or design of this site makes wheelchair access impossible.
Historical Information
Ribecourt was taken on the 20th November 1917 by the 6th Division, but at the conclusion of the Battle of Cambrai it remained practically on the British front line; it was lost in March 1918 and recaptured by the 3rd and 42nd (East Lancashire) Divisions on the following 27th September. Trescault remained in British hands until March 1918 and was retaken by the 37th Division on the following 12th September.
In Ribecourt Road Cemetery, Rows B, C and D in Plot I contain graves of November 1917 to February 1918, chiefly of the 51st (Highland) and 59th (North Midland) Divisions; but the remainder of the cemetery was made in October 1918, almost entirely by the 42nd Division (who called it the Divisional Cemetery, Trescault).
There are now over 250, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, a small number are unidentified.
The Cemetery covers an area of 1,015 square metres and is enclosed by a low rubble wall. 274 metres to the West is a Battle Memorial erected by the 42nd Division.
Casualty Details: UK 255, New Zealand 6, Total Burials: 261.
The village of Trescault is approximately 13 kilometres south-west of Cambrai. Ribecourt Road Cemetery lies to the north-east of the village on the south-east side of the road from Cambrai, Marcoing and Ribecourt.
Visiting Information
The location or design of this site makes wheelchair access impossible.
Historical Information
Ribecourt was taken on the 20th November 1917 by the 6th Division, but at the conclusion of the Battle of Cambrai it remained practically on the British front line; it was lost in March 1918 and recaptured by the 3rd and 42nd (East Lancashire) Divisions on the following 27th September. Trescault remained in British hands until March 1918 and was retaken by the 37th Division on the following 12th September.
In Ribecourt Road Cemetery, Rows B, C and D in Plot I contain graves of November 1917 to February 1918, chiefly of the 51st (Highland) and 59th (North Midland) Divisions; but the remainder of the cemetery was made in October 1918, almost entirely by the 42nd Division (who called it the Divisional Cemetery, Trescault).
There are now over 250, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, a small number are unidentified.
The Cemetery covers an area of 1,015 square metres and is enclosed by a low rubble wall. 274 metres to the West is a Battle Memorial erected by the 42nd Division.
Casualty Details: UK 255, New Zealand 6, Total Burials: 261.
Original burials at Ribecourt Road Cemetery.
57689 Private
T. Bembridge
1st/8th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
27th September 1918, aged 19.
Plot II. D. 3.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bembridge, of 29, Frederick Rd., Vulcan Rd., Leicester.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Not Forgotten."
T. Bembridge
1st/8th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
27th September 1918, aged 19.
Plot II. D. 3.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bembridge, of 29, Frederick Rd., Vulcan Rd., Leicester.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Not Forgotten."
275823 Corporal
Claude Redfern Bennett
1st/7th Bn. Manchester Regiment
27th September 1918, aged 24.
Plot II. F. 8.
Son of Richard B. and Elizabeth Bennett, of 6, Scarsdale St., Frederick Rd., Pendleton, Manchester. Born at Dalry, Ayrshire.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Gave His Life For Others."
Claude Redfern Bennett
1st/7th Bn. Manchester Regiment
27th September 1918, aged 24.
Plot II. F. 8.
Son of Richard B. and Elizabeth Bennett, of 6, Scarsdale St., Frederick Rd., Pendleton, Manchester. Born at Dalry, Ayrshire.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Gave His Life For Others."
282570 Private
Harry Brearley
1st/7th Bn. Manchester Regiment
27th September 1918.
Plot II. A. 7.
Harry Brearley
1st/7th Bn. Manchester Regiment
27th September 1918.
Plot II. A. 7.
350814 Lance Corporal
John Henry Fern
1st/6th Bn. Manchester Regiment
27th September 1918, aged 24.
Plot IV. D. 9.
Son of Samuel Fern, of 113, Union St., Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancs, and the late Sarah Jane Fern.
His headstone bears the inscription; "At Rest."
John Henry Fern
1st/6th Bn. Manchester Regiment
27th September 1918, aged 24.
Plot IV. D. 9.
Son of Samuel Fern, of 113, Union St., Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancs, and the late Sarah Jane Fern.
His headstone bears the inscription; "At Rest."
Second Lieutenant
William Stobo Haining
14th Coy. "E" Bn. Tank Corps
20th November 1917, aged 23.
Plot I. B. 1.
Son of David and Anne Haining, of Station House, Prestwick, Ayrshire.
His headstone bears the inscription; "In Our Saviour's Keeping We Leave Our Loved One Sleeping."
William Stobo Haining
14th Coy. "E" Bn. Tank Corps
20th November 1917, aged 23.
Plot I. B. 1.
Son of David and Anne Haining, of Station House, Prestwick, Ayrshire.
His headstone bears the inscription; "In Our Saviour's Keeping We Leave Our Loved One Sleeping."
202417 Private
George James Hammonds
2nd/4th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
9th December 1917, aged 36.
Plot I. C. 5.
Son of Charles and Eliza Hammonds, of Cannock, Stafford; husband of Sarah Clifford Burton Hammonds, of Shakespeare St., Long Eaton, Nottingham.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Until The Day Breaks."
George James Hammonds
2nd/4th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
9th December 1917, aged 36.
Plot I. C. 5.
Son of Charles and Eliza Hammonds, of Cannock, Stafford; husband of Sarah Clifford Burton Hammonds, of Shakespeare St., Long Eaton, Nottingham.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Until The Day Breaks."
5/519 Second Lieutenant
Joseph McGovern
1st Bn. Auckland Regiment, N.Z.E.F.
1st October 1918, aged 25.
Plot I. A. 9.
Son of Margaret E. McGovern, of King St., Pukekohe, New Zealand, and the late Patrick J. McGovern.
Joseph McGovern
1st Bn. Auckland Regiment, N.Z.E.F.
1st October 1918, aged 25.
Plot I. A. 9.
Son of Margaret E. McGovern, of King St., Pukekohe, New Zealand, and the late Patrick J. McGovern.
212165 Driver
George Henry Russell
"D" Bty. 256th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
9th December 1917, aged 31.
Plot I. C. 3.
Son of George Thomas and Katherine Russell, of 11, Waterloo Buildings, Widcombe, Bath; husband of Edith Annie Russell, of 12, Gloucester Rd., Lawford's Gate, Bristol.
His headstone bears the inscription; "His Duty Done."
George Henry Russell
"D" Bty. 256th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
9th December 1917, aged 31.
Plot I. C. 3.
Son of George Thomas and Katherine Russell, of 11, Waterloo Buildings, Widcombe, Bath; husband of Edith Annie Russell, of 12, Gloucester Rd., Lawford's Gate, Bristol.
His headstone bears the inscription; "His Duty Done."
59875 Private
Herbert Stone
1st/6th Bn. Manchester Regiment
27th September 1918, aged 19.
Plot III. E. 2.
Son of Maurice and Annie Stone, of 156, Dale St., Liverpool. Born at Harrogate.
His headstone bears the inscription; "In Loving Remembrance Of Our Dear Son Herbert."
Herbert Stone
1st/6th Bn. Manchester Regiment
27th September 1918, aged 19.
Plot III. E. 2.
Son of Maurice and Annie Stone, of 156, Dale St., Liverpool. Born at Harrogate.
His headstone bears the inscription; "In Loving Remembrance Of Our Dear Son Herbert."
Troops repairing dugouts by the roadside near Trescault, 2 January 1918. © IWM (Q 9802)
British wounded coming in along a duck board track. Near Trescault, 20 November 1917. © IWM (Q 6275)
A sap running out from the Hindenburg Line west of Trescault captured in the Battle of Cambrai, 10 December 1917. © IWM (Q 7843)
The British front line west of Trescault before the Battle of Cambrai, 10 December 1917. © IWM (Q 7842)
