RUESNES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Nord
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.26169, Longitude: 3.58237
Location Information
Ruesnes is a village approximately 4 kilometres north-west of Le Quesnoy, Ruesnes Communal Cemetery lies to the north-west of the village on the road to Sepmeries.
Historical Information
Ruesnes was occupied by the 3rd Division on the 24th October, 1918.
The Commonwealth plots were made by the 62nd (West Riding) Division, and contain the graves of soldiers who fell in November, 1918.
There are 87, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site.
The Commonwealth plot was designed by William Harrison Cowlishaw
The plots cover an area of 378 square metres.
Total Burials: 87.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 76, New Zealand 9, Total 85.
Unknown Casualties: United Kingdom 1, Unknown 1. Total 2.
40915 Battery Sergeant Major
Charles Chamberlain, M. M. &. Bar
"C" Battery, 310th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
4th November 1918, aged 30.
Plot I. A. 2.
Husband of Annie Chamberlain, of 20, Millbrook St, Cheltenham.
His headstone bears the inscription "Until The Day Break"
Charles Chamberlain, M. M. &. Bar
"C" Battery, 310th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
4th November 1918, aged 30.
Plot I. A. 2.
Husband of Annie Chamberlain, of 20, Millbrook St, Cheltenham.
His headstone bears the inscription "Until The Day Break"
22787 Private
James Wilton Douglas
5th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
4th November 1918, aged 29.
Plot I. B. 2.
Son of A. Douglas, of 11, Seaford Rd., Hove, Sussex; husband of Lydia Turner (formerly Douglas), of 47, Clayton St., Jarrow.
James Wilton Douglas
5th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
4th November 1918, aged 29.
Plot I. B. 2.
Son of A. Douglas, of 11, Seaford Rd., Hove, Sussex; husband of Lydia Turner (formerly Douglas), of 47, Clayton St., Jarrow.
4/1780 Sapper
Raymond Thomas Fry
New Zealand Engineers
4th November 1918.
Plot I. A. 19.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Fry, of Maihuhu, Otorohanga, New Zealand.
Raymond Thomas Fry
New Zealand Engineers
4th November 1918.
Plot I. A. 19.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Fry, of Maihuhu, Otorohanga, New Zealand.
41798 Rifleman
George Lowe Haliburton
"C" Company, 2nd Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade
26th October 1918, aged 23.
Plot I. D. 19.
Son of Robert and Mary K. Haliburton, of Mangamutu, Pahiatua, New Zealand.
George Lowe Haliburton
"C" Company, 2nd Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade
26th October 1918, aged 23.
Plot I. D. 19.
Son of Robert and Mary K. Haliburton, of Mangamutu, Pahiatua, New Zealand.
Captain
Rupert Ayrton Hawdon, Twice Mentioned in Despatches
35th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
4th November 1918, aged 24.
Plot II. C. 1.
Son of William and Margaret Hawdon, of Upsall Grange, Nunthorpe, Yorks.
His two brothers also fell, Cecil was killed on 27th June 1916, aged 20 and is buried in Loker Churchyard in Belgium and Noel, who was a Chaplain, died on the 16th November 1918 and is buried in Terlincthun British Cemetery in France.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Twice Mentioned In Despatches. His Two Brothers Also Fell In Death "They Were Not Divided"
Rupert Ayrton Hawdon, Twice Mentioned in Despatches
35th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
4th November 1918, aged 24.
Plot II. C. 1.
Son of William and Margaret Hawdon, of Upsall Grange, Nunthorpe, Yorks.
His two brothers also fell, Cecil was killed on 27th June 1916, aged 20 and is buried in Loker Churchyard in Belgium and Noel, who was a Chaplain, died on the 16th November 1918 and is buried in Terlincthun British Cemetery in France.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Twice Mentioned In Despatches. His Two Brothers Also Fell In Death "They Were Not Divided"
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
1961 - ©CWGC
63010 Private
Thomas Harry Hutchinson
5th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
3rd November 1918.
Plot I. D. 11.
Thomas Harry Hutchinson
5th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
3rd November 1918.
Plot I. D. 11.
190765 Driver
T. W. James
"D" Battery, 312th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
4th November 1918, aged 19.
Plot I. A. 4.
Son of Robert George and Margaret James, of 10, Bright St., Crosskeys, Newport, Mon.
His headstone bears the inscription "Lord Eternal, Jesu Blest Grant Him Thine Eternal Rest"
T. W. James
"D" Battery, 312th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
4th November 1918, aged 19.
Plot I. A. 4.
Son of Robert George and Margaret James, of 10, Bright St., Crosskeys, Newport, Mon.
His headstone bears the inscription "Lord Eternal, Jesu Blest Grant Him Thine Eternal Rest"
71811 Private
Robert Tannahill Kennedy
1st Bn. Auckland Regiment, N.Z.E.F.
4th November 1918.
Plot I. A. 21.
Son of Robert and Elizabeth Kennedy, of 14, Hemi St., Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand. Native of Glasgow, Scotland.
Robert Tannahill Kennedy
1st Bn. Auckland Regiment, N.Z.E.F.
4th November 1918.
Plot I. A. 21.
Son of Robert and Elizabeth Kennedy, of 14, Hemi St., Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand. Native of Glasgow, Scotland.
Lieutenant
Harold Thomas Pelham Moore, M. C.
210th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
4th November 1918, aged 21.
Plot I. C. 19.
Only son of Col. E. J. Moore, C.B., M.D., and Helena his wife, of Park End, Blackheath Park, Blackheath, London.
Harold Thomas Pelham Moore, M. C.
210th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
4th November 1918, aged 21.
Plot I. C. 19.
Only son of Col. E. J. Moore, C.B., M.D., and Helena his wife, of Park End, Blackheath Park, Blackheath, London.
365688 Gunner (Signaller)
Robert Shand Walker
35th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
4th November 1918, aged 20.
Plot II. C. 3.
Only son of Mr. and Mrs. William Walker, of Glen Tanar Schoolhouse, Dinnet, Aberdeenshire. Distinguished student of Aberdeen University.
His headstone bears the inscription "Duty His Star He Lived For Duty's Sake Faithful Unto Death"
Robert Shand Walker
35th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
4th November 1918, aged 20.
Plot II. C. 3.
Only son of Mr. and Mrs. William Walker, of Glen Tanar Schoolhouse, Dinnet, Aberdeenshire. Distinguished student of Aberdeen University.
His headstone bears the inscription "Duty His Star He Lived For Duty's Sake Faithful Unto Death"
Troops of the 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment resting in a front line trench at Molain, 17 October 1918. © IWM (Q 70745)
Image by Adrian Hill: in a battlefield landscape six soldiers, carrying various pieces of equipment, watch a shell bursting in the distance. A row of blasted tree trunks stand to the right of the soldiers. IWM ART 281
