SAULCOURT CHURCHYARD EXTENSION
Guyencourt-Saulcourt
Somme
France
GPS Coordinates - Latitude: 49.99652, Longitude: 3.08459
Location Information
Guyencourt-Saulcourt is a commune containing the villages of Guyencourt and Saulcourt. It lies about 5 kilometres east of the road from Peronne to Cambrai. Saulcourt Churchyard Extension is on the south-east side of the Churchyard.
Visiting Information
The location or design of this site makes wheelchair access impossible.
Historical Information
Saulcourt Churchyard Extension was begun by British troops in April, 1917, and used at intervals until September, 1918, though the British graves in rows C and D were made by the Germans in March and April, 1918, when the place was in their hands. The grave of one American soldier has been removed to another cemetery, and the German Extension (of 319 graves) on the South-West side of the British plot has also been removed.
There are now nearly 100, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, over a quarter are unidentified and special memorials have been erected to eight soldiers from the United Kingdom known or believed to be buried among them.
The Cemetery covers an area of 630 square metres and is enclosed on three sides by a rubble wall.
Casualty Details: UK 94, Germany 7, Total Burials: 101.
Guyencourt-Saulcourt is a commune containing the villages of Guyencourt and Saulcourt. It lies about 5 kilometres east of the road from Peronne to Cambrai. Saulcourt Churchyard Extension is on the south-east side of the Churchyard.
Visiting Information
The location or design of this site makes wheelchair access impossible.
Historical Information
Saulcourt Churchyard Extension was begun by British troops in April, 1917, and used at intervals until September, 1918, though the British graves in rows C and D were made by the Germans in March and April, 1918, when the place was in their hands. The grave of one American soldier has been removed to another cemetery, and the German Extension (of 319 graves) on the South-West side of the British plot has also been removed.
There are now nearly 100, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, over a quarter are unidentified and special memorials have been erected to eight soldiers from the United Kingdom known or believed to be buried among them.
The Cemetery covers an area of 630 square metres and is enclosed on three sides by a rubble wall.
Casualty Details: UK 94, Germany 7, Total Burials: 101.
306796 Rifleman
Alfred Montague Burns
5th Bn. London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade), posted to London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)
8th September 1918.
Row A. 18.
Alfred Montague Burns
5th Bn. London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade), posted to London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)
8th September 1918.
Row A. 18.
Second Lieutenant
Douglas Inskipp
143rd Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
16th April 1917, aged 34.
Row B. 4.
Son of Peter Inskipp; husband of Anne Cecilia Inskipp, of 44, Brailsford Rd., Tulse Hill, London.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Beloved By All."
Douglas Inskipp
143rd Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
16th April 1917, aged 34.
Row B. 4.
Son of Peter Inskipp; husband of Anne Cecilia Inskipp, of 44, Brailsford Rd., Tulse Hill, London.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Beloved By All."
14051 Private
Malachy Kelly
6th Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
7th September 1918, aged 27.
Row A. 3.
Husband of Mary Jane Kelly, of 20, Edward St., Baxenden, Accrington.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Thy Will Be Done."
Malachy Kelly
6th Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
7th September 1918, aged 27.
Row A. 3.
Husband of Mary Jane Kelly, of 20, Edward St., Baxenden, Accrington.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Thy Will Be Done."
12061 Private
Charles John Smith, M. M.
5th Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment
20th September 1918, aged 24.
Row A. 10.
Son of Elijah and Ellen Smith, of 120, Midland Rd., Wellingborough.
His headstone bears the inscription: "He Died That We Might Live."
Charles John Smith, M. M.
5th Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment
20th September 1918, aged 24.
Row A. 10.
Son of Elijah and Ellen Smith, of 120, Midland Rd., Wellingborough.
His headstone bears the inscription: "He Died That We Might Live."
Captain
James Neilson Greenness Stafford
6th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
16th April 1917, aged 28.
Row B. 2.
Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Stafford.
James Neilson Greenness Stafford
6th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
16th April 1917, aged 28.
Row B. 2.
Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Stafford.
Second Lieutenant
Robert Oakley Vavasour Thorp, M. C.
1st Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers, attd. 64th T.M. Bty.
22nd March 1918, aged 39.
Row D. 11.
Son of the Rev. William Tudor Thorp and Mary Louisa Thorp, of Charlton Hall, Northumberland.
His headstone bears the inscription: "In Thy Light We Shall See Light."
Robert Oakley Vavasour Thorp, M. C.
1st Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers, attd. 64th T.M. Bty.
22nd March 1918, aged 39.
Row D. 11.
Son of the Rev. William Tudor Thorp and Mary Louisa Thorp, of Charlton Hall, Northumberland.
His headstone bears the inscription: "In Thy Light We Shall See Light."
Battle of Epehy. Three soldiers resting on ground near Epehy captured by the 12th Division that day, 18th September 1918. © IWM (Q 11326)
Battle of Epehy. British wounded and German prisoner sharing a cigarette at an advanced dressing station near Epehy, 18 September 1918. Note captured German Maxim 08/15 (Spandau) light machine guns in the background. © IWM (Q 11538)
An incident at an advanced field dressing station during the recent allied push. A British padre saying a prayer over a dying German, near Epehy, 18th September 1918. © IWM (Q 11336)
