SHRINE CEMETERY
Bucquoy
Pas De Calais
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.14253, Longitude: 2.69618
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Location Information
Bucquoy is approximately 19 kilometres south-south-west of Arras and Shrine Cemetery is on the outskirts of the village, on the south side of the road to Hannescamps.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access with some difficulty.
Historical Information
The village of Bucquoy was occupied by the 7th Division on 17 March 1917, and was the scene of very heavy fighting in March and April 1918.
Shrine Cemetery is named from a crucifix standing on a mound on the west side of the village. It was begun by the 46th (North Midland) Division in March 1917, and enlarged by other units in August 1918. After the Armistice further graves were brought in, mainly from Le Barque and Eaucourt-L'Abbe.
The cemetery now contains 89 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and one German war grave.
Total Burials: 90.
World War One Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 41, New Zealand 6, Australia 1, Germany 1. Total 49.
World War One Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 32, Australia 7, New Zealand 1, Unknown 1. Total 41.
The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw.
Cemetery images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
7/1981 Lane Corporal
Robert Cecil Carter
1st Bn. Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F.
27th August 1918, aged 28.
Plot II. B. 5.
Son of David Taylor Carter and Elizabeth Maud Carter, of Pleasant Point, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Robert Cecil Carter
1st Bn. Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F.
27th August 1918, aged 28.
Plot II. B. 5.
Son of David Taylor Carter and Elizabeth Maud Carter, of Pleasant Point, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Second Lieutenant
Alan George Hammersley
5th Bn. North Staffordshire Regiment
14th March 1917, aged 21.
Plot I. A. 5.
Son of Gilbert and Helena Hammersley, of Church Rd., Alsager, Cheshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Death Is Swallowed Up In Victory"
Alan George Hammersley
5th Bn. North Staffordshire Regiment
14th March 1917, aged 21.
Plot I. A. 5.
Son of Gilbert and Helena Hammersley, of Church Rd., Alsager, Cheshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Death Is Swallowed Up In Victory"
Captain
Leslie Sayer, M. C. and Bar
"A" Company, 16th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
23rd August 1918, aged 25.
Plot II. A. 5.
Son of Henry James and Ada Matilda Sayer, of "Beech Croft," Belle Walk, Moseley, Birmingham.
Leslie Sayer, M. C. and Bar
"A" Company, 16th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
23rd August 1918, aged 25.
Plot II. A. 5.
Son of Henry James and Ada Matilda Sayer, of "Beech Croft," Belle Walk, Moseley, Birmingham.
Officers of the 5th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. Bucquoy, March 1917. The regiment took part in the unsuccessful attack of 14 March on Bucquoy, which was evacuated by the Germans on 18 March. © IWM (Q 5043)
Battle of Albert. An American doctor examining walking wounded of the 37th Division passing back along a road at Bucquoy, 21 August 1918. © IWM (Q 11755)
Battle of Albert. Troops of the 12th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment (5th Division) advancing in artillery formation parallel to the Bucquoy - Achiet-le-Petit road to capture Achiet, 21 August 1918. © IWM (Q 11504)
Battle of Albert. German MG 08/15 machine guns (Spandau), captured at Bucquoy by the 37th Division, 21 August 1918. © IWM (Q 11754)
