SISSONNE BRITISH CEMETERY
Aisne
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.58208, Longitude: 3.92037
Location Information
From Laon take the N44 towards Reims, turn left after 4 kilometres on to the D181 (signposted Sissonne). Continue along this road passing through the villages of Eppes and Coucy les Eppes, and then, crossing over the E17 motorway, arrive at the village of Sissonne via the Rue de Laon. At the "T" junction opposite the French 1914-1918 War Memorial, turn left (D18 in the direction of Lappion) along the Rue de Verdun, which after a short distance becomes the Aveue de 11 Novembre 1918, passing the first CWGC direction sign on the left. Continue along the D18 until you arrive at Sissonne British Cemetery on your right after a total journey of about 20 kilometres.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access is possible with some difficulty.
Historical Information
The village of Sissonne was in German hands during almost the whole of the 1914-1918 War.
The British Cemetery was made after the Armistice by the concentration of graves from the nearby Chemin-des-Dames battlefield and from the following smaller burial grounds and German military cemeteries:-
AGUILCOURT OLD COMMUNAL CEMETERY, AMIFONTAINE, ARDON, ASFELD-LA-VILLE, DIZY-LE-GROS, LA MALMAISON, LAPPION, MENNEVILLE, MONTAIGU, MONTCORNET, MORLOT and VESLUD GERMAN CEMETERIES; ATHIES-SOUS-LAON and ROUCY FRENCH MILITARY CEMETERIES, CHAMBRY and NEUFCHATEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY GERMAN EXTENSIONS; and TROYON CHURCHYARD (Aisne).
There are now 291 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-18 war commemorated in this site. Of these, 127 are unidentified and special memorials are erected to four United Kingdom soldiers, buried in LA MALMAISON GERMAN CEMETERY and CHATEAU-PORCIEN COMMUNAL CEMETERY, whose graves could not be found. A few of those buried here fell in 1914, but the great majority in 1918.
The cemetery covers an area of 1,135 square metres and is enclosed by a rubble wall.
Total Burials: 291.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 164.
Unidentified Casualties: 127.
30035 Lance Corporal
Charles Baines
2nd Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
28th May 1918, aged 34.
Row L. 14.
Charles Baines
2nd Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
28th May 1918, aged 34.
Row L. 14.
404318 Sapper
David Bruce Campbell
490th Field Company, Royal Engineers
27th May 1918, aged 30.
Row K. 7.
Son of John Campbell and Jane M. Bruce Campbell. Born at Dundee.
His headstone bears the inscription "Ever Remembered"
David Bruce Campbell
490th Field Company, Royal Engineers
27th May 1918, aged 30.
Row K. 7.
Son of John Campbell and Jane M. Bruce Campbell. Born at Dundee.
His headstone bears the inscription "Ever Remembered"
266444 Corporal
Joseph Elliott
2nd Bn. South Lancashire Regiment
3rd June 1918.
Row K. 1.
Joseph Elliott
2nd Bn. South Lancashire Regiment
3rd June 1918.
Row K. 1.
42153 Private
Benjamin Frank Freke
1st/4th Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment
29th May 1918.
Row K. 13.
Benjamin Frank Freke
1st/4th Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment
29th May 1918.
Row K. 13.
31010 Private
Herbert Holt
11th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
5th June 1918.
Row J. 19.
Herbert Holt
11th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
5th June 1918.
Row J. 19.
13828 Private
Samuel Henry Lang
9th Bn. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
1st June 1918.
Row N. 18.
Samuel Henry Lang
9th Bn. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
1st June 1918.
Row N. 18.
34874 Private
Walter Percival
1st/5th Bn. Yorkshire Regiment
30th July 1918, aged 19.
Row N. 5.
Son of John and Jane Percival, of 42, Stratford St., Dewsbury Rd., Leeds. Born at Thornton Rust, Aysgarth, Yorks.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Is Not Dead But Sleepeth"
Walter Percival
1st/5th Bn. Yorkshire Regiment
30th July 1918, aged 19.
Row N. 5.
Son of John and Jane Percival, of 42, Stratford St., Dewsbury Rd., Leeds. Born at Thornton Rust, Aysgarth, Yorks.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Is Not Dead But Sleepeth"
36550 Private
Edwin Prytherch
10th Bn. Cheshire Regiment
30th June 1918, aged 35.
Row P. 4.
Son of Zebedee and Ellen Kean Prytherch, of 148, Banks Rd., West Kirby, Cheshire.
Edwin Prytherch
10th Bn. Cheshire Regiment
30th June 1918, aged 35.
Row P. 4.
Son of Zebedee and Ellen Kean Prytherch, of 148, Banks Rd., West Kirby, Cheshire.
88282 Fitter Staff Sergeant
Fred Walker
H. Q. 45th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
3rd June 1918.
Row J. 1.
Fred Walker
H. Q. 45th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
3rd June 1918.
Row J. 1.
7761 Sergeant
Percy Woollatt
1st Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment
10th June 1918.
Row O. 15.
Percy Woollatt
1st Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment
10th June 1918.
Row O. 15.
