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SOLRE-LE-CHÂTEAU COMMUNAL CEMETERY

Nord

​France

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.17862, Longitude: 4.09093

Location Information

Solre-le-Château is a village in the Nord region. The Communal Cemetery is located to the North of the village on the D963.

Burial Details


Lieutenant John Charles Holland Holmes, 15th Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 9th November 1918, aged 19. Son of John Henry and Elizabeth Holmes, of 41, Holly Lane, Smethwick, Staffs.

Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Francis Strong Mather, D. S. O. 5th Division, Australian Engineers, died 23rd January 1919, aged 30. Son of John and Jessie Mather; husband of Marcelle Elizabeth Annie Mather, of 17, rue de Rivoli, Nui, France. Born at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 

Second Lieutenant Edward Earle Richardson, M. M. 15th Squadron, Royal Air Force, and East Surrey Regiment, died 9th November 1918, aged 23. Son of Mrs. Kate Mary Richardson, of 48, Gowlett Rd., East Dulwich, London. 
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Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels

Solre-le-Château Communal Cemetery
Solre-le-Château Communal Cemetery
Solre-le-Château Communal Cemetery
Solre-le-Château Communal Cemetery
Solre-le-Château Communal Cemetery
Solre-le-Château Communal Cemetery
Solre-le-Château Communal Cemetery
Solre-le-Château Communal Cemetery
Solre-le-Château Communal Cemetery

Images in gallery below © Jean-Claude Graux

Solre-le-Château Communal Cemetery
Solre-le-Château Communal Cemetery
Solre-le-Château Communal Cemetery
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Lieutenant Colonel
Leslie Francis Strong Mather, D. S. O. 
5th Division, Australian Engineers
23rd January 1919, aged 30. 

​Son of John and Jessie Mather; husband of Marcelle Elizabeth Annie Mather, of 17, rue de Rivoli, Nui, France. Born at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

His headstone bears the inscription "I am The Resurrection And The Life"


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Second Lieutenant
Edward Earle Richardson, M. M.
15th Squadron, Royal Air Force, and East Surrey Regiment
9th November 1918, aged 23. 

​Son of Mrs. Kate Mary Richardson, of 48, Gowlett Rd., East Dulwich, London.

His headstone bears the inscription "A Brave And Good Man For Those Whose Life The World Is A Better Place"




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Other Burial Details

Lieutenant John Charles Holland Holmes, 15th Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 9th November 1918, aged 19. Son of John Henry and Elizabeth Holmes, of 41, Holly Lane, Smethwick, Staffs. His headstone bears the inscription "Their Name Liveth For Evermore"


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