ST. AMAND BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas De Calais
France
GPS Coordinates - Latitude: 50.1676, Longitude: 2.562
Location Information
St. Amand is a village in the southern part of the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 17 kilometres east of Doullens. The British Cemetery is located on the other side of the road from the church.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to the cemetery is possible, but may be by an alternative entrance.
Historical Information
The British Cemetery was begun in April, 1916, and used by fighting units and Field Ambulances until August, 1918 (though in 1917 it was practically closed), particularly by the 37th and the 56th (London) Divisions.
There are now over 200, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, a small number are unidentified.
The cemetery covers an area of 1,232 square metres and is enclosed by a low red brick wall.
Casualty Details: UK 222, New Zealand 1, India 1, Total Burials: 224.
St. Amand is a village in the southern part of the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 17 kilometres east of Doullens. The British Cemetery is located on the other side of the road from the church.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to the cemetery is possible, but may be by an alternative entrance.
Historical Information
The British Cemetery was begun in April, 1916, and used by fighting units and Field Ambulances until August, 1918 (though in 1917 it was practically closed), particularly by the 37th and the 56th (London) Divisions.
There are now over 200, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, a small number are unidentified.
The cemetery covers an area of 1,232 square metres and is enclosed by a low red brick wall.
Casualty Details: UK 222, New Zealand 1, India 1, Total Burials: 224.
402598 Sapper
Alexander Ingram Allan
154th Field Coy. Royal Engineers
18th July 1918, aged 39.
Plot IV. B. 12
Son of Mrs. Margaret Allan, of 90, Skene Square, Aberdeen; husband of Charlotte Jane Allan, of 88, Gerrard St., Aberdeen.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Fondly Remembered."
Alexander Ingram Allan
154th Field Coy. Royal Engineers
18th July 1918, aged 39.
Plot IV. B. 12
Son of Mrs. Margaret Allan, of 90, Skene Square, Aberdeen; husband of Charlotte Jane Allan, of 88, Gerrard St., Aberdeen.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Fondly Remembered."
3/11416 Serjeant
Hilton Earnshaw, D. C. M.
9th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
31st August 1916, aged 29.
Plot I. B. 7.
Son of Vandeleur and Sarah Hannah Earnshaw, of Lower Mill, Meltham, Huddersfield.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Gone But Not Forgotten."
Hilton Earnshaw, D. C. M.
9th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
31st August 1916, aged 29.
Plot I. B. 7.
Son of Vandeleur and Sarah Hannah Earnshaw, of Lower Mill, Meltham, Huddersfield.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Gone But Not Forgotten."
43869 Private
Douglas Purdy Gladdish
1st Bn. Essex Regiment
31st July 1918, aged 19.
Plot V. A. 5.
Son of Alfred George and Annie Gladdish, of 1, Beatrice St., Plaistow, London.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Ever Remembered By What You Have Done."
Douglas Purdy Gladdish
1st Bn. Essex Regiment
31st July 1918, aged 19.
Plot V. A. 5.
Son of Alfred George and Annie Gladdish, of 1, Beatrice St., Plaistow, London.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Ever Remembered By What You Have Done."
Captain
Edmund Arthur Howe Lilley
6th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment, attd. 112th T. M. Bty.
31st July 1918.
Plit V. A. 6.
Edmund Arthur Howe Lilley
6th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment, attd. 112th T. M. Bty.
31st July 1918.
Plit V. A. 6.
23237 Private
Sidney Percy
New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N. Z. E. F.
7th August 1918.
Plot V. A. 20.
Sidney Percy
New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N. Z. E. F.
7th August 1918.
Plot V. A. 20.
Images above and below - April 1957 - ©CWGC
British troops crossing a pontoon bridge over the Scarpe river at St. Amand. A number of men are extricating a horse who has fallen into the river. St. Amand was occupied by the 8th Division on 20 October. © IWM Q 11409
A stretcher bearer party of the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment stand on a road in Fonquevillers, March 1917. All are wearing their steel helmets and carry their box respirators around their necks. They are holding an empty stretcher, ready to collect casualties as necessary. © IWM (Q 1643)
