ST. HILAIRE CEMETERY
Frévent
Pas De Calais
France
GPS Coordinates - Latitude: 50.2804, Longitude: 2.298
Location Information
The town of Frévent is 39 kilometres west of Arras, 12 kilometres south of St Pol and 16 kilometres south-east of Hesdin.
St Hilaire Cemetery and Extension is on the eastern side of the town on the south side of the secondary road to Sericourt (D54).
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to this cemetery is possible, but may be by an alternative entrance.
Historical Information
From its position, Frévent was a place of some importance on the lines of communication during the First World War. The 43rd Casualty Clearing Station was posted there from April to June 1916, part of the Lucknow Casualty Clearing Station in June, the 6th Stationary Hospital from June 1916 to the end of August 1918, and the 3rd Canadian, 19th and 43rd Casualty Clearing Stations in the summer of 1918. The great majority of the burials in the cemetery were carried out from these hospitals. St. Hilaire Cemetery Extension was used from March to August 1918 and after the Armistice, one grave of 1915 was brought in from Dennebroeucq.
During the Second World War, the greater part of Frévent was destroyed by bombing. An aerial torpedo fell in the cemetery, which is near the railway line, damaging some of the graves, but the Commonwealth plot was not affected.
The CEMETERY now contains 210 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. There are also 12 Second World War burials, all dating from late May - early June 1940 and the withdrawal of the British Expeditionary Force ahead of the German advance.
The EXTENSION contains 304 First World War burials.
Casualty Details: UK 195, Canada 2, Australia 1, New Zealand 4, South Africa 4, India 4, Total Burials: 210.
The town of Frévent is 39 kilometres west of Arras, 12 kilometres south of St Pol and 16 kilometres south-east of Hesdin.
St Hilaire Cemetery and Extension is on the eastern side of the town on the south side of the secondary road to Sericourt (D54).
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to this cemetery is possible, but may be by an alternative entrance.
Historical Information
From its position, Frévent was a place of some importance on the lines of communication during the First World War. The 43rd Casualty Clearing Station was posted there from April to June 1916, part of the Lucknow Casualty Clearing Station in June, the 6th Stationary Hospital from June 1916 to the end of August 1918, and the 3rd Canadian, 19th and 43rd Casualty Clearing Stations in the summer of 1918. The great majority of the burials in the cemetery were carried out from these hospitals. St. Hilaire Cemetery Extension was used from March to August 1918 and after the Armistice, one grave of 1915 was brought in from Dennebroeucq.
During the Second World War, the greater part of Frévent was destroyed by bombing. An aerial torpedo fell in the cemetery, which is near the railway line, damaging some of the graves, but the Commonwealth plot was not affected.
The CEMETERY now contains 210 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. There are also 12 Second World War burials, all dating from late May - early June 1940 and the withdrawal of the British Expeditionary Force ahead of the German advance.
The EXTENSION contains 304 First World War burials.
Casualty Details: UK 195, Canada 2, Australia 1, New Zealand 4, South Africa 4, India 4, Total Burials: 210.
241355 Private
Ellis Calkin
2nd/5th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
9th September 1917.
Plot III. A. 27.
Ellis Calkin
2nd/5th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
9th September 1917.
Plot III. A. 27.
73649 Private
Herbert Alexander Chilton
"B" Coy. 28th Bn. Canadian Infantry
5th June 1917, aged 24.
Plot III. A. 15.
Native of Mount Forest, Ontario. Son of Alexander and Jennie I. Chilton, of 1212, Wolfe Avenue, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
His headstone bears the inscription: "He Has But Passed From Strife Into A Serener Life."
Herbert Alexander Chilton
"B" Coy. 28th Bn. Canadian Infantry
5th June 1917, aged 24.
Plot III. A. 15.
Native of Mount Forest, Ontario. Son of Alexander and Jennie I. Chilton, of 1212, Wolfe Avenue, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
His headstone bears the inscription: "He Has But Passed From Strife Into A Serener Life."
Lieutenant
Lester Jerome Deacon
5th Canadian Div. Supply Col. Canadian Army Service Corps
28th July 1917, aged 22.
Plot III. A. 22.
Son of Thomas Russ Deacon, C.E., and Lillian Dingman Deacon, of 144, Yale Avenue, Winnipeg. Enlisted at Toronto, March, 1915.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Dear Lester The Loving Hearts In Your Canadian Home Turn Ever Here."
Lester Jerome Deacon
5th Canadian Div. Supply Col. Canadian Army Service Corps
28th July 1917, aged 22.
Plot III. A. 22.
Son of Thomas Russ Deacon, C.E., and Lillian Dingman Deacon, of 144, Yale Avenue, Winnipeg. Enlisted at Toronto, March, 1915.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Dear Lester The Loving Hearts In Your Canadian Home Turn Ever Here."
Lieutenant
Ivo Clifton Gascoigne
1st Bn. Grenandier Guards
12th April 1918, aged 19.
Plot III. A. 1.
Son of Capt. Charles Gascoigne, of 7, Culford Gardens, London, S.W.
His headstone bears the inscription: "R.I.P. Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori."
Ivo Clifton Gascoigne
1st Bn. Grenandier Guards
12th April 1918, aged 19.
Plot III. A. 1.
Son of Capt. Charles Gascoigne, of 7, Culford Gardens, London, S.W.
His headstone bears the inscription: "R.I.P. Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori."
1752 Private
Archibald George Glazier
"C" Sqdn. 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own)
22nd April 1917, aged 28.
Plot II. H. 2.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Glazier, of 47, Clifton Rd., Ore, Hastings.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Rest In Peace, Gone But Not Forgotten."
Archibald George Glazier
"C" Sqdn. 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own)
22nd April 1917, aged 28.
Plot II. H. 2.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Glazier, of 47, Clifton Rd., Ore, Hastings.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Rest In Peace, Gone But Not Forgotten."
14261 Private
Alfred Hinchco, MM.
1st Bn. Auckland Regiment, N.Z.E.F.
27th March 1918, aged 22.
Plot V. B. 10.
Son of John and Rachael Hinchco, of 53, Esplanade Rd., Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand. Native of Huntly, Waikato.
Alfred Hinchco, MM.
1st Bn. Auckland Regiment, N.Z.E.F.
27th March 1918, aged 22.
Plot V. B. 10.
Son of John and Rachael Hinchco, of 53, Esplanade Rd., Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand. Native of Huntly, Waikato.
Wounded British troops arriving at No.43 Casualty Clearing Station, Frevent, 8 April 1918. © IWM (Q 334)
Wounded British troops at the 43rd Casualty Clearing Station; Frevent. © IWM (Q 335)
