ST. MARTIN CALVAIRE BRITISH CEMETERY
St. Martin-sur-Cojeul
Pas De Calais
France
GPS Coordinates - Latitude: 50.22889, Longitude: 2.84717
Location Information
St. Martin-sur-Cojeul is a village about 8 kilometres south-south-east of Arras on the road from Henin to Heninel, just west of the motorway to Lille. The Cemetery is to the south of the village.
Visiting Information
The location or design of this cemetery makes wheelchair access impossible.
Historical Information
The village of St. Martin-sur-Cojeul was taken by the 30th Division on 9 April 1917. It was lost in March 1918 but retaken in the following August.
St. Martin Calvaire British Cemetery was named from a calvary which was destroyed during the war. It was begun by units of the 30th Division in April 1917 and used until March 1918. Plot II was made in August and September 1918.
The cemetery contains 228 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, five of them unidentified. There are also three German graves within the cemetery.
Total Burials: 231.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 223, Germany 3. Total 226.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 5.
The cemetery was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and George Hartley Goldsmith
Major
Frank Harvey Bowring
9th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
28th August 1918, aged 39.
Plot II. B. 1.
Born in Newfoundland. Son of Laura A. Bowring, of Chislehurst, Sefton Park, Liverpool, and the late Charles Bowring.
His headstone bears the inscription: "In Loving Memory Of My Son."
Frank Harvey Bowring
9th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
28th August 1918, aged 39.
Plot II. B. 1.
Born in Newfoundland. Son of Laura A. Bowring, of Chislehurst, Sefton Park, Liverpool, and the late Charles Bowring.
His headstone bears the inscription: "In Loving Memory Of My Son."
Captain
John Earnscleugh Brydon
Royal Army Medical Corps, attached to 4th Bn. Yorkshire Regimant
27th June 1917, aged 33.
Plot I. C. 14.
Son of Mrs. Helen C. Brydon, of 5, Cobden Crescent, Edinburgh.
His headstone bears the inscription "There Is no Service Like His Who Serves Because He Loves"
John was born at Milbank in Darlington; the fourth son of seed merchant and nurseryman John Brydon. He went to Richmond School then Edinburgh University and graduated with a degree in medicine. He practiced in Darlington and Corbridge.
When war was declared Brydon volunteered, was commissioned into the RAMC and was in the front line by April 1915. He was severely wounded, losing an eye but, despite this, he sought a return to the Army.
Rejected by several medical boards, he eventually appealed directly to the War Office and was given permission to re-join the RAMC and, though offered safer jobs behind the line, he chose an attachment to the 4th Battalion of the Green Howards.
On 27th June 1917 the Battalion relieved the 5th Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry in trenches near Bayencourt, north-east of Amiens when he was fatally gassed.
John Earnscleugh Brydon
Royal Army Medical Corps, attached to 4th Bn. Yorkshire Regimant
27th June 1917, aged 33.
Plot I. C. 14.
Son of Mrs. Helen C. Brydon, of 5, Cobden Crescent, Edinburgh.
His headstone bears the inscription "There Is no Service Like His Who Serves Because He Loves"
John was born at Milbank in Darlington; the fourth son of seed merchant and nurseryman John Brydon. He went to Richmond School then Edinburgh University and graduated with a degree in medicine. He practiced in Darlington and Corbridge.
When war was declared Brydon volunteered, was commissioned into the RAMC and was in the front line by April 1915. He was severely wounded, losing an eye but, despite this, he sought a return to the Army.
Rejected by several medical boards, he eventually appealed directly to the War Office and was given permission to re-join the RAMC and, though offered safer jobs behind the line, he chose an attachment to the 4th Battalion of the Green Howards.
On 27th June 1917 the Battalion relieved the 5th Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry in trenches near Bayencourt, north-east of Amiens when he was fatally gassed.
Captain
Colin Herbert Carrigan, M. C. & Bar
1st Bn. Royal Munster Fusiliers
2nd September 1918, aged 23.
Plot II. C. 1.
Son of Maj. and Mrs. P. Carrigan, of "Roscarol," Grosvenor Rd., West Kirby, Cheshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Grant Him O Lord Eternal Rest"
Colin Herbert Carrigan, M. C. & Bar
1st Bn. Royal Munster Fusiliers
2nd September 1918, aged 23.
Plot II. C. 1.
Son of Maj. and Mrs. P. Carrigan, of "Roscarol," Grosvenor Rd., West Kirby, Cheshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Grant Him O Lord Eternal Rest"
326889 Private
Alexander Taylor Cooper
1st/8th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
29th October 1917, aged 19.
Plot I. D. 1.
Son of John and Annie Alexander Cooper, of 7, Madeira St., Dundee.
Alexander Taylor Cooper
1st/8th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
29th October 1917, aged 19.
Plot I. D. 1.
Son of John and Annie Alexander Cooper, of 7, Madeira St., Dundee.
91189 Private
John Frederick Costain
13th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
12th March 1918, aged 19.
Plot I. F. 10.
Son of Thomas and Mary Costain, of Three Roads, Ballabeg, Arbory, Isle of Man.
John Frederick Costain
13th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
12th March 1918, aged 19.
Plot I. F. 10.
Son of Thomas and Mary Costain, of Three Roads, Ballabeg, Arbory, Isle of Man.
47676 Private
Thomas Henry Davies
21st (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
28th December 1917.
Plot I. E. 11.
Husband of Mrs. M. Davies, of 34, Hawkes Villas, Carmarthen.
Thomas Henry Davies
21st (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
28th December 1917.
Plot I. E. 11.
Husband of Mrs. M. Davies, of 34, Hawkes Villas, Carmarthen.
Captain
John Middleton Downend
26th (Tyneside Irish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
24th November 1917, aged 29.
Plot I. D. 15.
Son of Thomas and Sarah Ann Downend; husband of Jane Downend of 145 Blythe Street, Wombwell. Former Headmaster of Cross Hill Boy's School, Hemsworth.
John Middleton Downend
26th (Tyneside Irish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
24th November 1917, aged 29.
Plot I. D. 15.
Son of Thomas and Sarah Ann Downend; husband of Jane Downend of 145 Blythe Street, Wombwell. Former Headmaster of Cross Hill Boy's School, Hemsworth.
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106203 Lance Corporal
Reuben Howard Hanton
57th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
30th August 1918, aged 23.
Plot II. B 31.
Son of Mrs. Emma Atkins, of 1, Elm Avenue, Bletchley, Bucks.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Grant Him O Lord Eternal Rest; From All At Home. Bletchley."
Reuben Howard Hanton
57th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
30th August 1918, aged 23.
Plot II. B 31.
Son of Mrs. Emma Atkins, of 1, Elm Avenue, Bletchley, Bucks.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Grant Him O Lord Eternal Rest; From All At Home. Bletchley."
41483 Private
Percy Hawkswell
26th (Tyneside Irish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
8th November 1917, aged 21.
Plot I. D. 7.
Son of Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Hawkswell, of 24, Water St., Skipton, Yorks.
His headstone bears the inscription "To Memory Ever Dear"
Percy Hawkswell
26th (Tyneside Irish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
8th November 1917, aged 21.
Plot I. D. 7.
Son of Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Hawkswell, of 24, Water St., Skipton, Yorks.
His headstone bears the inscription "To Memory Ever Dear"
7447 Private
William Joseph Lally
1st Bn. Royal Munster Fusiliers
2nd September 1918, aged 28.
Plot II. C. 3.
Son of Timothy Lally, of Suffield, Conn., U.S.A.
William Joseph Lally
1st Bn. Royal Munster Fusiliers
2nd September 1918, aged 28.
Plot II. C. 3.
Son of Timothy Lally, of Suffield, Conn., U.S.A.
Second Lieutenant
Geoffrey Laughton
26th (Tyneside Irish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
5th December 1917, aged 19.
Plot I. E. 2.
Son of Charles and Beatrice Laughton, of Leeds.
His headstone bears the inscription "He That Loseth His Life Shall Find It"
Geoffrey Laughton
26th (Tyneside Irish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
5th December 1917, aged 19.
Plot I. E. 2.
Son of Charles and Beatrice Laughton, of Leeds.
His headstone bears the inscription "He That Loseth His Life Shall Find It"
R/22046 Lance Corporal
Adrian Henry Munday
20th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
28th February 1918, aged 37.
Plot I. F. 6.
Son of Emily S. Ashenden (formerly Munday), of 1, Milton Square, Margate, and the late Thomas Munday.
His headstone bears the inscription "Deeply Loved And Missed By All"
Adrian Henry Munday
20th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
28th February 1918, aged 37.
Plot I. F. 6.
Son of Emily S. Ashenden (formerly Munday), of 1, Milton Square, Margate, and the late Thomas Munday.
His headstone bears the inscription "Deeply Loved And Missed By All"
Captain
Gordon Thompson Shaw, M. C.
1st Bn. Royal Munster Fusiliers
28th August 1918, aged 25.
Plot II. A. 28.
Son of Sir Alexander William Shaw and Lady Shaw, of Derravoher, Limerick.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Giveth His Beloved Sleep"
Gordon Thompson Shaw, M. C.
1st Bn. Royal Munster Fusiliers
28th August 1918, aged 25.
Plot II. A. 28.
Son of Sir Alexander William Shaw and Lady Shaw, of Derravoher, Limerick.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Giveth His Beloved Sleep"
307453 Gunner
Magnus Smith
2nd/1st Lowland Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
13th July 1917, aged 18.
Plot I. C. 25.
Son of Magnus and Joan Smith, of Houlland, Sandwick, Shetland.
His headstone bears the inscription "Till The Day Break And The Shadows Flee Away"
Magnus Smith
2nd/1st Lowland Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
13th July 1917, aged 18.
Plot I. C. 25.
Son of Magnus and Joan Smith, of Houlland, Sandwick, Shetland.
His headstone bears the inscription "Till The Day Break And The Shadows Flee Away"
Captain
Charles Sproxton, M. C.
Adjutant 4th Bn. Yorkshire Regiment
19th July 1917, aged 26.
Plot I. B. 22.
Son of Arthur and Alice Sproxton, of 114, Lee St., Holderness Rd., Hull. B.A. (Hons. Cambridge).
His headstone bears the inscription "His Soul To God His Life To His Country"
Charles Sproxton, M. C.
Adjutant 4th Bn. Yorkshire Regiment
19th July 1917, aged 26.
Plot I. B. 22.
Son of Arthur and Alice Sproxton, of 114, Lee St., Holderness Rd., Hull. B.A. (Hons. Cambridge).
His headstone bears the inscription "His Soul To God His Life To His Country"
43418 Private
Stafford Hope Venton
10th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
23rd November 1917, aged 24.
Plot I. D. 14.
Son of William and Beatrice M. R. Venton, of Crofton Pumping Station, Marlborough, Wilts. Native of Devizes.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will Be Done O Lord"
Stafford Hope Venton
10th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
23rd November 1917, aged 24.
Plot I. D. 14.
Son of William and Beatrice M. R. Venton, of Crofton Pumping Station, Marlborough, Wilts. Native of Devizes.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will Be Done O Lord"
