STE. MARGUERITE CHURCHYARD
Aisne
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.39014, Longitude: 3.41391
Location Information
Ste Marguerite is in the commune of Bucy le Long, 6 kilometres east of Soissons, in the department of Aisne. The churchyard is beside the church in the village, and the 6 Commonwealth burials, (1 Unidentified) from the First World War are located in the rear right hand side of the churchyard.
Total Burials: 6.
World War One Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 5.
World War One Unidentified Casualty: United Kingdom 1.
Ste Marguerite is in the commune of Bucy le Long, 6 kilometres east of Soissons, in the department of Aisne. The churchyard is beside the church in the village, and the 6 Commonwealth burials, (1 Unidentified) from the First World War are located in the rear right hand side of the churchyard.
Total Burials: 6.
World War One Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 5.
World War One Unidentified Casualty: United Kingdom 1.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
Second Lieutenant
John Sydney Paulson
2nd Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
17th September 1914, aged 25.
Son of Mr. H. J. and Mrs. C. Paulson, of 49, Tawney St., Boston, Lincs. Born at Kirton, Boston.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Gave His Life"
John Sydney Paulson
2nd Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
17th September 1914, aged 25.
Son of Mr. H. J. and Mrs. C. Paulson, of 49, Tawney St., Boston, Lincs. Born at Kirton, Boston.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Gave His Life"
Other Burial Details
8683 Private Christopher Brooks, 2nd Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers, died 25th September 1914, aged 31. Son of Adam and Jane Brooks; husband of Sarah Brooks, of 4, Hall's Terrace. Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, Lancs. His headstone bears the inscription "And With The Morn Those Angel Faces Shine"
9912 Private William Graham Gratrix, 2nd Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers, died 13th September 1914, aged 36. Son of William and Rebecca Gratrix, of Bowden, Cheshire.
217 Private J. Murphy, 2nd Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers, died 17th September 1914, aged 29. Husband of Catherine Foster (formerly Murphy), of 7, Pickering St., Deane Rd., Bolton. His headstone bears the inscription "Rest In Peace"
2289 Corporal E. Slough, 2nd Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers, died 14th September 1914.
8683 Private Christopher Brooks, 2nd Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers, died 25th September 1914, aged 31. Son of Adam and Jane Brooks; husband of Sarah Brooks, of 4, Hall's Terrace. Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, Lancs. His headstone bears the inscription "And With The Morn Those Angel Faces Shine"
9912 Private William Graham Gratrix, 2nd Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers, died 13th September 1914, aged 36. Son of William and Rebecca Gratrix, of Bowden, Cheshire.
217 Private J. Murphy, 2nd Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers, died 17th September 1914, aged 29. Husband of Catherine Foster (formerly Murphy), of 7, Pickering St., Deane Rd., Bolton. His headstone bears the inscription "Rest In Peace"
2289 Corporal E. Slough, 2nd Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers, died 14th September 1914.
