SUMMIT TRENCH CEMETERY
Croisilles
Pas De Calais
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.21291, Longitude: 2.86315
Location Information
Croisilles is a village 8 kilometres south-east of Arras (D5).
Summit Trench Cemetery lies down a 1 kilometre track 100 metres west of the village.
Historical Information
"Summit Trench" was part of the Hindenburg Line, on a low hill between Croisilles and Henin. This battle cemetery is 90 metres west of the site of the trench and was made at the end of August 1918 by the 56th (London) Division.
Summit Trench Cemetery contains 74 First World War burials, five of them unidentified.
Total Burials: 74.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 69.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 5.
The cemetery was designed by N A Rew.
A scene of destruction in Croisilles, 25 May 1917. © IWM (Q 2254)
231169 Sergeant
William Charles Ainger
1st/2nd Bn. London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
27th August 1918.
Plot I. C. 1.
William Charles Ainger
1st/2nd Bn. London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
27th August 1918.
Plot I. C. 1.
275090 Sergeant
Reginald Ernest Barton
3rd Bn. London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
26th August 1918, aged 28.
Plot II. A. 11.
His headstone bears the inscription "We Commend His Spirit To His Heavenly Father's Loving Care"
Reginald Ernest Barton
3rd Bn. London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
26th August 1918, aged 28.
Plot II. A. 11.
His headstone bears the inscription "We Commend His Spirit To His Heavenly Father's Loving Care"
200871 Private
Archibald William Biggs
1st Bn. London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
26th August 1918, aged 21.
Plot I. A. 3.
Son of William John Henry and Louisa J. Biggs, of "Brendon," Crossways Gidea Park, Essex. Born at Seven Kings Essex.
Archibald William Biggs
1st Bn. London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
26th August 1918, aged 21.
Plot I. A. 3.
Son of William John Henry and Louisa J. Biggs, of "Brendon," Crossways Gidea Park, Essex. Born at Seven Kings Essex.
65001 Private
Stanley George Drewett
Royal Fusiliers, posted to "B" Coy.1st/2nd Bn. London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
27th August 1918, aged 20.
Plot I. B. 4.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Rest In The Lord."
Stanley George Drewett
Royal Fusiliers, posted to "B" Coy.1st/2nd Bn. London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
27th August 1918, aged 20.
Plot I. B. 4.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Rest In The Lord."
Second Lieutenant
George Houlden Merrikin
2nd Bn. London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
27th August 1918, aged 40.
Plot II. B. 1.
Husband of Norah Louise Merrikin, of 42, Herberton Rd., West Southbourne, Bournemouth. Enlisted in 1914 in R.A.M.C. A clerk in Holy Orders.
His headstone bears the inscription: "May He Rest In Peace"
George Houlden Merrikin
2nd Bn. London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
27th August 1918, aged 40.
Plot II. B. 1.
Husband of Norah Louise Merrikin, of 42, Herberton Rd., West Southbourne, Bournemouth. Enlisted in 1914 in R.A.M.C. A clerk in Holy Orders.
His headstone bears the inscription: "May He Rest In Peace"
Battle of Albert. British troops, blinded by gas, assisting each other to the dressing station at Croisilles, 21 August 1918. © IWM (Q 7293)
Men of the 15th Battalion, The Royal Scots, man a Lewis gun in a trench near Croisilles, 4 January 1918. © IWM Q 10609
The Railway Reserve (North), Croisilles Front, November 1917. © IWM Q 55169
