Sunken Road Cemetery
Contalmaison
Roll of Honour
A - L
Captain
Maurice Edouard Bauset
22nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
16th September 1916, aged 27.
Plot II. D. 4.
Son of the late Edouard Bauset and his wife Eleonore Ostell, of Montreal.
His headstone bears the inscription "A La Fleur De L'aGe Il Sacrifia Heroiquement Sa Vie Pour Son Pays"
Maurice Edouard Bauset
22nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
16th September 1916, aged 27.
Plot II. D. 4.
Son of the late Edouard Bauset and his wife Eleonore Ostell, of Montreal.
His headstone bears the inscription "A La Fleur De L'aGe Il Sacrifia Heroiquement Sa Vie Pour Son Pays"
4023 Private
Richard Joseph Donovan
3rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
18th August 1916, aged 43.
Plot I. A. 17.
Studio portrait of 4023 Private Richard Joseph Donovan, 3rd Battalion, of Redfern, NSW. Husband of Elsie May Donovan. A grocer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Medic (A7) on 30 December 1915. He was killed in action on 18 August 1916 at Pozieres, France, aged 43.
Richard Joseph Donovan
3rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
18th August 1916, aged 43.
Plot I. A. 17.
Studio portrait of 4023 Private Richard Joseph Donovan, 3rd Battalion, of Redfern, NSW. Husband of Elsie May Donovan. A grocer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Medic (A7) on 30 December 1915. He was killed in action on 18 August 1916 at Pozieres, France, aged 43.
Lieutenant
Wilfrid Alexander Duthie
5th Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps
15th September 1916, aged 24.
Plot II. C. 3.
Son of May Louise Duthie, of 33, High Park Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, and the late George Duthie.
Wilfrid Alexander Duthie
5th Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps
15th September 1916, aged 24.
Plot II. C. 3.
Son of May Louise Duthie, of 33, High Park Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, and the late George Duthie.
Informal group portrait of 17 officers of the 48th Battalion.
Second from the left in the back row and buried in this cemetery is Captain George Freeman Evans, 48th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F. killed in action on 14th August 1916.
3334 Private
George Thomas Raymond Foreman
48th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
7th August 1916, aged 21.
Plot I. B. 4.
Son of the late George John and Elizabeth Foreman. Born in South Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "We Shall Meet"
Portrait of 3334 Private (Pte) George Thomas Raymond Foreman, 16th battalion, of Thebarton, SA. A coachbuilder prior to enlistment he embarked with the 11th Reinforcements aboard HMAT Benalla (A24) on 27 October 1915. He later transferred to the 48th Battalion and was killed in action on 7 August 1916, aged 21.
His two brothers 6437 Pte Frank Edward Foreman and 3839 Pte Cyril William Ernest Foreman were also killed in action in France. Frank is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial and Cyril is buried in Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery.
George Thomas Raymond Foreman
48th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
7th August 1916, aged 21.
Plot I. B. 4.
Son of the late George John and Elizabeth Foreman. Born in South Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "We Shall Meet"
Portrait of 3334 Private (Pte) George Thomas Raymond Foreman, 16th battalion, of Thebarton, SA. A coachbuilder prior to enlistment he embarked with the 11th Reinforcements aboard HMAT Benalla (A24) on 27 October 1915. He later transferred to the 48th Battalion and was killed in action on 7 August 1916, aged 21.
His two brothers 6437 Pte Frank Edward Foreman and 3839 Pte Cyril William Ernest Foreman were also killed in action in France. Frank is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial and Cyril is buried in Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery.
557 Sergeant
William Richard Hutton
23rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
24th August 1916, aged 25.
Plot I. B. 13.
Son of Robert and Hariett Hutton. Native of Warwick, England.
557 Private William Richard Hutton, 23rd Battalion, of Woodend, Vic. Sergeant Hutton enlisted on 16 February 1915 and was killed in action on 24 August 1916 at the Somme in France.
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William Richard Hutton
23rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
24th August 1916, aged 25.
Plot I. B. 13.
Son of Robert and Hariett Hutton. Native of Warwick, England.
557 Private William Richard Hutton, 23rd Battalion, of Woodend, Vic. Sergeant Hutton enlisted on 16 February 1915 and was killed in action on 24 August 1916 at the Somme in France.
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4631 Private
George Jones
48th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
6th August 1916, aged 27.
Row I. B. 4.
Son of Mrs. E. Wilkins (formerly Jones), of 95, Verney Rd., Rotherhithe, London, England.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Memory Of Our Dear Son Too Dearly Loved To Be Forgotten"
4631 Private (Pte) George Jones, 16th Battalion, of Northam, WA (originally London, England). A foreman, brewer prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 14th Reinforcements from Fremantle, WA aboard HMAT Miltiades (A28) on 12 February 1916. He was taken on strength and transferred to the 48th Battalion on 2nd April 1916. Pte Jones was killed in action at Sausage Valley, Somme, France on 6 August 1916.
George Jones
48th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
6th August 1916, aged 27.
Row I. B. 4.
Son of Mrs. E. Wilkins (formerly Jones), of 95, Verney Rd., Rotherhithe, London, England.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Memory Of Our Dear Son Too Dearly Loved To Be Forgotten"
4631 Private (Pte) George Jones, 16th Battalion, of Northam, WA (originally London, England). A foreman, brewer prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 14th Reinforcements from Fremantle, WA aboard HMAT Miltiades (A28) on 12 February 1916. He was taken on strength and transferred to the 48th Battalion on 2nd April 1916. Pte Jones was killed in action at Sausage Valley, Somme, France on 6 August 1916.
3050 Private
Harold Alva Kelly
6th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
16th August 1916, aged 24.
Plot I. A. 15.
Son of Charles and Alice Kelly, of 70, Napier St., Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia. Native of North Melbourne, Victoria.
His headstone bears the inscription A Fond And Loving Son And Kind Brother "Our Boy"
3050 Private (Pte) Harold Alva Kelly, 10th Reinforcements, 6th Battalion, of Collingwood, Vic. Pte Kelly enlisted on 6 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Osterley on 29 September 1915. He was killed in action on 16 August 1916 at Pozieres, France.
Harold Alva Kelly
6th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
16th August 1916, aged 24.
Plot I. A. 15.
Son of Charles and Alice Kelly, of 70, Napier St., Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia. Native of North Melbourne, Victoria.
His headstone bears the inscription A Fond And Loving Son And Kind Brother "Our Boy"
3050 Private (Pte) Harold Alva Kelly, 10th Reinforcements, 6th Battalion, of Collingwood, Vic. Pte Kelly enlisted on 6 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Osterley on 29 September 1915. He was killed in action on 16 August 1916 at Pozieres, France.
Lieutenant
Maitland Percival Lane
29th Bn. Canadian Infantry
27th September 1916, aged 26.
Plot II. A. 10.
Son of William and Hanna Lane, of Goderich, Ontario.
Maitland Percival Lane
29th Bn. Canadian Infantry
27th September 1916, aged 26.
Plot II. A. 10.
Son of William and Hanna Lane, of Goderich, Ontario.
Group portrait of 12 sergeants of various British and dominion regiments.
Identified in the front row, third from left is 1026 Sergeant (later Lieutenant) Oswald Ross Law, a journalist from Westbourne Park, SA. Enlisting in the 27th Battalion on 17 May 1915,Law embarked aboard HMAT Geelong from Adelaide on 31 May 1915.
He was transferred to the 48th Battalion when he was commissioned in August 1916, and was killed in action several days later at Pozieres on 14 August 1916, aged 26. Plot I. A. 12. Son of Oswald Palmer Law and Mary Howard Law, of Albert St., Dulwich, South Australia. Native of Sydney, New South Wales. His headstone bears the inscription "A Soldier And A Man"
He was transferred to the 48th Battalion when he was commissioned in August 1916, and was killed in action several days later at Pozieres on 14 August 1916, aged 26. Plot I. A. 12. Son of Oswald Palmer Law and Mary Howard Law, of Albert St., Dulwich, South Australia. Native of Sydney, New South Wales. His headstone bears the inscription "A Soldier And A Man"
