SUZANNE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.95207, Longitude: 2.76228
Location Information
Suzanne is a village in the Department of the Somme about 13 kilometres south-east of Albert. Suzanne Communal Cemetery is 350 metres north-west of the village on the road from Albert and the Extension is on the south-east side of the Cemetery.
Historical Information
The village of Suzanne was taken over by British troops in the summer of 1915, lost in March 1918, and recaptured by the 3rd Australian Division on the following 26th August.
The Extension was begun by French troops, used by the British from August 1915 to January 1917, taken over by the Germans in March 1918, and resumed by British units in August and September 1918. The graves of 387 French and 71 German soldiers have been removed to other cemeteries.
There are 155, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 141, Australia 14. Total 155.
The Extension covers an area of 981 square metres and is enclosed on three sides by a low rubble wall.
The Extension was designed by Arthur James Scott Hutton
19687 Private
Harold Mark Baverstock
2nd Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
14th January 1916.
Row D. 9.
Harold Mark Baverstock
2nd Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
14th January 1916.
Row D. 9.
9888 Driver
Philip Oswald Bell
149th (County Palatine) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
10th May 1916, aged 19.
Row F. 25.
Son of William and Alma Bell, of Lower Peover, Knutsford, Cheshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Until The Day Dawns And The Shadows Flee Away"
Philip Oswald Bell
149th (County Palatine) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
10th May 1916, aged 19.
Row F. 25.
Son of William and Alma Bell, of Lower Peover, Knutsford, Cheshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Until The Day Dawns And The Shadows Flee Away"
383 Private
Henry Graham Bradshaw
11th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery
1st September 1918.
Row B. 21.
Son of Henry and Margaret Bradshaw. Native of Watsonville, Queensland.
Henry Graham Bradshaw
11th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery
1st September 1918.
Row B. 21.
Son of Henry and Margaret Bradshaw. Native of Watsonville, Queensland.
17790 Private
Gerald Norman Butcher
19th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
12th May 1916, aged 29.
Row G. 13.
Son of Edward and M. Butcher, of 48, Radnor Drive, Liscard, Cheshire. Native of Liverpool.
His headstone bears the inscription "Dearly Loved & Sorely Missed At Home"
Gerald Norman Butcher
19th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
12th May 1916, aged 29.
Row G. 13.
Son of Edward and M. Butcher, of 48, Radnor Drive, Liscard, Cheshire. Native of Liverpool.
His headstone bears the inscription "Dearly Loved & Sorely Missed At Home"
Second Lieutenant
Ernest Geoffrey Crisp
15th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
16th December 1915, aged 24.
Row B. 4.
Only son of Sarah Ellen Crisp, of Garth, Llanbedr, Merionethshire, and the late George Crisp. Native of Evesham, Worcs.
His headstone bears the inscription "For God And Country Faithful Unto Death"
Ernest Geoffrey Crisp
15th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
16th December 1915, aged 24.
Row B. 4.
Only son of Sarah Ellen Crisp, of Garth, Llanbedr, Merionethshire, and the late George Crisp. Native of Evesham, Worcs.
His headstone bears the inscription "For God And Country Faithful Unto Death"
17/8512 Private
John Charles Davidson
17th Bn. Manchester Regiment
29th February 1916, aged 21.
Row F. 3.
Son of Frederick William and Emily Davidson.
John Charles Davidson
17th Bn. Manchester Regiment
29th February 1916, aged 21.
Row F. 3.
Son of Frederick William and Emily Davidson.
2176 Sergeant
Charles Robert Harrison
1st/5th Bn. Cheshire Regiment
23rd October 1915, aged 23.
Row C. 6.
Son of Charles J. and Caroline Harrison, of 3, Sunny Bank, Hool Lane, Chester.
His headstone bears the inscription "To Live In Hearts We Leave Behind Is Not To Die"
Charles Robert Harrison
1st/5th Bn. Cheshire Regiment
23rd October 1915, aged 23.
Row C. 6.
Son of Charles J. and Caroline Harrison, of 3, Sunny Bank, Hool Lane, Chester.
His headstone bears the inscription "To Live In Hearts We Leave Behind Is Not To Die"
Second Lieutenant
Cyril Thornton Jensen
25th Bn. Manchester Regiment, attached to "T" Howitzer Battery
10th May 1916.
Row E. 16.
Cyril Thornton Jensen
25th Bn. Manchester Regiment, attached to "T" Howitzer Battery
10th May 1916.
Row E. 16.
10153 Private
Talbot Knight
18th Bn. Manchester Regiment
27th February 1916, aged 28.
Row E. 6.
Son of W. R. and Agnes Fanny Knight, of 21, Humphrey St., Crumpsall, Manchester.
Talbot Knight
18th Bn. Manchester Regiment
27th February 1916, aged 28.
Row E. 6.
Son of W. R. and Agnes Fanny Knight, of 21, Humphrey St., Crumpsall, Manchester.
10503 Private
Ernest Melem
18th Bn. Manchester Regiment
8th March 1916, aged 24.
Row F. 9.
Son of James and Hellen Melem, of Levenshulme, Manchester; husband of Edith Paton (formerly Melem), of 86, Silverdale St., Higher Openshaw, Manchester.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This That He Lay Down His Life For His Friends"
Ernest Melem
18th Bn. Manchester Regiment
8th March 1916, aged 24.
Row F. 9.
Son of James and Hellen Melem, of Levenshulme, Manchester; husband of Edith Paton (formerly Melem), of 86, Silverdale St., Higher Openshaw, Manchester.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This That He Lay Down His Life For His Friends"
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
17708 Private
Eliezer Hurst Rabinovitch
9th Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps
31st August 1918, aged 22.
Row B. 15.
Son of Solomon and Caroline Rabinovitch. Native of Sydney, New South Wales.
His headstone bears the inscription "May His Soul Rest In Peace"
Eliezer Hurst Rabinovitch
9th Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps
31st August 1918, aged 22.
Row B. 15.
Son of Solomon and Caroline Rabinovitch. Native of Sydney, New South Wales.
His headstone bears the inscription "May His Soul Rest In Peace"
Captain
Leonard Renshaw
18th Bn. Manchester Regiment
13th May 1916, aged 28.
Row G. 15.
Husband of S. Beatrice Renshaw, of Heswall Villa, Marine Drive, Rhos-on-Sea, Denbighshire; son of the late Isaac and Eliza Renshaw, of Brotherod Hall, Rochdale.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This"
Leonard Renshaw
18th Bn. Manchester Regiment
13th May 1916, aged 28.
Row G. 15.
Husband of S. Beatrice Renshaw, of Heswall Villa, Marine Drive, Rhos-on-Sea, Denbighshire; son of the late Isaac and Eliza Renshaw, of Brotherod Hall, Rochdale.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This"
1711 Private
John Edward Stoneley, (Served as Stonier)
1st/5th Bn. Cheshire Regiment
23rd October 1915, aged 18.
Row C. 4.
Son of J. E. and Rebecca Stoneley, of 40, Stanley St., Macclesfield.
His headstone bears the inscription "Ever Remembered By Mother, Father, Sisters And Brothers"
John Edward Stoneley, (Served as Stonier)
1st/5th Bn. Cheshire Regiment
23rd October 1915, aged 18.
Row C. 4.
Son of J. E. and Rebecca Stoneley, of 40, Stanley St., Macclesfield.
His headstone bears the inscription "Ever Remembered By Mother, Father, Sisters And Brothers"
