THILLOY ROAD CEMETERY
Beaulencourt
Pas De Calais
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.079, Longitude: 2.8597
Location Information
Beaulencourt is a village 3 kilometres south-east of Bapaume on the road to Peronne (N17). From Beaulencourt take the Ligny-Thilloy road. Thilloy Road Cemetery is on a very minor road, just before you reach Beaulencourt British Cemetery, after crossing the motorway.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access is possible with some difficulty.
Historical Information
Ligny-Thilloy was captured in March 1917 and Beaulencourt was occupied later in the same month. They were both lost on 24-25 March 1918 during the German advance, but recovered after severe fighting at the end of August.
The cemetery was begun by the 53rd Field Ambulance early in September 1918, and used during the latter part of the month and the early part of October by the 3rd, 4th and 43rd Casualty Clearing Stations. It adjoined a German cemetery of March-August 1918, from which 200 German graves have been removed to larger cemeteries and seven Commonwealth to Favreuil British Cemetery.
Thilloy Road Cemetery contains 240 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. There are also ten German graves, nine of which are unidentified.
Total Burials: 250.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 231, New Zealand 9, Germany 1. Total 241.
Unidentified Casualties: Germany 9.
The cemetery was designed by J R Truelove.
67621 Private
Daniel Lowery Bell
2nd Bn. Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F.
9th October 1918, aged 21.
Row. F. 28.
Son of John and Hannah Bell, of Turua, Thames River, Auckland, New Zealand.
Daniel Lowery Bell
2nd Bn. Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F.
9th October 1918, aged 21.
Row. F. 28.
Son of John and Hannah Bell, of Turua, Thames River, Auckland, New Zealand.
49899 Private
Thomas Emmott
1st Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
27th September 1918, aged 19.
Row. C. 34.
Son of Harry and Grace Emmott, of 8, Walton St., Skipton, Yorks.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will Be Done"
Thomas Emmott
1st Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
27th September 1918, aged 19.
Row. C. 34.
Son of Harry and Grace Emmott, of 8, Walton St., Skipton, Yorks.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will Be Done"
Second Lieutenant
John Gordon Harker
Sussex Yeomanry, attached to the Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
28th September 1918.
Row. E. 26.
Youngest son of Mr. H. Harker and Mrs. Harker
John Gordon Harker
Sussex Yeomanry, attached to the Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
28th September 1918.
Row. E. 26.
Youngest son of Mr. H. Harker and Mrs. Harker
Lieutenant
Samuel Guy Isherwood
7th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
20th September 1918, aged 20.
Row. A. 20.
Son of Samuel and Martha Gertrude Isherwood, of Shorefield, Dunscar, Bolton.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Proud And Loving Memory"
Samuel Guy Isherwood
7th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
20th September 1918, aged 20.
Row. A. 20.
Son of Samuel and Martha Gertrude Isherwood, of Shorefield, Dunscar, Bolton.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Proud And Loving Memory"
41042 Corporal
Donald MacIver, D. C. M.
1st Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
23rd September 1918, aged 26.
Row. B. 28.
Son of Murdo and Catherine MacIver, of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.
His headstone bears the inscription "Cha Till Gu Brath Gu La Na Cruinne"
Donald MacIver, D. C. M.
1st Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
23rd September 1918, aged 26.
Row. B. 28.
Son of Murdo and Catherine MacIver, of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.
His headstone bears the inscription "Cha Till Gu Brath Gu La Na Cruinne"
10531 Driver
William Charles Edward Otley
New Zealand Field Artillery
6th October 1918.
Row. F. 23.
Son of Charles Edward Otley, of 387, Madras St., Christchurch, New Zealand.
William Charles Edward Otley
New Zealand Field Artillery
6th October 1918.
Row. F. 23.
Son of Charles Edward Otley, of 387, Madras St., Christchurch, New Zealand.
55044 Private
Reginald George Townsend
13th Bn. Welsh Regiment
18th September 1918, aged 20.
Row. A. 19.
Reginald George Townsend
13th Bn. Welsh Regiment
18th September 1918, aged 20.
Row. A. 19.
M/0032092 Lance Corporal
Matthew White
33rd Division, Motor Transport, Army Service Corps
6th October 1918, aged 25.
Row. F. 22.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Memory Of A Loving Husband Death Divided But Memory Clings"
Matthew White
33rd Division, Motor Transport, Army Service Corps
6th October 1918, aged 25.
Row. F. 22.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Memory Of A Loving Husband Death Divided But Memory Clings"
A German cemetery at Beaulencourt, 14 September 1918. Some of those now buried at Beaulencourt British Cemetery would have been originally buried here. © IWM (Q 78750)
