TIGRIS LANE CEMETERY
Wancourt
Pas De Calais
France
GPS Coordinates - Latitude: 50.25584, Longitude: 2.84516
Location Information
Wancourt is a village 1.5 kilometres south of the straight main road from Arras to Cambrai. Tigris Lane Cemetery is on the north-east side of the road from Wancourt to Tilloy, the D37E, and next to the TGV railway line.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to this cemetery is possible with some difficulty.
Historical Information
Wancourt was captured on 12 April 1917, after very heavy fighting. The village was lost in March 1918 and re-taken by the Canadian Corps on 26 August 1918.
The cemetery (named from a trench) was made by the burial officer of the 14th (Light) Division in May 1917, and was used again in August-September 1918.
The cemetery contains 119 First World War burials, nine of them unidentified.
Total Burials: 119.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 78, Canada 32. Total 110.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 8, Canada 1. Total 9.
The cemetery was designed by G H Goldsmith.
Cemetery images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
Second Lieutenant
Henry Anstey
7th Bn. Rifle Brigade
11th April 1917, aged 29.
Plot I. C. 23.
Son of A. H. W. and M. L. Anstey, of Tortworth, Falfield, Glos.; husband of Dorothy L. Honnor (formerly Anstey), of "Aberglaslyn," Loose, Maidstone.
His headstone bears the inscription "In God's Keeping Till That Brightest Easter Day Be Born"
Henry Anstey
7th Bn. Rifle Brigade
11th April 1917, aged 29.
Plot I. C. 23.
Son of A. H. W. and M. L. Anstey, of Tortworth, Falfield, Glos.; husband of Dorothy L. Honnor (formerly Anstey), of "Aberglaslyn," Loose, Maidstone.
His headstone bears the inscription "In God's Keeping Till That Brightest Easter Day Be Born"
Lieutenant
Le Roy Eaton Awrey
1st Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps
30th August 1918, aged 29.
Plot II. A. 3.
Son of Mary H. Awrey, of Hamilton, Ontario, and the late George Awrey. A Barrister.
Le Roy Eaton Awrey
1st Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps
30th August 1918, aged 29.
Plot II. A. 3.
Son of Mary H. Awrey, of Hamilton, Ontario, and the late George Awrey. A Barrister.
Major
John Neill Black
6th Bn. Somerset Light Infantry
9th April 1917, aged 22.
Plot I. E. 12.
Son of William Neill Black and May Gordon Black, of Olleworth Park, Wotton-under-Edge, Glos.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Non Crux Sed Lux."
John Neill Black
6th Bn. Somerset Light Infantry
9th April 1917, aged 22.
Plot I. E. 12.
Son of William Neill Black and May Gordon Black, of Olleworth Park, Wotton-under-Edge, Glos.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Non Crux Sed Lux."
651754 Private
Orwell James Daniel
18th Bn. Canadian Infantry
27th August 1918, aged 20.
Plot II. A. 10.
Son of Charles and Ruby Daniel, of Kincardine, Ontario.
Orwell James Daniel
18th Bn. Canadian Infantry
27th August 1918, aged 20.
Plot II. A. 10.
Son of Charles and Ruby Daniel, of Kincardine, Ontario.
59348 Company Sergeant Major
Thomas Galbraith, M. M.
21st Bn. Canadian Infantry
27th August 1918, aged 29.
Plot II. A. 18.
Thomas Galbraith, M. M.
21st Bn. Canadian Infantry
27th August 1918, aged 29.
Plot II. A. 18.
1931 - ©CWGC
June 1954 - ©CWGC
27390 Private
Edward Fountain Howell
6th Bn. Somerset Light Infantry
3rd May 1917, aged 32.
Plot I. C. 8.
Son of Robert and Rachel Howell, of Walsingham, Norfolk; husband of Jane Beatrice Howell, of London St., Whissonsett, East Dereham, Norfolk.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends"
Edward Fountain Howell
6th Bn. Somerset Light Infantry
3rd May 1917, aged 32.
Plot I. C. 8.
Son of Robert and Rachel Howell, of Walsingham, Norfolk; husband of Jane Beatrice Howell, of London St., Whissonsett, East Dereham, Norfolk.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends"
651332 Private
Leonard Lorne Macartney
18th Bn. Canadian Infantry
26th August 1918, aged 25.
Plot II. A. 17.
Son of Leonard H. and Katherine Macartney, of Wiarton, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription "Dangers Past Now At Last Sleep"
Leonard Lorne Macartney
18th Bn. Canadian Infantry
26th August 1918, aged 25.
Plot II. A. 17.
Son of Leonard H. and Katherine Macartney, of Wiarton, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription "Dangers Past Now At Last Sleep"
Lieutenant
James McDonald, M. C.
72nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
2nd September 1918, aged 41.
Plot II. B. 11.
Husband of Jean McDonald, of 4309, 13th Avenue West, Point Grey, Vancouver, British Columbia.
His headstone bears the inscription "More Brave For This That He Had Much To Love"
James McDonald, M. C.
72nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
2nd September 1918, aged 41.
Plot II. B. 11.
Husband of Jean McDonald, of 4309, 13th Avenue West, Point Grey, Vancouver, British Columbia.
His headstone bears the inscription "More Brave For This That He Had Much To Love"
R/6463 Rifleman
Moses Plimmer
7th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
11th April 1917.
Plot I. C. 9.
Moses Plimmer
7th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
11th April 1917.
Plot I. C. 9.
Lieutenant
George Edward Sellers
Canadian Corps Cyclist Battalion
2nd September 1918, aged 32.
Plot II. B. 7.
George Edward Sellers
Canadian Corps Cyclist Battalion
2nd September 1918, aged 32.
Plot II. B. 7.
Troops of the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) in an avenue of dug-outs near Wancourt, 29 April, 1917. © IWM (Q 5272)
S/28580 Rifleman
Edward Sladen
7th Bn. Rifle Brigade
11th April 1917, aged 19.
Plot I. C. 11.
Son of Mrs. Sarah Sladen, of 7, Wesley St., Smallbridge, Rochdale.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Until The Shadows Flee Away."
Edward Sladen
7th Bn. Rifle Brigade
11th April 1917, aged 19.
Plot I. C. 11.
Son of Mrs. Sarah Sladen, of 7, Wesley St., Smallbridge, Rochdale.
His headstone bears the inscription: "Until The Shadows Flee Away."
Second Lieutenant
Arthur Lincoln Springfield
3rd Bn. attd. 6th Bn. Somerset Light Infantry
9th April 1917, aged 25.
Plot I. B. 7.
Son of Lincoln and Elizabeth Springfield.
His headstone bears the inscription: "With My Pals For Ever."
Arthur Lincoln Springfield
3rd Bn. attd. 6th Bn. Somerset Light Infantry
9th April 1917, aged 25.
Plot I. B. 7.
Son of Lincoln and Elizabeth Springfield.
His headstone bears the inscription: "With My Pals For Ever."
124738 Private
Frederick Stevens, D. C. M. & M. M.
18th Bn. Canadian Infantry
27th August 1918, aged 26.
Plot II. A. 13.
Son of Annie Raine (formerly Stevens), of The Manitoba Agricultural College, Winnipeg, and the late Frederick Stevens.
Frederick Stevens, D. C. M. & M. M.
18th Bn. Canadian Infantry
27th August 1918, aged 26.
Plot II. A. 13.
Son of Annie Raine (formerly Stevens), of The Manitoba Agricultural College, Winnipeg, and the late Frederick Stevens.
27482 Private
Dean Swift
6th Bn. Somerset Light Infantry
9th April 1917.
Plot I. B. 8.
Dean Swift
6th Bn. Somerset Light Infantry
9th April 1917.
Plot I. B. 8.
130153 Private
Douglas Towell
72 Bn. Canadian Infantry
1st September 1918, aged 21.
Plot II. B. 15.
Son of Albert John and Amy Lucy Towell, of Vancouver, British Columbia, formerly of Tiverton, Devon, England.
His headstone bears the inscription "And Faith And Hope And Love Shall Greet The Morning Light"
Douglas Towell
72 Bn. Canadian Infantry
1st September 1918, aged 21.
Plot II. B. 15.
Son of Albert John and Amy Lucy Towell, of Vancouver, British Columbia, formerly of Tiverton, Devon, England.
His headstone bears the inscription "And Faith And Hope And Love Shall Greet The Morning Light"
