TRIANGLE CEMETERY
Inchy-en-Artois
Pas De Calais
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.17384, Longitude: 3.05933
Location Information
Inchy-en-Artois is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, on the west side of the Canal du Nord. Triangle Cemetery is south-east of the village, in the triangle at the junction of the roads to Moeuvres and Bourlon. The Cemetery is approximately 13 kilometres from Cambrai.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access is possible with some difficulty.
Historical Information
The line between Inchy and Moeuvres was broken by the 4th Canadian Division on the morning of the 27th September 1918, and the cemetery was made after the battle by fighting units and Field Ambulances.
There are 90, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 9 are unidentified.
The cemetery covers an area of 472 square metres and is enclosed by a brick wall.
The cemetery was designed by George Hartley Goldsmith
Total Burials: 90.
Identified Casualties: Canada 67, United Kingdom 14. Total 81.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 5, Canada 2, Unknown 2. Total 9.
Cemetery images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
Captain
Dudley George Antoine Allen
209th Squadron, Royal Air Force
8th October 1918, aged 28.
Row. E. 4.
Son of Arthur W. and Emily Allen, of "St Pierre," 24, Dean Rd., Willesden Green, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "Never Forgotten"
Dudley George Antoine Allen
209th Squadron, Royal Air Force
8th October 1918, aged 28.
Row. E. 4.
Son of Arthur W. and Emily Allen, of "St Pierre," 24, Dean Rd., Willesden Green, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "Never Forgotten"
715877 Private
Russell Crooks
26th Bn. Canadian Infantry
26th September 1918, aged 20.
Row. B. 1.
Son of Samuel and Helena Crooks, of Trenton, Picton Co., Nova Scotia.
Russell Crooks
26th Bn. Canadian Infantry
26th September 1918, aged 20.
Row. B. 1.
Son of Samuel and Helena Crooks, of Trenton, Picton Co., Nova Scotia.
Lieutenant
Robert Alexander Cunningham
46th Bn. Canadian Infantry
27th September 1918, aged 30.
Row. D. 19.
Robert was a survivor of the sinking of the Empress of Ireland. Before the war, he was a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Manitoba. Robert enlisted in Winnipeg, Manitoba on Mar 1, 1916.
Robert Alexander Cunningham
46th Bn. Canadian Infantry
27th September 1918, aged 30.
Row. D. 19.
Robert was a survivor of the sinking of the Empress of Ireland. Before the war, he was a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Manitoba. Robert enlisted in Winnipeg, Manitoba on Mar 1, 1916.
458142 Sergeant
Jack Gorback, M. M.
87th Bn. Canadian Infantry
27th September 1918, aged 22.
Row. C. 15.
Son of Nathan Gorback, of 150, Queen St. East, Toronto, and the late Jennie Gorback.
He enlisted with the 60th Batallion and was transferred to the 87th Battalion.
Jack Gorback, M. M.
87th Bn. Canadian Infantry
27th September 1918, aged 22.
Row. C. 15.
Son of Nathan Gorback, of 150, Queen St. East, Toronto, and the late Jennie Gorback.
He enlisted with the 60th Batallion and was transferred to the 87th Battalion.
877356 Private
William Croft Hadley
25th Bn. Canadian Infantry
23rd September 1918, aged 24.
Row. D. 17.
Son of James E. Hadley, of Andover, Massachusetts.
William Croft Hadley
25th Bn. Canadian Infantry
23rd September 1918, aged 24.
Row. D. 17.
Son of James E. Hadley, of Andover, Massachusetts.
Battle of the Canal du Nord. An 18pdr. battery going forward at dawn (Zero was at 5.20am) and wounded coming back, near Moeuvres, (4th Canadian Division Front, the right boundary of which was Moeuvres), 27th September 1918. Owing to depth of initial objective, batteries had to move forward and continue firing barrages from captured ground. (IWM Q 9324)
Battle of the Canal du Nord. An 18pdr. battery going forward at dawn (Zero was at 5.20am) and wounded coming back, near Moeuvres, (4th Canadian Division Front, the right boundary of which was Moeuvres), 27th September 1918. Owing to depth of initial objective, batteries had to move forward and continue firing barrages from captured ground. (IWM Q 70708
177295 Private
Patrick Sarsfield Heard
87th Bn. Canadian Infantry
27th September 1918, aged 22.
Row. C. 24.
Son of Henry Heard, of Quebec City, Quebec.
Patrick Sarsfield Heard
87th Bn. Canadian Infantry
27th September 1918, aged 22.
Row. C. 24.
Son of Henry Heard, of Quebec City, Quebec.
257410 Private
Thomas James Paulett
46th Bn. Canadian Infantry
27th September 1918, aged 24.
Row. D. 22.
Son of Mr. T. Paulett, of Plunkett, Saskatchewan.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will Be Done"
HIs parents came from Cadoxton, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, to homestead just northwest of Plunkett, Saskatchewan. Thomas Jr. took his own homestead nearby and was farming when he was drafted early in 1918.
He was killed in action at Canal du Nord, near Inchy-en-Artois southeast of Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France.
Thomas James Paulett
46th Bn. Canadian Infantry
27th September 1918, aged 24.
Row. D. 22.
Son of Mr. T. Paulett, of Plunkett, Saskatchewan.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will Be Done"
HIs parents came from Cadoxton, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, to homestead just northwest of Plunkett, Saskatchewan. Thomas Jr. took his own homestead nearby and was farming when he was drafted early in 1918.
He was killed in action at Canal du Nord, near Inchy-en-Artois southeast of Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France.
1257902 Gunner
Joseph Clarke Sommerville
3rd Brigade, Canadian Garrison Artillery
3rd October 1918, aged 19.
Row. A. 9.
Son of Thomas H. and Annie M. Sommerville, of 382, Union St., Saint John, New Brunswick.
Joseph Clarke Sommerville
3rd Brigade, Canadian Garrison Artillery
3rd October 1918, aged 19.
Row. A. 9.
Son of Thomas H. and Annie M. Sommerville, of 382, Union St., Saint John, New Brunswick.
506319 Sapper
William David Spear, M. M.
1st Division, Signal Company, Canadian Engineers
27th September 1918, aged 23.
Row. B. 14.
Son of David and Margaret H. Spear, of Dominion City, Manitoba.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man That He Lay Down His Life For His Friends" John 15.13.
William David Spear, M. M.
1st Division, Signal Company, Canadian Engineers
27th September 1918, aged 23.
Row. B. 14.
Son of David and Margaret H. Spear, of Dominion City, Manitoba.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man That He Lay Down His Life For His Friends" John 15.13.
531697 Private
William Slater Turner
11th Field Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps
27th September 1918, aged 23.
Row. B. 15.
Son of William Turner.
His headstone bears the inscription "Until The Day Dawns And The Shadows Flee Away Too Dearly Loved To Be Forgotten"
William Slater Turner
11th Field Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps
27th September 1918, aged 23.
Row. B. 15.
Son of William Turner.
His headstone bears the inscription "Until The Day Dawns And The Shadows Flee Away Too Dearly Loved To Be Forgotten"
