VALLEY CEMETERY
Vis-en-Artois
Pas De Calais
France
Location Information
Valley Cemetery lies south of Vis-en-Artois, some 12 kilometres south-east of Arras on the D939 road. From Vis-en-Artois take the D9 towards Cherisy for 1.5 kilometres, then take a track towards the cemetery on your left.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access is possible with some difficulty.
Historical Information
The cemetery was begun on 31 August 1918 with the burial of 31 officers and men of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion, who had died the previous day in the capture of Orix Trench, in the big grave in Row A, now numbered 8-11. Ten further burials were made in Row A during the early part of September and in 1924-25, Rows B and C were added when graves were brought in from the battlefields and from Thilloy German Cemetery (this was about 900 metres North of Ligny-Thilloy village, close to the Albert-Bapaume road. It was a Dressing Station cemetery, which contained the graves of four Australian soldiers, three from the United Kingdom, and about 300 Germans).
Valley Cemetery now contains 69 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 19 of the burials are unidentified and there is a special memorial to one casualty buried in Thilloy German Cemetery, whose grave could not be found on concentration.
Casualty Details: UK 25, Canada 37, Australia 7, Total Burials: 69
The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw.
Valley Cemetery lies south of Vis-en-Artois, some 12 kilometres south-east of Arras on the D939 road. From Vis-en-Artois take the D9 towards Cherisy for 1.5 kilometres, then take a track towards the cemetery on your left.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access is possible with some difficulty.
Historical Information
The cemetery was begun on 31 August 1918 with the burial of 31 officers and men of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion, who had died the previous day in the capture of Orix Trench, in the big grave in Row A, now numbered 8-11. Ten further burials were made in Row A during the early part of September and in 1924-25, Rows B and C were added when graves were brought in from the battlefields and from Thilloy German Cemetery (this was about 900 metres North of Ligny-Thilloy village, close to the Albert-Bapaume road. It was a Dressing Station cemetery, which contained the graves of four Australian soldiers, three from the United Kingdom, and about 300 Germans).
Valley Cemetery now contains 69 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 19 of the burials are unidentified and there is a special memorial to one casualty buried in Thilloy German Cemetery, whose grave could not be found on concentration.
Casualty Details: UK 25, Canada 37, Australia 7, Total Burials: 69
The cemetery was designed by W H Cowlishaw.
237647 Private
Harry John Barrett
3rd Bn. Canadian Infantry. (Central Ontario Regiment)
30th August 1918, aged 18.
Row A. 10.
Son of William and Ellen Barrett, of 38, Bastedo Avenue, Toronto. Native of Peterborough, England.
Picture courtesy of great nephew, Richard Barrett
Harry John Barrett
3rd Bn. Canadian Infantry. (Central Ontario Regiment)
30th August 1918, aged 18.
Row A. 10.
Son of William and Ellen Barrett, of 38, Bastedo Avenue, Toronto. Native of Peterborough, England.
Picture courtesy of great nephew, Richard Barrett
276 Private
Royston (Roy) Bolton
26th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
29th July 1916, aged 22.
Row C. 13.
Son of Frank and Grace Ainslie Bolton, of Broadwater, New South Wales.
Died as a Prisoner of War
Picture courtesy of Roy's nieces, Anne Burcher and Erica Lynne McPherson
Royston (Roy) Bolton
26th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
29th July 1916, aged 22.
Row C. 13.
Son of Frank and Grace Ainslie Bolton, of Broadwater, New South Wales.
Died as a Prisoner of War
Picture courtesy of Roy's nieces, Anne Burcher and Erica Lynne McPherson
Lieutenant
Edward Slattery D. C. M., M. M. and 2 Bars
3rd Bn. Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
30th August 1918, aged 23.
Row A. 10.
Son of Patrick and Elizabeth Barker Slattery, of 437, Magdalen St., Point St. Charles, Montreal. Native of Newfoundland. Brother of Michael Slattery, Killed 1917 and buried at Villers Station Cemetery
Picture courtesy of niece, Geraldine Slattery-Ellis
Edward Slattery D. C. M., M. M. and 2 Bars
3rd Bn. Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
30th August 1918, aged 23.
Row A. 10.
Son of Patrick and Elizabeth Barker Slattery, of 437, Magdalen St., Point St. Charles, Montreal. Native of Newfoundland. Brother of Michael Slattery, Killed 1917 and buried at Villers Station Cemetery
Picture courtesy of niece, Geraldine Slattery-Ellis
1766 Sergeant
Harry Melville Jackson
13th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
15th August 1916, aged 23.
Row C. 14.
Son of Joseph and Annie Blanche Jackson, of Ellalong Rd., Neutral Bay, New South Wales. Native of Glebe, New South Wales.
A heavily embellished studio portrait of 1766 Sergeant Harry Melville Jackson, 13th Battalion, of Petersham, NSW. A builder's clerk prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 4th Reinforcements on HMAT Shropshire (A9) on 17 March 1915. He died of wounds whilst a prisoner of the Germans on 15 August 1916. The central image has been painted around with blue drapery and a yellow frame. A figurative wreath lies underneath the image. His mother states on his Roll of Honour circular that he had previous military experience at the Royal Australian Garrison Artillery at Fort Scratchley, but he had served under the name of Ernest Mayhew.
Harry Melville Jackson
13th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
15th August 1916, aged 23.
Row C. 14.
Son of Joseph and Annie Blanche Jackson, of Ellalong Rd., Neutral Bay, New South Wales. Native of Glebe, New South Wales.
A heavily embellished studio portrait of 1766 Sergeant Harry Melville Jackson, 13th Battalion, of Petersham, NSW. A builder's clerk prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 4th Reinforcements on HMAT Shropshire (A9) on 17 March 1915. He died of wounds whilst a prisoner of the Germans on 15 August 1916. The central image has been painted around with blue drapery and a yellow frame. A figurative wreath lies underneath the image. His mother states on his Roll of Honour circular that he had previous military experience at the Royal Australian Garrison Artillery at Fort Scratchley, but he had served under the name of Ernest Mayhew.
