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 VILLERS-POL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
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Nord

​France

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.288, Longitude: 3.61393

Villers-Pol Communal Cemetery Extension
 
​Location Information

Villers-Pol is a village and commune in the Department of the Nord, between Valenciennes and Le Quesnoy.

The Communal Cemetery Extension is signposted on the north side of the Communal Cemetery, but 50 metres away from the road D73.


Visiting Information

Wheelchair access to this cemetery is possible with some difficulty. 


Historical Information

The Communal Cemetery Extension was made in November 1918, by the 24th, Guards and 2nd Divisions; and one grave was brought in after the Armistice from a field between Sepmeries and Villers-Pol.

There are now 119, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 2 are unidentified. There are 74 German burials here, 39 being unidentified.

The Extension covers an area of 1,183 square metres and is enclosed by a brick curb.

The extension was designed by William Harrison Cowlishaw

Total Burials: 193.

Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 117, Germany 35. Total 152.

Unidentified Casualties: Germany 39, Commonwealth 2. Total 41.
Villers-Pol Communal Cemetery Extension
Villers-Pol Communal Cemetery Extension
Villers-Pol Communal Cemetery Extension
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29985 Private
John Bennett
1st Bn. 
Grenadier Guards
6th November 1918, aged 25.
Row F. 6.

Son of William and Sarah Bennett, of Fleetwood; husband of Elizabeth Seed (formerly Bennett), of 123, Selborne St., Frenchwood, Preston.



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41984 Private
Ernest Walter Brooks
7th Bn. 
Northamptonshire Regiment
4th November 1918, aged 19.
Row B. 5.

Son of Charles and Ellen Brooks, of 12, Adey's Buildings, York Rd., Newbury, Berks.

His headstone bears the inscription "His Memory Will Ever Live In The Hearts Of Those Who Loved Him"



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Second Lieutenant
Geoffrey Robert Gunther, M. C.
3rd Bn. 
Grenadier Guards
4th November 1918, aged 20.
Row E. 1.

Son of Robert and Alice Gunther.

His headstone bears the inscription "Dearly Loved Second Son Of Robert & Alice Gunther"




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21395 Private
Edward Jones
9th Bn. 
Royal Fusiliers
26th October 1918, aged 22.
Row L. 2.

Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Jones, of Rayleigh, Essex; husband of L. Jones, of 39, Grenville Avenue, Hounslow, Middx.

His headstone bears the inscription "Gone But Not Forgotten"





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Villers-Pol Communal Cemetery Extension
Villers-Pol Communal Cemetery Extension
Villers-Pol Communal Cemetery Extension
Villers-Pol Communal Cemetery Extension
Villers-Pol Communal Cemetery Extension
Villers-Pol Communal Cemetery Extension
Villers-Pol Communal Cemetery Extension
Villers-Pol Communal Cemetery Extension
Villers-Pol Communal Cemetery Extension
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Second Lieutenant
Geoffrey Simpson Lamont, D. S. O. 
1st Bn. 
Grenadier Guards
5th November 1918, aged 19.
Row D. 1.

Son of John and Edith Catherine Lamont, of 51, Redington Rd., Hampstead, London.

His headstone bears the inscription "Loving All He Was Loved By All"




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Second Lieutenant
Edward Patrick Aylett Moore, M. C. 
1st Bn. 
Coldstream Guards
4th November 1918, aged 19.
Row G. 1.

Son of Alfred Aylett Moore and Ella Moore, of 40, Portland Place, London.

His headstone bears the inscription "There Is No Death These Noble Lives Live Now More Truly Than In Life"




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Lieutenant
James Renault Saunders
2nd Bn. 
Coldstream Guards
4th November 1918, aged 20.
Row J. 4.

Son of Edward and Gertrude Saunders, of Tongaat, Natal, South Africa.

His headstone bears the inscription "I Thank My God On Every Remembrance Of You"




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263138 Private
Victor Walker
2nd/4th Bn. 
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
4th November 1918.
Row G. 7.

Son of Mr. J. E. Walker, of 2, Bridle Lane, Ossett, Yorks.

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