WAILLY ORCHARD CEMETERY
Pas De Calais
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.24744, Longitude: 2.7196
Location Information
Wailly is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais about 6 kilometres south-west from Arras. Wailly Orchard Cemetery stands above the village.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access is possible with some difficulty.
Historical Information
The cemetery was begun in May 1916 by the Liverpool battalions of the 55th (West Lancashire) Division, as a front line cemetery, screened from German observation by a high wall. It was little used in 1917, but in March-August 1918, it was considerably enlarged by the Canadian and other units defending the Third Army front.
Wailly Orchard Cemetery contains 366 First World War burials, 15 of them unidentified.
Total Burials: 366
Identified Casualties: Canada 189, United Kingdom 162. Total 351.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 15.
The cemetery was designed by Charles Holden and William Harrison Cowlishaw
3130373 Private
George Henry Allsop
18th Bn. Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)
10th June 1918, aged 21.
Plot II. H. 12.
Son of George and Annie Allsop, of 209, Graham St., Woodstock, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will Be Done On Earth"
He was born May 31, 1897, Belper, Derby, EnglandMoved to Canada with his family in 1903.Lived in Woodstock Ontario, Canada with his brothers and sisters and parents Annie and George. Enrolled at London Ontario, January 4, 1918. Embarked for Britain , February 4, 1918. Proceeded to France, May 10, 1918. Killed in action, June 10, 1918 while with the 18th battalion fighting a holding action on a line between Arras and Albert.
Picture courtesy of Paul J. Allsop, nephew of this soldier.
George Henry Allsop
18th Bn. Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)
10th June 1918, aged 21.
Plot II. H. 12.
Son of George and Annie Allsop, of 209, Graham St., Woodstock, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will Be Done On Earth"
He was born May 31, 1897, Belper, Derby, EnglandMoved to Canada with his family in 1903.Lived in Woodstock Ontario, Canada with his brothers and sisters and parents Annie and George. Enrolled at London Ontario, January 4, 1918. Embarked for Britain , February 4, 1918. Proceeded to France, May 10, 1918. Killed in action, June 10, 1918 while with the 18th battalion fighting a holding action on a line between Arras and Albert.
Picture courtesy of Paul J. Allsop, nephew of this soldier.
126516 Private
James Harold Bacon
2nd Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps
16th May 1918, aged 24.
Plot II. E. 23.
Son of Abram & Margaret Bacon. Brother of Vera Lillian Bacon
James Harold Bacon
2nd Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps
16th May 1918, aged 24.
Plot II. E. 23.
Son of Abram & Margaret Bacon. Brother of Vera Lillian Bacon
542206 Corporal
Thomas Alleyne Bosworth
3rd Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps
15th July 1918, aged 22.
Plot III. J. 6.
Son of T. A. and Florence M. Bosworth, of 92, Chatworth Rd., West Bridgford, Nottingham, England.
His headstone bears the inscription "There Is A Corner Of A Foreign Field That Is For Ever England"
Thomas Alleyne Bosworth
3rd Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps
15th July 1918, aged 22.
Plot III. J. 6.
Son of T. A. and Florence M. Bosworth, of 92, Chatworth Rd., West Bridgford, Nottingham, England.
His headstone bears the inscription "There Is A Corner Of A Foreign Field That Is For Ever England"
847908 Private
George Girouard
22nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
18th June 1918, aged 34.
Plot II. H. 10.
Son of John B. and Ainanda Girouard, of 65, Dyer St., Brockton, Mass., U.S.A. Born in Canada. Second Enlistment; wounded three times.
His headstone bears the inscription "Born In Spencer Mass., U. S. A. 1885 Wounded Three Times In Action"
Headstone image in gallery below
George Girouard
22nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
18th June 1918, aged 34.
Plot II. H. 10.
Son of John B. and Ainanda Girouard, of 65, Dyer St., Brockton, Mass., U.S.A. Born in Canada. Second Enlistment; wounded three times.
His headstone bears the inscription "Born In Spencer Mass., U. S. A. 1885 Wounded Three Times In Action"
Headstone image in gallery below
Lieutenant
Pierre Eugene Guay, M. C.
22nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
1st May 1918, aged 24.
Plot II. E. 13.
Son of J. D. Guay, and Maria Horin, his wife, of Chicoutimi, P.Q., Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription Dans Les Moments Critiques Je Disais Troie Fois "Je Vous Salue Marie"
Headstone image in gallery below
Pierre Eugene Guay, M. C.
22nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
1st May 1918, aged 24.
Plot II. E. 13.
Son of J. D. Guay, and Maria Horin, his wife, of Chicoutimi, P.Q., Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription Dans Les Moments Critiques Je Disais Troie Fois "Je Vous Salue Marie"
Headstone image in gallery below
231666 Private
Russell Scobie McAllister
31st Bn. Canadian Infantry
6th April 1918, aged 20.
Plot II. D. 7.
Born at Hensall, Huron Co., Ontario. Son of William and Janet McAllister, of Strathcona, Alberta.
His headstone bears the inscription "Twenty Years, Seven Months And Nine Days. Son Of William And Janet McAllister, Edmonton"
Headstone image in gallery below
Russell Scobie McAllister
31st Bn. Canadian Infantry
6th April 1918, aged 20.
Plot II. D. 7.
Born at Hensall, Huron Co., Ontario. Son of William and Janet McAllister, of Strathcona, Alberta.
His headstone bears the inscription "Twenty Years, Seven Months And Nine Days. Son Of William And Janet McAllister, Edmonton"
Headstone image in gallery below
901884 Corporal
James Edward Noble
25th Bn. Canadian Infantry
13th June 1918, aged 21.
Plot II. H. 19.
Son of William H. and Agnes Noble, of Shubenacadie, Hants Co., Nova Scotia.
His headstone bears the inscription "The Shell That Stilled His True Brave Heart Bropke Mine, Mother"
James Edward Noble
25th Bn. Canadian Infantry
13th June 1918, aged 21.
Plot II. H. 19.
Son of William H. and Agnes Noble, of Shubenacadie, Hants Co., Nova Scotia.
His headstone bears the inscription "The Shell That Stilled His True Brave Heart Bropke Mine, Mother"
79183 Captain
Herbert Norris, D. S. O. & 2 x Mentioned in Despatches
31st Bn. Canadian Infantry. (Alberta Regiment)
25th June 1918, aged 36.
Plot III. B. 1.
Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Richard Norris, of Dulwich, England; husband of Hilda Norris, of 12, St. John's Church Rd., Folkestone, England.
His headstone bears the inscription "Only Good-Night My Beloved, Not Farewell. Wife And Son"
Born 2-12-1881 to Richard W. J. and Sophia Norris in Camberwell, London, he served with 2nd Battalion, The Queen's, in the South Africa War 1901-02 and emigrated to Toronto, Canada about 1905. Married to Hilda Clements 1907. Enlisted 16-November 1914.
Wounded St. Eloi April 1916, he was awarded the D.S.O. for gallantry at Courcelette September 1916. Mentioned twice in dispatches. Killed in action 25 June 1918.
Picture courtesy of granddaughter Penny Bonetti
Herbert Norris, D. S. O. & 2 x Mentioned in Despatches
31st Bn. Canadian Infantry. (Alberta Regiment)
25th June 1918, aged 36.
Plot III. B. 1.
Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Richard Norris, of Dulwich, England; husband of Hilda Norris, of 12, St. John's Church Rd., Folkestone, England.
His headstone bears the inscription "Only Good-Night My Beloved, Not Farewell. Wife And Son"
Born 2-12-1881 to Richard W. J. and Sophia Norris in Camberwell, London, he served with 2nd Battalion, The Queen's, in the South Africa War 1901-02 and emigrated to Toronto, Canada about 1905. Married to Hilda Clements 1907. Enlisted 16-November 1914.
Wounded St. Eloi April 1916, he was awarded the D.S.O. for gallantry at Courcelette September 1916. Mentioned twice in dispatches. Killed in action 25 June 1918.
Picture courtesy of granddaughter Penny Bonetti
89694 Driver
George Charles Warwick
5th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery
9th April 1918, aged 24.
Plot II. D. 11.
Son of Charles Ernest Warwick and Gertrude Emily Warwick of 428, Walmer Rd. Hill, Toronto.
George Charles Warwick
5th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery
9th April 1918, aged 24.
Plot II. D. 11.
Son of Charles Ernest Warwick and Gertrude Emily Warwick of 428, Walmer Rd. Hill, Toronto.
Second Lieutenant
Walter Francis Woolf
7th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry
27th March 1918, aged 20.
Plot II. B. 4.
Son of Maj. and Mrs. H. G. Woolf, of "Simley," Woking, Surrey.
His headstone bears the inscription "The Day Thou Gavest, Lord Is Ended And Darkness Falls At Thy Behest"
Walter Francis Woolf
7th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry
27th March 1918, aged 20.
Plot II. B. 4.
Son of Maj. and Mrs. H. G. Woolf, of "Simley," Woking, Surrey.
His headstone bears the inscription "The Day Thou Gavest, Lord Is Ended And Darkness Falls At Thy Behest"
