WIHERIES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Hainaut
Belgium
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.38667, Longitude: 3.74129
Location Information
The village of Wiheries is located south-west of Mons off the N552. From the E19 motorway turn off at junction 26 onto the N552, direction Thulin, and follow the N552 to Dour. Continue along the N552 to the junction with the N549. At this junction turn right into Avenue Victor Regnart. Follow this road through to the village of Wiheries and continue through the village in the direction of Audregnies. The cemetery is on the outskirts of the village along this road on the right. The graves are in various locations in this cemetery.
Historical Information
Wiheries Communal Cemetery contains 12 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, two of which are unidentified. The graves date from August 1914 and November 1918, and in most cases were brought into the cemetery after the Armistice.
Pictures in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
The village of Wiheries is located south-west of Mons off the N552. From the E19 motorway turn off at junction 26 onto the N552, direction Thulin, and follow the N552 to Dour. Continue along the N552 to the junction with the N549. At this junction turn right into Avenue Victor Regnart. Follow this road through to the village of Wiheries and continue through the village in the direction of Audregnies. The cemetery is on the outskirts of the village along this road on the right. The graves are in various locations in this cemetery.
Historical Information
Wiheries Communal Cemetery contains 12 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, two of which are unidentified. The graves date from August 1914 and November 1918, and in most cases were brought into the cemetery after the Armistice.
Pictures in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
Captain
Ernest Rae Jones
1st Bn. Cheshire Regiment
4th August 1914, aged 36.
Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. S. Jones; husband of Geraldine Esme Belinda Robin Hall (formerly Jones), of Berry Hill House, Lichfield, Staffs. Born at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "For his Bravery He Was Given A Military Funeral By The Germans"
Ernest Rae Jones
1st Bn. Cheshire Regiment
4th August 1914, aged 36.
Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. S. Jones; husband of Geraldine Esme Belinda Robin Hall (formerly Jones), of Berry Hill House, Lichfield, Staffs. Born at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "For his Bravery He Was Given A Military Funeral By The Germans"
Other Burial Details
6448 Private A. Arbon, 1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment, died 30th August 1914.
7164 Private William Henry Brighton, 1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment, died 24th August 1914.
Lieutenant Kingdon Tregosse Frost, 3rd Bn. attached to 1st Bn. Cheshire Regiment, died 25th August 1914.
R/3732 Able Seaman P. Hill, Drake Bn. R. N. Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, died 7th November 1918.
9696 Drummer E. Hogan, 1st Bn. Cheshire Regiment, died 24th August 1914.
KW/603 Able Seaman William Long, Drake Bn. R. N. Division, Royal Navy, died 8th November 1918.
241283 Private J. Samuel, 14th Bn. Welsh Regiment attached to Hood Bn. R. N. Division, Royal Navy, died 7th November 1918.
Z/4814 Able Seaman John William Timson, Drake Bn. R. N. Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, died 7th November 1918, aged 23. Son of John and Catherine Timson, of 23, Keys St., Derby.
6838 Private Frederick Williams, 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars, died 24th August 1914, aged 23. Son of Thomas and Jessie Williams, of 34, Victor Rd., College Park, Willesden, London.
6448 Private A. Arbon, 1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment, died 30th August 1914.
7164 Private William Henry Brighton, 1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment, died 24th August 1914.
Lieutenant Kingdon Tregosse Frost, 3rd Bn. attached to 1st Bn. Cheshire Regiment, died 25th August 1914.
R/3732 Able Seaman P. Hill, Drake Bn. R. N. Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, died 7th November 1918.
9696 Drummer E. Hogan, 1st Bn. Cheshire Regiment, died 24th August 1914.
KW/603 Able Seaman William Long, Drake Bn. R. N. Division, Royal Navy, died 8th November 1918.
241283 Private J. Samuel, 14th Bn. Welsh Regiment attached to Hood Bn. R. N. Division, Royal Navy, died 7th November 1918.
Z/4814 Able Seaman John William Timson, Drake Bn. R. N. Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, died 7th November 1918, aged 23. Son of John and Catherine Timson, of 23, Keys St., Derby.
6838 Private Frederick Williams, 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars, died 24th August 1914, aged 23. Son of Thomas and Jessie Williams, of 34, Victor Rd., College Park, Willesden, London.
Pictures in gallery below ©Werner Van Caneghem
