Colincamps Communal Cemetery
Somme, France
Colincamps is a village in the Department of the Somme, about 12 kilometres due north of the town of Albert. From Albert, take the D938 towards Doullens. After the village of Bouzincourt turn right onto the D919 to Mailly Maillet. On arrival in Mailly Maillet, turn left onto the D129, then right onto the D23 to Colincamps. The Cemetery is on the right of the D23 on entering the village, and the war graves can be seen when entering the cemetery.
Number of Identified Casualties: 9
Buried within the cemetery are nine soldiers of the N.Z.E.F., Canterbury Regiment:
Pte. Lawrence Manson ASKEW,
23rd April 1918, aged 21
Pte. Frank Roland CUMMINS, 23rd April 1918, aged 22
Pte. Peter Hans Jorgen FABRIN, 27th April 1918, aged 23
Pte. Arthur Harold GIFFORD, 23rd April 1918, aged 34
Pte. Francis Aloysius Ligouiri HATWELL, 24th April 1918, aged 24
Sgt. Bruce Glover HICKINBOTTOM, 23rd April 1918, aged 20
L/Cpl. Eric LENNOX, 23rd April 1918, aged 26
Pte. Leonard MARTIN, 27th April 1918, aged 21
Sgt. James McROHAN, 25th May 1918, aged 24
Pictures courtesy of Barry Cuttell
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