Damery Communal Cemetery
Somme, France
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Location Information: Damery is a small village situated approximately 4 kilometres north-west of Roye. From Roye take the D934, Roye to Amiens road. Turn right after approximately 2 kilometres towards the village of Damery. The communal cemetery is at the entrance of the village.
The village and commune of Damery were captured by the 3rd Canadian Division on 15 August 1918. The communal cemetery contains 11 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, four of which are unidentified.
Number of Identified Casualties: 7
In various plots are the following burials:
Pte. Henri CLERMONT, 52nd Bn. Canadian Inf. (Manitoba Regt.) Killed in action 16th August 1918. Age 34. Son of Onesime Clermont and his wife Philemene Clermont, of Grand Mere, P. Q. Born at St. Maurice, Champlain Co., P. Q., Canada. 4
Pte. Edward Sutherland MALKIN, 52nd Bn. Canadian Inf. (Manitoba Regt.) Killed in action 16th August. 1918. Age 19. Son of Edward and Elizabeth Malkin of Haldane Hill, Ontario. Born at Parry Sound, Ontario. 5.
Pte. G. MOULETTE, 52nd Bn. Canadian Inf (Manitoba Regt.) 13th August, 1918. 3.
Pte. J. MURPHY, Fort Garry Horse. Killed in action 10th August, 1918. 9.
Pte. N. S. D. MUTTER, 52nd Bn Canadian Inf. (Manitoba Regt) 16th August 1918. 6.
Pte. H. F. REEVES, 1st Bn Dorsetshire Regt. 11th August 1918. 2.
Pte. George WEBB, 116th Bn Canadian Inf. Killed in action 12th Aug, 1918. Age 34. Son of Louisa Slark (formerly Webb), of 8, Luton Place, Greenwich, London, England, and the late Charles Webb. 1
There are also four unidentified Canadian burials.
Pictures courtesy of Barry Cuttell
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