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Framerville (Raineville) Communal Cemetery |
| Somme, France |
Pictures courtesy of Barry Cuttell
The Australian and Welsh Regiment graves
Entrance to the cemetery
Graves of the three men of the Royal Scots
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Location Information: Framerville is a village and commune in the Department of the Somme, a little South of the straight main road from Amiens to St. Quentin. In the Western half of the Communal Cemetery are the graves of four soldiers from the United Kingdom and one from Australia. Framerville was the scene of severe fighting in March, 1918, and it was retaken by the 2nd Australian Division on the 9th August, 1918. It has been "adopted" by the town of Sandwich. Number of Identified Casualties: 5 |
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Burial details:
Pte. William Hall Webster COUTTS, 11th Bn.
Welsh Regt. 9th Oct. 1915, aged 24. C.1
Pte. George Bartholomew COWNIE, 5/6th Bn.
Royal Scots. Killed in action 24th Aug. 1918, aged 37. B.1
Pte. A. W. FRASER, 5/6th Bn. Royal Scots.
24th Aug. 1918. B.3
Sgt. G. C. GRANDISON, 27th Bn. Australian
Inf. 10th Aug. 1918. A.1
Pte. Alexander ROBERTSON, 5/6th Bn. Royal
Scots. 24th Aug. 1918, aged 18. B.2
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