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Hesdin Communal Cemetery |
| Pas de Calais, France |
Pictures courtesy of Barry Cuttell
| Hesdin is a small town at the junction
of the Rivers Canche and Turnoise. It is 54 kilometres west-north-west of
Arras on the road to St. Pol and Boulogne, the N39. The Communal Cemetery is
on the south-eastern outskirts of Hesdin, and is actually in the adjoining
commune of Marconne next to the Marconne churchyard.
In 1916 Hesdin became General Headquarters (2nd Echelon); the 47th Casualty Clearing Station was placed near the town in July-November, 1916, and the 59th in April, 1917-August, 1918. The British burials were carried out mainly by two hospitals, by G.H.Q. Troops, or by units posted in the neighbourhood. There are now nearly 15, 1914-18 and over 10, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site. No. of Identified Casualties: 24 |
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Burial Details: Pte. Frederick James ALEXANDER, Labour Corps, 3rd Feb. 1918, aged 38. Husbandof Mrs. D. H. Alexander of 53 Zennor Road, Cavendish Road, Balham, London Cpl. William Leslie BRADFIELD, 28th Bn. London Regt. (Artists' Rifles) 20th June 1917, aged 24 L/Cpl. R. BREMNER, Military Police Corps, 21st March 1918 Pte. E. CHARD, M.M., 4th Bn. Worcestershire Regt. 30th Dec. 1917 Bandsman J. FOSTER, 20th Hussars, 12th Oct. 1914, Isolated grave in French civil plot 2nd Lt. W. HEFFERMAN, Royal Flying Corps, 25th Oct. 1917 Cpl. Sidney Arthur HUTLEY, 6th Bn. Queen's Own, Royal West Kent Regt. 21st April 1917, aged 20. Son of Mrs. M. A. Hutley and the late James Hutley of Hope Cottage, Witham, Essex. Airman 3rd Class W. LINDSAY, Royal Flying Corps, 20th Feb. 1918 L/Cpl. William John Mayfield MERRINGTON, Honourable Artillery Company. 27th Feb. 1918, aged 29. Son of William John and Selina Merrington; husband of Janet Ritchie Merrington of Golders Green, London Pte. Fredrick Charles REEVES, Royal Army Medical Corps. 2nd Dec. 1917, aged 19 Airman 1st Class Thomas Henry STEPHENS, Royal Flying Corps, 26th March 1918, aged 35. Son of Frederick John and Sarah Stephens of 25 Newby Road, Farnhill, Kildwick, Keighley Pte. M. WALKER, Honourable Artillery Company, 27th Nov. 1917, aged 37. Son of Joseph Gray and Sarah Walker of Barnet Airman 2nd Class Frank WHITEHEAD, Royal Flying Corps, 26th March 1918, aged 37. Son of Mr. & Mrs. W. H. Whitehead of Wimbledon; husband of May Whitehead of 82 Griffiths Road, Wimbledon, London Cpl. A. WINGROVE, Army Service Corps (attd. 2st Secunderabad Indian Field Cavalry Field Amb.) 10th Nov. 1917. Husband of Amy L. Wingrove of 23 Upper Montagu Mews, Woburn Square, London
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