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Heudicourt Communal Cemetery |
| Somme, France |
Pictures courtesy of Barry Cuttell
| Heudicourt is a village in the
north-western corner of the Department of the Somme, 13 kilometres
north-east of Peronne and 17 kilommetres south-west of Cambrai. The cemetery
is signposted at the crossroads of the D58 and D181 and again on the D181 as
you approach the village centre.
Heudicourt was captured by Commonwealth forces in March 1917 and remained in our their until March 1918 when it was lost during the German advance. The village was retaken in September 1918. The COMMUNAL CEMETERY contains four Commonwealth burials of the First World War. The COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION was begun at the end of March 1917 and and used by fighting units until March 1918. It was then continued by the Germans and Row G contains three Commonwealth burials of September and October 1918. The extension contains 85 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. No. of Identified Casualties: 4 |
The grave of Private Ross, who died aged 14
| Burial Details: L/Cpl. F. G. LARCOMBE, Devonshire Regt. 30th March 1917, aged 33. Son of Mrs. Larcombe of Marsh Green, Exeter; husband of Ellen Susan Larcombe of Beech Grove Lodge, Luscombe, Dawlish Pte. G. NEWSUM, , Lincolnshire Regt. 24th March 1918, aged 21. Son of Thomas and Louisa Newsum of 69 Capworth Street, Leyton, Essex Pte. David S. U. ROSS, South African Inf. 25 march 1918, aged 14 years 3 months, one of the youngest soldiers to be killed in the Great War. Son of Mr. C. G. and Mrs. S. J. Ross. Room 15, 218 Arcida Road Mansions, Johannesburg L/Cpl. Ronald SANDERSON, Royal Fusiliers, 25th March 1916, aged 19. Son of George and Alice Grey Sanderson of 8 The Hawthorns, East Boldon, Co. Durham
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