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Le Verguier Churchyard |
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Aisne, France |
Pictures courtesy of Barry Cuttell
| Le Verguier is a commune 16 kilometres
north-west of St Quentin. The Churchyard is beside the church, and the 3
Commonwealth burials are located near the left hand wall through the
entrance.
Le Verguier is remembered for the stand made by the 17th Brigade (24th Division) against great odds on 21 and 22 March 1918, in commemoration of which the 24th Division gave a belfry, with a peal of bells, to the new church. The churchyard contains the graves of three Commonwealth servicemen who died in September 1918, at or after the recapture of Le Verguier. No. of Identified Casualties: 3 |
| Burial details: Pte. Alick Thomas KEAT. 4th Bn. Australian Machine Gun Corps. Died 18th September 1918. Age 30. Son of Maria and the late William Keat, of Mackay St., Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia. Born at Gundowring, Victoria. Grave 2.
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