BAGNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY
Gezaincourt
Somme
France
General Directions: Gezaincourt is a village in the Department of the Somme, situated 2 kilometres to the south-west of the town of Doullens, and Bagneux British Cemetery lies to the south of the village. There is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission signpost in Gezaincourt village opposite the "Chateau" entrance.
The cemetery was begun in April 1918 after the close of the German offensive in Picardy. At the end of March, the 3rd, 29th and 56th Casualty Clearing Stations had come to Gezaincourt where they were joined for a short time in April by the 45th. They remained until September. The 3rd Canadian Stationary Hospital, in the citadel at Doullens, also buried in this cemetery in May and June 1918, and the 2nd Canadian Division in April and May. The graves in Plot III, Row A relate to a bombing raid over Doullens on 30 May 1918.
The cemetery was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens & George Hartley Goldsmith
Casualty Details: UK 1145, Canada 46, Australia 1, New Zealand 181, India 1, Total Burials: 1374
This picture courtesy of Colin Ellender
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13320 Private Robert Challoner 2nd/5th Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) Died of wounds 26/05/1918, aged 25. Son of Charles and Ann Challoner, of 10, Church Rd., Lytham, Lancs. Plot II. D. 20 Picture courtesy of John Garlington |
251765 Private John Patton "D" Coy. 1st/6th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Died of wounds 24/08/1918, aged 20 Plot IV. D. 15 Son of
Elizabeth and the late John Patton, of 30,
Picture courtesy of R. J. Paton, Great nephew of
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8427 Lance Corporal Jacob Walton 2nd Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers 30/04/1918, aged 32. Son of William and Susannah Walton, of 16, Willenhall Rd., Bilston; husband of Martha Walton, of 2 Court, 7 House, Chapel St., Bilston, Staffs. Plot I. D. 21.
Picture courtesy of Emma Walton, Jacob is her husbands Great Grandfather |
81605 Private John W. Lawrenson 15th Bn. Durham Light Infantry 27/08/1918, aged 31. Eldest son of Mary Ann and the late Magnus Lawrenson, of 58, Hinge St., South Shields. Plot V. B. 1C
Picture courtesy of Jeff Harkness, great cousin of this soldier |
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21624 Lance Corporal Jack Keyworth 2nd Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment 31/08/1918, aged 22. Plot VI. B. 37.
Picture courtesy of Suzi Strafford
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Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Courtenay, D. S. O., M. C. 1st Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment 23/08/1918, aged 30. Son of Charles C. and Constance H. Courtenay, of Manor Farm House, East Horsley, Surrey Plot V. C. 18.
Picture courtesy of Rob & Penny Maitland-Stuart |
51831 Rifleman Arnold Emmett 3rd Bn. New Zealand Rifle Brigade 31/08/1918, aged 24. Son of Arthur William and the late Jane Emmett, of Quinn's Rd., Shirley, Christchurch, New Zealand. Plot VI. E. 18.
Picture courtesy of great niece, Dr Jennie Coleman
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709987 Private Picture courtesy of Jim Walker |
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241430 Private James Dean 1st/5th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment 31/08/1918, aged aged 22. Plot VI. B. 25 Born Wiswell, Lancashire and enlisted at Burnley, Lancashire
Picture courtesy of niece, Pauline Littler
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423910 Lance Corporal Peter Eddy 10th Bn. London Regiment 24/08/1918, aged 39. Son of William and Mary Eddy, of Glendurgan, Falmouth; husband of R. F. Eddy, of Durgan, Mawnan Smith, Falmouth. Plot IV. G. 5.
Lance Corporal Peter Eddy, formerly of the Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry and latterly of the 10th Battalion London Regiment, who died on 24th August 1918 aged 39. He died from wounds received. He was the son of William and Mary Eddy of Mawnan Smith, Falmouth, Cornwall. He left his wife, Rosina Frances, and their five children. Picture courtesy of grandson, William Salisbury |
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