Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Pas de Calais, France

ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY

Etaples

Pas de Calais

France

General Directions: Etaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne. The Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne.

During the First World War, the area around Etaples was the scene of immense concentrations of Commonwealth reinforcement camps and hospitals. It was remote from attack, except from aircraft, and accessible by railway from both the northern or the southern battlefields. In 1917, 100,000 troops were camped among the sand dunes and the hospitals, which included eleven general, one stationary, four Red Cross hospitals and a convalescent depot, could deal with 22,000 wounded or sick. In September 1919, ten months after the Armistice, three hospitals and the Q. M. A. A. C. convalescent depot remained.

Victoria Cross: Major Douglas Reynolds, VC, 83rd Bde. Royal Field Artillery, died 23/02/1916 and buried in plot I. A. 20.

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Casualty Details: UK 8819, Canada 1145, Australia 464, New Zealand 260, South Africa 68, India 17, Total Burials: 10773

303254 Rifleman

Stephen Hugh Densham

5th Bn. London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

Died of wounds 10/12/1917, received near Arras on 02/12/1917.

Aged 21.

Plot XXX1. C. 25A.

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lane Densham. Native of Croydon, Surrey.

302391 Serjeant

Frank Thomas Libby, MM

5th Bn. London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

Posted to 1st/28th Bn. Artists' Rifles.

Died of wounds 19/04/1918, received at Mailly-Maillet 02/04/1918.

Son of John and Emily Harriet Libby, of Croydon, Surrey.

Plot XXIX. H. 3.

The Military Medal was awarded for conspicuous Bravery at Passchendaele, 20/09/1917.

233526 Driver

Albert Ernest Wills

"D" Battery, 311th Bde. Royal Field Artillery

Died of wounds received at Ypres on 05/11/1917 at 18th Chicago (USA) Gen Hospital, Camiers 11/11/1917.

Aged 43.

Son of William Urbane Wills (Architect) and Louisa Ann Wills, late of St. John'S, Newfoundland, and 11, Gerald Rd., Bournemouth; husband of Annie Wills, of 217, Whitehorse Lane, South Norwood. Born at Bridlington, Yorks. Was in business for many years at Norwood, London.

Plot XXX. K. 24A.

13509 Corporal

Andrew Cunninghame Frew

"C" Coy. 6th (S) Bn. Cameron Highlanders

Died 30/04/1917 of gunshot wounds received 14/04/1917, aged 21.

Son of Francis Frew and Jessie Jaffray Paterson Frew. Native of Irvine, Ayrshire.

Plot XVIII. E. 2

Picture courtesy of his great niece, Barbara Martin.

6244 Airman 1st Class
Charles Wilman
16th Squadron,
Royal Flying Corps.
Born 27/07/1890, died 10/03/1917 at
22nd General Hospital, Camiers, France of Pneumonia.
Plot XXII. A. 9.
Son of Albert and Alice Wilman, of 10, Wilman Hill, Wibsey, Bradford, Yorks. Native of Wibsey.

Pictured right, is Charles Wilman's grave at Etaples just after the war and the card sent to his family from the Director of Graves Registration & Enquiries

Pictures courtesy of Richard Wilman, great nephew of Charles Wilman.

31833 Private

George Henry Crumpen

Known as Harry.

6th Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment

03/10/1918, aged 36.

Son of James and Sarah Ann Crumpen, of Great Totham, Essex; husband of M. Crumpen, of "Westholm," Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Witham, Essex. Native of Great Totham,.

Plot LXVIII. G. 21.

Picture courtesy of Bob and Sheryl Crumpen, Harry is Bob's grandfather

Images courtesy of his daughter Margaret Jarvis

G/11229 Private

Ophir Alfred Jarvis

7th Bn. The Buffs

(East Kent Regiment)

30/11/1916, aged 36.

Husband of Selina F. Jarvis, of 9, Cranworth Rd., Hadleigh, Suffolk. Father of Evelyn and Margaret.

Plot XX. D. 6A.

138211 Private

George R. Lawson

3rd Bn. Canadian Pioneers

04/10/1916, aged 23.

Died of Gun Shot Wounds received in the vicinity of Regina Trench

The son of William John and Matilda Lawson of Milltown, Dungannon, Ulster, George emigrated to Canada in 1915.

Plot XI. F. 15.

Picture courtesy of George Lawson of Antrim, Ulster, great nephew of this soldier

14657 Private

William James Samuel Cork

1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment

28/09/1916, aged 21.

Son of William and Alice Maud May Cork, of 163, Armes St., Norwich.

Plot XI. D. 4.

Injured at Delville Wood where he received gunshot wounds to the face,

he was taken to Rouen General Hospital on 21/09/1916 and moved to the General Hospital

at Etaples, where he died 28/09/1916.

Picture courtesy of Eric Cork, nephew of this soldier

300338 Lance Corporal

Donald MacIntyre

8th Bn. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

07/12/1918, aged 22.

Son of Mr. and Mrs. McIntyre, of 77, Laroch, Ballachulish, Argyllshire.

Plot XLVII. B. 10.

The death of Lance-Corporal Donald MacIntyre, aged 22 years, youngest son of Mr. D. MacIntyre and Mrs MacIntyre, 77 Laroch , Ballachulish , took place on 7^th December at 20 General Hospital, Dannes, Carmier, France, from pneumonia. He mobilised with the 8^th Argylls (Territorials) at the outbreak of War and proceeded to France in May, 1915. He was severely gassed in 1916, and wounded in 1918, and was admitted into hospital on 14^th November, suffering from broncho-pneumonia from which he succumbed. He was one of the youngest members of F (Ballachulish) Company, who full of martial spirit, left their Highland home in Glencoe, but of whom many have been left on the stricken fields of France. He was in all the engagements of his gallant regiment throughout the War. He was held in great esteem by all who knew him. He was a general favourite with all who came in contact with him and the news of his death at an early age, after having passed through the dangers of the great war and at its close of hostilities, has been received with much regret by his many friends and acquaintances. His sister, Miss MacIntyre, was with him for ten days until the end. He was interred at Etaples, France. Much sympathy has been expressed for his parents and relatives in their great loss. His brother is Shoeing Smith John MacIntyre, M.M., awarded the medal for bravery in action while serving in France with the Argylls.

Oban Times

December, 1918.

Picture and text courtesy of Allan MacIntyre grand nephew of this soldier