NOEUX-LES-MINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY

Noeux-les-Mines

Pas de Calais

France

General Directions: Noeux-les-Mines is a town 6 kilometres south of Bethune on the main road to Arras. The Communal Cemetery is on the northern side of the town, on the south-east side of the road to Labourse.

The Communal Cemetery at Noeux-les-Mines was used by the Commonwealth forces (in succession to the French) from June 1915 to August 1917. The earlier burials were carried out by units and field ambulances but in April 1917, the 7th Casualty Clearing Station began to use the cemetery. It contains 980 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. The Extension was begun in August 1917 and used until December 1918, chiefly by the 6th and 7th Casualty Clearing Stations.

Victoria Cross:

Private Harry W. Brown, VC, 10th Bn. Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment), died of wounds 17/08/1917, plot II. J. 29.

Major Okill Massey Learmouth, VC, MC, 2nd Bn. Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment), died of wounds 19/08/1917, plot II. K. 9.

Shot at Dawn:

Private F. Murray, 9th Gordons, attached Royal Engineers, executed for murder 01/10/1916, plot 1. P. 2.

Private A. Hamilton, 14th Bn. Durham Light Infantry, executed for desertion 27/03/1917, plot 1. P. 17. 

Private H.E.J Lodge, 19th Bn. Canadian Expeditionary Force, executed for desertion 13/03/1918, plot 4. B. 5. 

Sapper F. Malyon, 12th Company Royal Engineers, attached Royal Field Artillery, executed for desertion 04/04.1917, plot 1. P. 18.

Casualty Details: UK 753, Canada 226, India 1, Total Burials: 980

203208 Private

Herbert Bird

1st/4th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment

01/07/1917, aged 25.

Son of Mrs. C. S. Bird, of 51, Grove Rd., Leicester.

Plot II. D. 3.

He was remembered with great affection by his son

Remembered still by Janet Ellis and family

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