PHILOSOPHE BRITISH CEMETERY

Mazingarbe

Pas de Calais

France

General Directions: Philosophe lies between Bethune and Lens. From the Lens-Bethune road (N43), follow the D165E road for 400 metres to a right turn. The cemetery lies to the left 100 metres along this track. The first CWGC sign for the cemetery is at the junction of the N43 and the D165E.

The cemetery was started in August 1915. In 1916 it was taken over by the 16th (Irish) Division, who held the Loos Salient at the time, and many of their dead were brought back to the cemetery from the front line. Succeeding divisions used the cemetery until October 1918, and men of the same Division, and often the same battalion, were buried side by side. After the Armistice, many isolated graves from the Loos battlefield were brought into the cemetery, including those of 41 men of the 9th Black Watch.

Casualty Details: UK 1989, Canada 6, Australia 2, Germany 2, France 1, Total Burials: 2000

51908 Corporal

George Herne

103rd Field Company,

Royal Engineers

28/10/1916.

Son of Samuel and Jane Herne of Bournemouth, Hampshire.

Husband of Edith Herne nee Arney of Bournemouth, Hampshire.

Plot I. K. 2.

Picture courtesy of Marlene Sayers, granddaughter of this soldier

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