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Yorkshire
Regiment War Graves, - Cambrin Churchyard Extension (France, Pas de Calais) |
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Cambrin
Churchyard Extension - 1
Photo : Tom Wheeldon
At one time, the village of Cambrin housed brigade headquarters but until the end of the First World War, it was only about 800 metres from the front line trenches. The village contains two cemeteries used for Commonwealth burials; the churchyard extension, taken over from French troops in May 1915, and the Military Cemetery "behind the Mayor's House." The churchyard extension was used for front line burials until February 1917 when it was closed, but there are three graves of 1918 in the back rows. The extension is remarkable for the very large numbers of graves grouped by battalion, the most striking being the 79 graves of the 2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and 15 of the 1st Cameronians (Row C), the 35 of the 2nd Royal Welch Fusiliers and 115 of the 1st Middlesex (Row H), all dating from 25 September 1915, the first day of the Battle of Loos. Cambrin Churchyard Extension contains 1,211 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, 8 being unidentified. There are also 98 French, 3 German and 1 Belgian burials here.
3 soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment are buried in this cemetery.
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Private Nicholas James, 6752. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mr. and Mrs. James, of North St., Thornaby-on-Tees; husband of Susan Grosvenor (formerly James), of 20, The Square, Stockton-on-Tees. Killed on 11 October 1915. Aged 25. Born Thornaby, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Thornaby. "THE END
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THE SHOCK SEVERE TO PART WITH ONE WE LOVED SO DEAR" Photo : Len of the Find a Grave website |
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Private Henry Mason. 34643. 10th Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, formerly 4937 the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Henry and Mary Mason, of 3, Rose St., Middlesbrough. Died 22 November 1916. Aged 20. Enlisted Middlesbrough. "THE END
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THE SHOCK SEVERE TO PART WITH ONE WE LOVED SO DEAR" Photo : Tom Wheldon |
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Private John William Mustoe. 8239.
2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 11 October 1915. Born Cirencester (Gloucester), Enlisted Leeds. Photo : Len of the Find a Grave website |
Cambrin
Churchyard Extension - 2
Photo : Len of the Find
a Grave websiten
Cambrin
Churchyard Extension - 3
(Private Mason's headstone is in the centre foreground)
Photo : Tom Wheeldon
Cambrin Churchyard Extension - 4
Photo : Tom Wheeldon
Note by Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>);-
"This view of Cambrin Churchyard Extension includes the village war memorial in the form of a replica of the Statue of Liberty. The War Memorial stands in the village centre and can be seen from the churchyard. This is one of seven similar replicas of the Statue of Liberty in France".