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IN MEMORy by Pierre Vandervelden

The visit of Commonwealth graves in Communals Cemeteries & Churchyards in Belgium & France

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BEAUCOURT British Cemetery (Somme France)

Photos Courtesy Jean-Claude Graux (Fr)
Gnr Walter Remmer 10/08/1918 aged 20
for Jayne B.
Pte Jesse Oliver 08/08/1918 aged 31
Left, Jesse with wife Sarah and son Ernest.
for his great nephew Derek Levesley
Article of the Gainsborough News, 30.8.18
EPWORTH GUNNER KILLED IN ACTION
Mr. and Mrs. John Oliver, High Street, Epworth, have received news of the death of their son, Gunner Jesse Oliver, _ Tanks Corps who was killed in action on August 8th, and buried with some of his comrades the next day.
Gunner Oliver was 31 years of age and leaves a wife and one child, who reside at Scunthorpe.
He has been in the Army about two years and in France nearly eighteen months.
Letters of sympathy have been received from the Major of his Company and a Second-lieutenant.
The former says:- “He was one of the best men in my command and his loss is deeply regretted by the whole Company.”
The Second-lieutenant writes:- “He was in my crew for some considerable time, and a more conscientious and good worker would be difficult to find.
He was always very popular and the whole Company mourn with you in your loss of a brave soldier.”
Provided by Peter Bradshaw

86 casualties

ALLEN CHARLES HARTLEY
Canadian Private 663004Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 Age: 25 B. 8.
ARCOND J E
Canadian Private 246257Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 B. 19.
BARBER CHARLES CALVIN
Canadian Private 3105141Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 B. 34.
BARRETT W
United Kingdom Private 306446Tank Corps08/08/1918 A. 2.
BAWDEN RICHARD PHILIP
Canadian Captain Canadian Field Artillery10/08/1918 Age: 31 C. 1.
BERGERON R
Canadian Private 2529398Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 B. 6.
BIRD W J
Canadian Private 657926Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 A. 12.
BLAEKER J T
Canadian Private 195029Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 A. 10.
BOUTILIER J W
Canadian Sergeant 301254Canadian Field Artillery13/08/1918 C. 2.
BOYLE J R
Canadian Private 282145Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)08/08/1918 C. 7.
BROWN JOHN CAROLAN
United Kingdom Captain Tank Corps08/08/1918 Age: 34 A. 5.
BRUCE W J
Canadian Private 3030620Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 Age: 34 A. 26.
BULL J H
Canadian Major Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 B. 28.
CARROLL J W
Canadian Private 1003077Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 A. 25.
CHISHOLM THOMAS ALEXANDER
Canadian Lance Sergeant 931592Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 Age: 23 B. 35.
CLARKE ALFRED
Canadian Lance Corporal 772761Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 Age: 29 A. 32.
COMMINS W K
Canadian Captain Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)09/08/1918 B. 27.
DAWSON JOHN KENNETH
Canadian Lieutenant Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 Age: 24 B. 16.
DEWAR P J
Canadian Private 3030050Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 B. 30.
DODSON GEORGE H.
Canadian Private 2304454Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 A. 17.
DUNN ALFRED
Canadian Private 3030467Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 Age: 39 B. 31.
DUNSMORE ALBERT JAMES
Canadian Sergeant 727081Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 Age: 18 B. 13.
DYER B A
Canadian Sergeant 217118Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)08/08/1918 B. 2.
FINLIN JOHN FRANCIS alias SWEENEY J
Canadian Private 226470Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 B. 17.
FRANCIS R
Canadian Private 3030649Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 A. 8.
GREENAWAY W
Canadian Private 226942Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 B. 10.
GROVE C F S
United Kingdom Captain Tank Corps08/08/1918 Age: 27 A. 4.
GUNTER DANIEL HERBERT
Canadian Private 1063120Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 A. 16.
HAMILTON DOUGLAS KIPP
Canadian Lieutenant Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 Age: 25 A. 35.
HARMAN WILLIAM
United Kingdom Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery27/03/1918 Spec. Mem.
HARRIS WILLIAM JAMES EUGENE
Canadian Private 237940Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)09/08/1918 Age: 36 B. 20.
HARWOOD C J
United Kingdom Lance Corporal 302869Tank Corps08/08/1918 A. 6.
HOLMES THOMAS GERALD
United Kingdom Second Lieutenant Royal Horse Artillery27/03/1918 Age: 19 C. 4A.
HOWARTH A
Canadian Private 136059Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 A. 20.
JARVIS FREDRICK HENRY
Canadian Private 139610Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)09/08/1918 Age: 23 B. 23.
JOURDAN ALBERT CATON
Canadian Private 643363Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 Age: 25 A. 24.
KAY W
Canadian Private 288913Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)08/08/1918 C. 9.
KEILLER J
Canadian Private 916154Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)09/08/1918 Age: 32 B. 24.
KEY W H
Canadian Private 643367Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)09/08/1918 Age: 21 B. 21.
LEMONS LEON J. alias BEAMAN H
Canadian Private 550272Canadian Machine Gun Corps08/08/1918 Age: 19 C. 8.
LLOYD JOHN LEWIS
Canadian Captain Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 Age: 36 B. 15.
LONGLADE FRANCOIS XAZIER
Canadian Sapper 644692Canadian Engineers10/08/1918 Age: 24 C. 12.
LORIMER KENNETH
Canadian Lieutenant Canadian Machine Gun Corps08/08/1918 Age: 29 B. 4.
LYNCH WILLIAM
Canadian Private 490253Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 Age: 34 B. 32.
McALPINE D G
Canadian Sapper 863058Canadian Engineers10/08/1918 C. 14.
McKINNON G F
Canadian Corporal 706506Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 A. 9.
MUMFORD D
Canadian Private 847859Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 A. 23.
NOEL U J
Canadian Private 226970Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 B. 18.
NOTMAN J S
Canadian Sergeant 645249Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 A. 34.
OLIVER J
United Kingdom Private 95647Tank Corps08/08/1918 Age: 31 A. 1.
OLSON WILLIAM
Canadian Private 226976Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 B. 5.
PARCELS CHARLES ARTHUR
Canadian Private 1063132Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 Age: 23 A. 21.
PARSONS W A
Canadian Private 528660Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 B. 29.
PASSFIELD H M
Canadian Private 514401Canadian Machine Gun Corps08/08/1918 B. 3.
PAYNE JAMES RALPH SALUSBURY
United Kingdom Lieutenant Tank Corps08/08/1918 Age: 30 A. 3.
PEERS C T
Canadian Lieutenant Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 B. 14.
PETRO J J
Canadian Private 252635Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 B. 12.
PHILLIPS GEORGE LAWRENCE VICTOR
United Kingdom Gunner 97943Royal Field Artillery27/03/1918 Spec. Mem.
PIFER P E
Canadian Private 1003720Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 A. 11.
PLUMRIDGE M H
Canadian Private 249594Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 Age: 28 A. 30.
PODMORE ERNEST
Canadian Private 642743Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 Age: 24 A. 14.
RACHELL WILLIAM
Canadian Private 249953Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 Age: 19 B. 7.
REHDER LORNE HENRY
Canadian Lieutenant Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 Age: 26 C. 5.
REMMER WALTER
United Kingdom Gunner 117399Royal Garrison Artillery10/08/1918 Age: 20 C. 10.
RILEY WILLIAM JAMES HENRY
Canadian Private 250080Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 Age: 18 B. 9.
ROWE SAMUEL JAMES
Canadian Corporal 706530Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 Age: 25 A. 31.
SACKVILLE SPENCER H. W.
Canadian Lance Sergeant 645287Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 Age: 31 A. 27.
SAMUEL J
Canadian Lance Corporal 127141Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 Age: 28 B. 33.
SEBRING CHARLTON
Canadian Sapper 796612Canadian Engineers10/08/1918 Age: 34 C. 13.
SLADE ALBERT HENRY
Canadian Private 916298Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)09/08/1918 Age: 20 B. 22.
SMITH C
Canadian Lance Corporal 201485Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 A. 33.
SMITH SIDNEY
Canadian Private ( Signaller ) 772851Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 Age: 25 A. 13.
STAPLES H K
Canadian Lieutenant Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)09/08/1918 B. 26.
STEVENSON JAMES ERNEST
Canadian Private 540250Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 Age: 24 A. 15.
STEVENSON R
Canadian Private 1027251Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 A. 22.
SWIFT PERCY CECIL STIRTIVANT
Canadian Gunner 329972Canadian Field Artillery13/08/1918 Age: 24 C. 3.
TAYLOR HARRY ELMO
Canadian Private 1063116Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 Age: 23 A. 7.
TENNANT J A
Canadian Private 1000402Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)08/08/1918 C. 11.
THURLOW HUGH N.
Canadian Private 240503Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 Age: 39 B. 11.
TUCK ELMER LAWRENCE
Canadian Private 663497Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 Age: 19 A. 19.
TURNER DONALD ERIC
Canadian Private 3535Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 Age: 19 A. 29.
VAUGHAN L B
Canadian Private 3030402Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 Age: 21 C. 6.
WATE J P
Canadian Private 102747Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 A. 28.
WEBSTER W J
Canadian Private 550537Royal Canadian Dragoons08/08/1918 B. 1.
WRIGHT DANIEL UTTLEY
Canadian Lieutenant Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)09/08/1918 Age: 30 B. 25.
YATES W C
Canadian Private 1003179Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)08/08/1918 Age: 20 A. 18.

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