IN MEMORy by Pierre Vandervelden

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

CAMON Communal Cemetery (Somme France)

W. Brearey - Unknown - N. Evans - B. Weston - R. J. Lewis - A. MacDonald - S. J. Stewart - A. S. Upward - H. C. Manton - N. M. Wishart - H. L. Watson

W. H. Titterton - V. A. B. Cranwill - J. W. Redding - G. P. P. Kurten

J. W. Robinson - C. Scholey - E. Parkins

C. L. James - D. T. Penry - A. N. Dixon - C. G. Bamford - T. C. Robertson - J. F. Fletcher

Major Gaston Pierre Peter Kurten 24/04/1918 aged 29 Born in 1889, the son of R. Kurten, Beverley Lodge, 149 Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath. Educated at Whitgift Grammar School from 1898 to 1907 (played on XV and VIII and was a member of the Cadet Corps; Editor of the Magazine; Captain of the School) Received an Open Scholarship to Pembroke School, Oxford; BA with 1st Class Honours. 1st Class Honours from King’s College, London in 1911 Before the war he was Private Secretary to Sir Mathew Nathan, Under Secretary of State for Ireland. Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant, ASC in February, 1916 Transferred to the RGA in September 1916 Appointed as an Acting Captain in April 1917 and as an Acting Major in August 1917 Officer Commanding, 291st Siege Battery, RGA Fought as Messines, Ypres, Passchendaele and on the Somme. Killed by shell fire at Villers Bretonneux on the Somme on 24 April 1918 Twice mentioned in despatches His brigade commander wrote: “He was a born leader and organizer, and perfectly fearless in the execution of his duty.” ( Thanks to Dick Flory for the information)
Major Kurten and officers of 291 Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery L. to R., top: Watson - Ayton - Johnson - Batten Middle: Wood - Kurten - Parton - Mills Bottom: Pascoe - Coni
The place near Villers Bretonneux where Major Kurten was killed. (1 on the photo) Photo John Alan Watson (in 1929), John was present (3 on the left of the photo). For Phil Watson, Grandson of John Alan. http://www.soar100.freeserve.co.uk/
The photos and the text about Major Kurten are not free of copyright . They are property of Mr Phil Watson and can not be used for any usage. The webmaster thanks Mr Watson for his permission to use them.

W/O Samuel John "Jack" Stewart 02/05/1918 aged 21 He was born in Gympie, Queensland, Australia, the son of Charles and Elizabeth Glasgow Stewart. His father, Charles Stewart, was a native of Granny, Kilcronaghan, Co. Derry, Ireland, who had emigrated to the Queensland gold fields in the 1860s. Jack's first cousin, Raymond J. Stewart (1893-1959), born, lived and died in NYC, served in France during WWI. This photograph was sent by Jack's father to his brother, Thomas P. Stewart. for Edward Stewart, great grandson of Thomas Stewart

23 casualties

BAMFORD CHARLES GLENDINNING
United Kingdom Sergeant (Flt. Engr.) Royal Air Force 49 Sqdn. Age: 19 Date of Death: 17/04/1943 Service No: 575897

BREAREY W
United Kingdom Private Devonshire Regiment 13th Bn. Secondary Labour Corps Secondary transf. to (104480) 743rd Area Employment Coy. Date of Death: 04/07/1918 Service No: 49473

CRANWILL VALENTINE ARTHUR BUTLER
United Kingdom Captain East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 25 Date of Death: 24/04/1918

DIXON ALAN NORRIS
United Kingdom Flight Sergeant (Nav.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 49 Sqdn. Age: 22 Date of Death: 17/04/1943 Service No: 1254892

EVANS N
Australian Private Australian Army Medical Corps 3rd Gen. Hosp. Date of Death: 13/06/1918 Service No: 5374

FLETCHER JAMES FREDERICK
United Kingdom Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 49 Sqdn. Age: 20 Date of Death: 17/04/1943 Service No: 1579349

JAMES CHARLES LAWRENCE
United Kingdom Sergeant (Bomb Aimer) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 49 Sqdn. Age: 26 Date of Death: 17/04/1943 Service No: 1452712

KURTEN GASTON PIERRE PETER
United Kingdom Major Royal Garrison Artillery 291st Siege Bty. Age: 29 Date of Death: 24/04/1918

LEWIS RAYMOND JOSEPH
Australian Driver Australian Machine Gun Corps 4th Bn. Date of Death: 04/05/1918 Service No: 5125

MacDONALD ANGUS
Australian Private Australian Army Ordnance Corps Age: 33 Date of Death: 02/05/1918 Service No: 4297

MANTON HAROLD CHADES
Australian Corporal Australian Army Ordnance Corps Age: 32 Date of Death: 02/05/1918 Service No: 9319

PARKINS EDWARD
United Kingdom Private 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars Age: 41 Date of Death: 11/08/1918 Service No: 47150

PENRY DAVID TREVOR
United Kingdom Sergeant (Pilot) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 49 Sqdn. Age: 25 Date of Death: 17/04/1943 Service No: 1385187

REDDING JOHN WILLS
United Kingdom Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment 7th Bn. attd. 2nd Bn. Age: 28 Date of Death: 24/04/1918

ROBERTSON THOMAS CHARLES
United Kingdom Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 49 Sqdn. Age: 23 Date of Death: 17/04/1943 Service No: 1379852

ROBINSON JOHN WILLIAM
United Kingdom Serjeant Major Royal Army Medical Corps 9th Cav. Field Amb Age: 38 Date of Death: 11/08/1918 Service No: 16216

SCHOLEY C
United Kingdom Private 15th (The King's) Hussars Date of Death: 11/08/1918 Service No: 8971

STEWART SAMUEL JOHN
Australian Warrant Officer Australian Army Ordnance Corps Age: 21 Date of Death: 02/05/1918 Service No: 1927

TITTERTON WILLIAM HUGH
United Kingdom Private Army Service Corps Mechanical Transport Secondary Royal Engineers Secondary attd. 216th Army Troops Coy. Age: 31 Date of Death: 21/04/1918 Service No: DM2/230519

UPWARD ARTHUR STANLEY
Australian Sergeant Australian Army Ordnance Corps Age: 33 Date of Death: 02/05/1918 Service No: 6849

WATSON H L
Australian Sub-Conductor Australian Army Ordnance Corps Date of Death: 02/05/1918 Service No: 19802

WESTON BERTRAM
United Kingdom Pioneer Royal Engineers Secondary Labour Corps Secondary transf. to (346058) 1st Coy. Age: 36 Date of Death: 30/05/1918 Service No: 128628

WISHART NORMAN MCLEOD
Australian Corporal Australian Army Ordnance Corps Age: 29 Date of Death: 02/05/1918 Service No: 740

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