ecoivres

graves

IN MEMORy by Pierre Vandervelden

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

ECOIVRES Military Cemetery (Mont St Eloi) (Pas de Calais France)

Page 1 The Pictures

Page 2 List of Casualties


Pte Frd H. Glover 10/04/1917 aged 25

Pte Reginald Leo Anthony Carroll 02/04/1917 aged 20
for Mr Pete McClure


Lt John Dickinson 08/04/1917 aged 25 For Avalon Eastman Oundle School Roll of Honour


Pte Levy Henry Robins 05/04/1917 aged 19 for Norman (Levy's nephew) and Bella Robins, Mike and Donna Mae (nee Robins) Reid and family Norman still lives on the Robins Family farm in Sundridge, Where Levi was born, Powassan Ontario.


Pte John S. Henderson 05/02/1898 - 30/01/1917 John enlisted 26/02/1916 in Westville N. S. where he was born. for Paul Henderson (Sarnia Can.)

Spr Charles Fisher 06/04/1917 aged 36
A native of Peckham, Surrey, Charles resided at 10, School Terrace, Walsall with his wife Elsie Nellie.
He was a saddler by trade employed at Jabez Cliff Limited, Lower Forster Street, Walsall.
He was KiA in action while north west of Arras.
for Graeme Clarke and the people of Walsall

Lt Alfred Archibald Smith 02/04/1916
Alfred was the son of Thomas Alfred and Sophy (nee Darby) Smith and resided with them in Wednesbury Road, Walsall and later at ‘Westmount’, 64, Highgate Road, Walsall.
He was educated at Charterhouse School, Farncombe, Godalming, Surrey, where he was head boy, and gained a scholarship to University College, London.
Returning to Walsall he took up an appointment at his father’s firm, A.S. Smith and Sons, hardware manufacturers of Charles Street, Walsall.
In 1910 he gained a commission in the local Territorial Force.
He was killed while in the trenches at Neuville, north of Arras.
These trenches had recently been taken from the Germans who were determined to retake them and were making much use of mines to do so.
Major Wistance wrote of the events which led to Archibald’s death:
“The enemy exploded two mines under one of the front line trenches, throwing a terrible amount of earth into the air and breaking the communication between two companies. The company of which Lt. Smith was in charge was moved up in support, and was trying to get in touch across open ground, when they were met by a fierce machine gun fire which enfiladed the gap. Lt. Smith met his death instantaneously.”
for Graeme Clarke and the people of Walsall

1 713 casualties

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Casualties informations come usually from Commonwealth War Graves Commission, see links for more informations