St. Vaast Post

Richebourg

Pas de Calais, France.

 

 

The cemetery lies near the village of Richebourg-l'Avoue which is 9 kilometres north-east of Bethune. From Bethune follow the D.171 toward Armentieres and progress onto the D.166 proceeding into the outskirts of Richebourg. Take a left turning into Rue des Charbonniers for approximately 2 kilometres and the cemetery is on the right hand side.

 

Richebourg-L'Avoue village remained in British hands from the Autumn of 1914 to the 9th April, 1918, though the front line was within 1.6 kilometres of it. It was recovered in September, 1918. The strong point from which the cemetery was named was in turn named from the hamlet of St. Vaast, between the village of Richebourg-St. Vaast and Goix-Barbee. It stands in an old orchard between two farm buildings, where a trench tramway had its terminus and a Dressing Station was established. It was begun in May, 1915, at the time of the Battle of Festubert, and used by fighting units and Field Ambulances until July, 1917. In April and May, 1918, the Germans buried 90 of their men at the South-East end, and in September and October, 1918, 18 further British dead were buried in Plot V. Eleven Portuguese soldiers buried here in May-July, 1917, have been removed to the Portuguese Military Cemetery. There are now nearly 800, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, a small number are unidentified. Special memorials are erected to three soldiers from the United Kingdom, buried in the cemetery, whose graves cannot now be traced. There are 91 German burials here, 34 being unidentified. The cemetery covers an area of 4,080 square metres and is enclosed by a flint wall.

(Courtesy CWGC ST. VAAST POST MILITARY CEMETERY, RICHEBOURG-L'AVOUE)

 

 

The cemetery in 1921.

 

 

Pte  SD/3883 AMOS, H W (William Henry)

11th Bn

Born        Brixton, Surrey

Enlisted   London

Died        30/06/1916

Age         Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private  SD/1948  ANDREWS, CHARLES CYRIL

12th Bn        

Died             30/06/1916        

Age              26   

Grave Ref     III. K. 11.  

Born             Hunstanton, Norfolk   

Enlisted        London

 

Son of Charles and the late Caroline Andrews, of Hunstanton, Norfolk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L/Cpl SD/3942 AYNSWORTH, CHARLES HENRY

11th Bn        

Died             30/06/1916        

Age              21   

Grave Ref     III. T. 1.

Born             Bermondsey, Surrey  

Enlisted        London

 

Son of Henry F. H. and Ellen Alice Aynsworth,

of 27, Calverton Rd., Barking Rd., East Ham, London.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private SD/2865 BANKS, Joseph  

13th Bn        

Died             30/06/1916        

Age              37   

Grave Ref     III. J. 11.   

Born             Hove    

Enlisted        Brighton   

 

Son of John and Sarah Banks, of Hove;

husband of Louise E. Banks, of 55, Cowper St., Hove, Sussex.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L/Cpl SD/1952 BAYLESS, William Henry       

12th Bn        

Died             30/06/1916        

Age              Unknown  

Grave Ref     III. P. 2.

Born             Hoxton, Middx   

Enlisted        St Paul's Churchyard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private SD/2078 BEDDING, WILLIAM FRANCIS

12th Bn         ‘D’ Coy

Died             30/06/1916

Age              20   

Grave Ref     III. C. 12.  

Born             Oxford, Oxon     

Enlisted        Hastings   

 

Son of James and Abigail Annie Bedding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporal SD/2845 BISHOP, Jack      

13th Bn        

Died             30/06/1916        

Age              Unknown  

Grave Ref     III. G. 10.  

Born             Crouch End, Middx    

Enlisted        Hastings   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private SD/3525 BLAKER, LEONARD           

13th Bn         ‘D’ Coy

Died             30/06/1916        

Age              29   

Grave Ref     III. S. 5.    

Born             Worthing  

Enlisted        Worthing  

 

Son of Benjamin Barrack Blaker and Lucy Blaker,

of 12, Richmond Rd., Worthing.

 

Brother of Frank Blaker, also killed 30/06/1916 at the Battle of the Boar’s Head.

Commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the missing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private SD/1007 BRACKPOOL, ALFRED GEORGE   

11th Bn            

Died                 23/07/1916 

Age                  26

Grave Ref III. O. 13.

Born                 Lowestoft    

Enlisted            Hastings

 

Son of Alfred and Susannah Brackpool,

of 7, Western Place, Rye, Sussex.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private SD/1796 BRADFORD, Frederick        

12th Bn        

Died             30/06/1916        

Age              32   

Grave Ref     III. P. 10.  

Born             Eastbourne       

Enlisted        Eastbourne       

 

Son of Alfred Bradford, of 70, Beach Rd., Eastbourne.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporal SD/1273 BROMWICH, Charles Martin        

12th Bn        

Died             30/06/1916        

Age              Unknown  

Grave Ref     III. N. 6.    

Born             Andover, Hants 

Enlisted        Worthing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                   

Private  SD/4950 BROWN, Arthur William      

11th Bn        

Died             30/06/1916        

Age              33   

Grave Ref     III. A. 9.    

Born             Westmeston      

Enlisted        Brighton   

 

Son of James Arthur and Mary Anne Brown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private  SD/1275 BROWN, Cecil James         

12th Bn        

Died             30/06/1916        

Age              20   

Grave Ref     III. P. 5.

Born             Littlehampton    

Enlisted        Littlehampton    

 

Son of James L. and Eliza Brown,

of 27, Norfolk Rd., Littlehampton.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private  SD/3885  BROWN,

Don (Dan) Owen 

11th Bn        

Died             30/06/1916        

Age              20   

Grave Ref     III. R. 9.    

Born             Deptford, Kent   

Enlisted        London

 

Son of William Owen Brown and Jane Brown, of 12, Carlton Villas, Welling, Kent. Native of Deptford, London.