jainvince Posted 17 May , 2011 Share Posted 17 May , 2011 Travelling to Arras from the Somme (we had been to Hebuterne) we stopped to look at this cemetery with Red Headstones. However, cannot find my notes so which Cemetery is it, please? Bernard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wull2001 Posted 17 May , 2011 Share Posted 17 May , 2011 sorry cannot help but what is the significance of the red stones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Light Posted 17 May , 2011 Share Posted 17 May , 2011 Martinsart? Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelcave Posted 17 May , 2011 Share Posted 17 May , 2011 sorry cannot help but what is the significance of the red stones As far as I can recall, it was an attempt by the CWGC to reduce costs of maintaining the white headstones and a number of cemeteries where converted in the 80s - most famously Bailleulmont Comm Extn, with its famous 'Shot at Dawn' casualty, the only one, so far as I know, with an epitaph specifically stating the fact. This might be Mazingarbe (oops, Martinsart - thanks Sue), but it seems a strange way back to Arras from Hebuterne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Tulloch-Marshall Posted 17 May , 2011 Share Posted 17 May , 2011 My link etc Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jainvince Posted 18 May , 2011 Author Share Posted 18 May , 2011 Sorry but it is definitely not Martinsart. We had been to a couple of areas where the Gloucesters retired to when not at the front and where they had been buried and then set the Sat-Nav for Arras. Whilst driving there I spotted the red headstones in a cemetery quite high up on the left hand side which resulted in a speedy halt to take a picture. The cemetery was next to a local cemetery. But which one I do not have a clue. Bernard PS Martinsart has many more graves. The Cross of Sacrifice is just out of shot on the right which does not marry up with Martinsart. Bernard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 18 May , 2011 Share Posted 18 May , 2011 can you read any of the names on the headstones? If so, just check it up on the CWGC site and...voila!!! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jainvince Posted 18 May , 2011 Author Share Posted 18 May , 2011 Dave Thought of that but cannot read even on the original. However, my travelling companion also took a photo and his notes advise: Courcelles - au - bois. Memory in old age played a trick on me. the cemetery is located between Bertrancourt and Hebuterne and we by chance passed as we were following in his father's footsteps as a Private in the Gloucestershire Regiment. Many thanks to all who gave their time. So now we know of two red headstone cemeteries. Bernard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Tulloch-Marshall Posted 18 May , 2011 Share Posted 18 May , 2011 This one, perhaps .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 18 May , 2011 Admin Share Posted 18 May , 2011 This cemetery has red stones as well, no pic on CWGC http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=57504&mode=1 and this one http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_photos.aspx?cemetery=60401&mode=1 and here http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_photos.aspx?cemetery=7001&mode=1 so a few about Michelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildun Posted 18 May , 2011 Share Posted 18 May , 2011 Hi, This is my almost identical photo taken in March at Courcelles-au-Bois cemetery, it's got to be the place hasn't it? My attention was drawn in the visitors book to a soldier buried here from Langrick, Lincolnshire, William Henry Wilkinson, 4535 West Yorkshire Regiment 6th February 1917 which is consistent with other dates on adjacent headstones but when I got home a check on the Roll of Honour, Lincolnshire, Langrick, website gave the named soldier as being in 4th Btn Lincolnshire Regiment, 13th October 1915 which would have been at the Hohenzollern Redoubt, and mentioned on the Loos Memorial to the Missing. Any ideas?? We stayed in Courcelles-au-Bois at the L'Amartinierre B&B. We can only highly recommend this B&B, www.bedandbreakfastsomme.com Regards, Chris'n'Viv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jainvince Posted 18 May , 2011 Author Share Posted 18 May , 2011 Yes, it is Courcelles au bois. Thanks to all Bernard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wull2001 Posted 19 May , 2011 Share Posted 19 May , 2011 As far as I can recall, it was an attempt by the CWGC to reduce costs of maintaining the white headstones and a number of cemeteries where converted in the 80s - most famously Bailleulmont Comm Extn, with its famous 'Shot at Dawn' casualty, the only one, so far as I know, with an epitaph specifically stating the fact. This might be Mazingarbe (oops, Martinsart - thanks Sue), but it seems a strange way back to Arras from Hebuterne. Thanks Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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