French civilian casualties Grevillers British Cemetery

[andrew pugh]

Good Evening , hope you are all well.

Whilst looking through a cemetery list I have for Grevillers British Cemetery I notice that there are 18 French Civilian casualties.

Moriey, Francois.         31/10/1918, plot 17, row D, grave 2.

Hill, Mayele, Marg,      30/10/1918, plot 17, row D, grave 3.

Charlet Catherine        31/10/1918 plot 17, row D, grave 10.

Bouffet, Eugenie          01/11/1918, plot 17, row D, grave 11.

Unknown                     02/11/1918, plot XVII, row D, grave 17.

Couplin, Epoulet         13/11/1918, plot 17. row E, grave 18.

Unknown                    13/11/1918, plot XVII row E, grave 19.

Virgo, Leon.                15/11/1918, plot 18, row 18 grave 4.

Provot, Alfred.            15/11/1918, plot 18, row A, grave 7.

Dupeut, Roslaie          17/11/1918, plot 18, row A. grave 9.

Limaine, Perine           18/11/1918, plot 18, row A, grave 10.

Marchien, Irene.          19/11/1918. plot 18, row A, grave 11.

Ludaire, ?,                    20/11/1918, plot 18. row A, grave 18.

Gransan,E.                   20/11/1918, plot18. row A, grave 19.

Delwargke, Pierre.      10/12/1918, plot 18, row B, grave 12.

Alexander, Marchant. 25/10/1918, plot 17, row B, grave 15.

Blat, ? ,                        27/10/1918, plot 17, row B, grave 16.

Lefbure, J,                   27/10/1918, plot17, row B, grave 22.

 

Why are there so many of these civilians buried in this military cemetery? is this a unique situation because i would have thought that these French casualties would have been re- buried in a civilian cemetery after the war. I wonder if these folks were from the local villages in that area. Were they killed or died of injuries cause by the fighting, or the Spanish Flu? I guess we will never know. It would be great to find living family members to see if there is a story to tell, ,do they even know that they are buried in that cemetery. Your comments would be most welcome. 

Kind Regards

Andy  

 

[ajsmith]

There's an old thread from our French counterparts https://forum.pages14-18.com/viewtopic.php?t=35379 they don't seem to come to any conclusion except that the bodies at Grevilliers were "Mort Pour La France" indicating death during war service.

[andrew pugh]

Hi Tony

Thank you for the information you have given. I find it very interesting. 

Regards

Andy