Will O'Brien Posted 15 April , 2006 Share Posted 15 April , 2006 As per CWGC Name: HUDSON, ERNEST JAMES Initials: E J Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Serjeant Regiment: Essex Regiment Unit Text: "C" Coy. 11th Bn. Age: 26 Date of Death: 15/04/1917 Service No: 19566 Additional information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Hudson, of 43, George St., Grays, Essex. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. B. 52. Cemetery: LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O'Brien Posted 15 April , 2006 Author Share Posted 15 April , 2006 & the cemetery info Cemetery: LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY Country: France Locality: Pas de Calais Visiting Information: Wheelchair access to this cemetery with some difficulty. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200. Location Information: St. Omer is a large town 45 kilometres south-east of Calais. Longuenesse is a commune on the southern outskirts of St. Omer. The Cemetery is approximately 3 kilometres from St Omer, beside the Wizernes (Abbeville) road (the D928), at its junction with the Rue des Bruyeres. There is a large car park to the rear of the cemetery. Historical Information: St. Omer was the General Headquarters of the British Expeditionary Force from October 1914 to March 1916. Lord Roberts died there in November 1914. The town was a considerable hospital centre with the 4th, 10th, 7th Canadian, 9th Canadian and New Zealand Stationary Hospitals, the 7th, 58th (Scottish) and 59th (Northern) General Hospitals, and the 17th, 18th and 1st and 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Stations all stationed there at some time during the war. St. Omer suffered air raids in November 1917 and May 1918, with serious loss of life. The Commonwealth section of the cemetery contains 2,874 Commonwealth burials of the First World War (6 unidntified), with special memorials commemorating 23 men of the Chinese Labour Corps whose graves could not be exactly located. Second World War burials number 403, (93 unidentified). Within the Commonwealth section there are also 34 non-war burials and 239 war graves of other nationalities. The cemetery was designed by Sir Herbert Baker. No. of Identified Casualties: 3438 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O'Brien Posted 15 April , 2006 Author Share Posted 15 April , 2006 Ernest's online MIC index entry can be seen here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 24 April , 2006 Share Posted 24 April , 2006 From SDGW Born Grays Enlisted Warley, Essex Resident South Stifford, Essex DOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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