Hawthorn Ridge Cemetery No.2, Auchonvillers (Somme)

Auchonvillers is a village and commune in the Department of the Somme, 10 kilometres North of Albert.

Hawthorn Ridge Cemetery No.2 is 460 metres South of Hawthorn Ridge Cemetery No. 1, a little West of the top of "Y" Ravine. It was made by the V Corps (as V Corps Cemetery No.12) in the spring of 1917, and seven isolated graves were brought in after the Armistice. It contains the graves of 190 soldiers from the United Kingdom (mainly of the 29th Division), and including 57 unidentified), and 24 from Newfoundland (including 8 unidentified); the great majority fell on the 1st July, 1916.

The cemetery covers an are of 1,115 square metres and it is enclosed by a low stone rubble wall. It stands within the Newfoundland Memorial Park.

Number of burials by Unit

Border Regt.
46
Royal Fusiliers - City of London Regt.
45
South Wales Borderers
18
Royal Newfoundland Regt.
16
Royal Dublin Fusiliers
14
Rifle Brigade
3
Gordon Highlanders
3
Royal Engineers
1
Middlesex Regt.
1
Cheshire Regt.
1
Black Watch - Royal Highlanders
1
Identified burials
149
    
Unidentified UK burials:
57
    
Unidentified Newfoundland burials
8
    
Total Unidentified burials
65
    
Total burials
214
    

Those with awards in this cemetery

2nd Lt. Arthur William Fraser D.S.O., 1st Bn. Border Regt. Killed in action 1st July 1916 aged 39. Son of Capt. James Kemp Fraser, (14th King's Hussars). A.33

L/Sgt. W. Harris M.M., 2nd Bn. South Wales Borderers. Died 1st July 1916. A.73

Pte. P. Quinn M.M., 2nd Bn. South Wales Borderers. Died 1st July 1916 aged 23. B.73