Railway Hollow Cemetery, Hebuterne (P. de C.)

Details

Railway Hollow Cemetery is in the British support line of July, 1916, 1,300 yards West of Serre and 200 yards West of the plantation called "Mark Copse." It was made by the V Corps (as V Corps Cemetery No.3) in 1917. It contains the graves of 107 soldiers of the 3rd, 19th and 31st Divisions, who fell on the 1st of July and on the 13th November, 1916, and the 5th February 1917, and those of two French soldiers who fell on the 7th June, 1915. The unnamed graves are 44 in number

Number of burials by Unit

York & Lancaster Regiment
22
East Lancashire Regiment
16
Gordon Highlanders
8
Royal Welch Fusiliers
4
King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
3
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
2
Machine Gun Corps
2
Worcestershire Regiment
2
West Yorkshire Regiment
2
North Staffordshire Regiment
1
Suffolk Regiment
1
Unidentified
44
Total number of burials
107

Awards

Sergeant M.C.P Headeach M.M. 12/392 12th Btn York & Lancaster Regt K.I.A. 1st July 1916 aged 42. B.4..