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Bucquoy is a village and commune in the Department of
the Pas-de-Calais, ten miles South of Arras. The village was occupied
by the 7th Division on the 17th March, 1917, and it was the scene of
very heavy fighting in March and April, 1918.
Shrine Cemetery is on the Western outskirts of the village, on the South
side of the road to Hannescamps. It is named from a crucifix standing
on a mound on its West side. It was begun by the 46th (North Midland)
Division in March, 1917, and enlarged by other units in August, 1918;
and after the Armistice forty graves were concentrated into it, mainly
from Le Barque and Eaucourt -l'Abbé.
It now contains the graves of 73 soldiers from the United Kingdom, eight
from Australia and seven from New Zealand; one man whose unit is not
known; and one German prisoner. Forty-one graves are unnamed.
Number of burials by Unit
| North Staffordshire
Regiment |
14
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South Staffordshire
Regiment |
13
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| New Zealand Expeditionary
Force |
6
|
|
Essex Regiment |
3
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| Duke of Wellington
- West Riding Regiment |
2
|
|
Norfolk Regiment |
2
|
| Royal Army Service
Corps |
2
|
|
Australian Infantry
|
1
|
| King's
Royal Rifle Corps |
1
|
|
Middlesex
Regiment |
1
|
| Rifle Brigade |
1
|
|
Royal Warwickshire
Regiment |
1
|
| Somerset Light Infantry
|
1
|
|
|
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| Identified burials
|
48
|
|
|
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| Unidentified
burials |
41
|
|
|
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| Total burials |
89
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Awards
Capt. Leslie Sayer M.C. and Bar,
"A" Coy. 16th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died 23rd Aug. 1918 aged
25. II. A. 4.
Lisiting of those named that are buried in
this cemetery.
Allen, Pte. C. South Staffordshire
Regiment
Allen, Pte. J. South Staffordshire Regiment
Baker, Pte. R. V. Norfolk Regiment
Balshaw, Pte. A. S. South Staffordshire Regiment
Bennett, Pte. T. A. North Staffordshire Regiment
Bird, Pte. J. South Staffordshire Regiment
Bostock, Pte. H. North Staffordshire Regiment
Bousfield, Pte. H. T. Royal Army Service Corps
Carter, L/Cpl. R. C. New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Catherine, Cpl. A. E. Rifle Brigade
Challener, Pte. Wm. North Staffordshire Regiment
Clarke, Pte. W. South Staffordshire Regiment
Croucher, Pte. J. E. Australian Inf.
Dennis, Cpl. V. Middlesex Regiment
Don, Lt. G. M. New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Dotesio, Cpl. J. H. Somerset Light Infantry
Dunn, Pte. D. South Staffordshire Regiment
Francis, Pte. A. Essex Regiment
Frost, Pte. J. North Staffordshire Regiment
Giles, Pte. A. North Staffordshire Regiment
Halls, Pte. F. J. J. Essex Regiment
Hammersley, 2nd Lt. A. G. North Staffordshire Regiment
Harrison, L/Cpl. F. North Staffordshire Regiment
Holden, Pte. F. South Staffordshire Regiment
Jones, L/Sgt. D. South Staffordshire Regiment
Jordan, Pte. J. E. South Staffordshire Regiment
Kenny, Pte. A. Duke of Wellington - West Riding Regiment
Kerr, Pte. W. Royal Army Medical Corps
Ledger, Pte. S. Essex Regiment
Lewty, 2nd Lt. T. E. North Staffordshire Regiment
Linnell, Sgt. A. South Staffordshire Regiment
Little, Gnr. Wm. G. New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Mansell, Pte. B. North Staffordshire Regiment
Mines, Rfn. W. A. King's Royal Rifle Corps
Moss, Pte. H. North Staffordshire Regiment
Newton, Pte. E. North Staffordshire Regiment
Ruse, L/Cpl. G. E. Norfolk Regiment
Sayer, Capt. Leslie Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Sm ith, Pte. A. North Staffordshire Regiment
Smith, L/Sgt. L. Wm. South Staffordshire Regiment
Taylor, Pte. Wm. J. New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Thompson, Pte. J. H. South Staffordshire Regiment
Thompson, Pte. R. Wm. New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Ure, Pte. H. D. New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Watt, Pte. W. W. North Staffordshire Regiment
Webb, Pte. S. South Staffordshire Regiment
Wimpenny, Pte. J. Duke of Wellington - West Riding Regiment
Wrench, Cpl. W. North Staffordshire Regiment
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