Yorkshire Regiment War Graves, - Avesnes-le-Comte Communal Cemetery Extension (France, Pas de Calais)

Avesnes-le-Comte Communal Cemetery Extension - 1
Photo : Chris Cosgrove (<trainscpc@aol.com>)

The village of Avesnes-le-Comte was for some time the VI Corps headquarters. The 37th and 30th Casualty Clearing Stations were there from April 1916, the 42nd in June 1916, and the 41st in January 1917. The communal cemetery contains 2 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, both made in April 1916. Thereafter, burials were made in the extension, which contains 333 graves, 4 of which are unidentified. Most of these were from the 37th CCS which stayed in the village until July 1917. The Extension also contains 4 Second World War burials.

5 soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment are buried in this cemetery.

We are extremely grateful to Chris Cosgrove (<trainscpc@aol.com>) who has generously provided the photographs of the cemetery and the headstones on this page.

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	Private John Burke. 27170. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 20 February 1917. Born Leeds, Enlisted Richmond (Yorks), Resided Leeds.

2nd Lieutenant Roland Milton Harris. Royal Flying Corps, formerly 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Harris, of Little Haseley, Wallingford, Berks. Fought at the Battle of the Somme, July to Dec., 1916, and at Arras, 1917. Scout Pilot, Royal Flying Corps. Killed 7 June1917. Aged 19. Notes from "Officers of the Green Howards, 1688-1931";- Born at Little Haseley, 9 February 1898, eldest son of Milton Harris of Little Haseley, Wallingford, Oxford. 2nd Lieutenant 7 April 1916. Appointed to the Royal Flying Corps 20 April 1917." "BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD"

	Private David Hodges, 16105. 6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Agnes and the late Matthew Hodges, of 8, Cornish St., New Seaham, Co. Durham. Killed 22 July 1916. Aged 21. Born New Seaham, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided New Seaham. "NOT MY WILL LORD BUT THINE BE DONE"

	Private Thomas Henry Lund. 10841. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of James Lindsay, of 14, Fallow St., Middlesbrough; husband of Mabel Kendall (formerly Lindsay), of 25, Bailey St., West Hartlepool, Co. Durham. Killed 7 June 1917. Aged 25. Born West Hartlepool, Enlisted West Hartlepool, Resided 68 Burbank Street, West Hartlepool.

Lance Corporal Christopher William Stockton. 3/7915. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Christopher William and Rebecca Stockton, of Middlesbrough. KIlled 25 August 1916. Aged 20. Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.

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