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Yorkshire
Regiment War Graves, - Wellington Cemetery, Rieux-en-Cambresis (France, Nord) |
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Wellington
Cemetery, Rieux-en-Cambresis (1)
Photo : Commonwealth
War Graves Commission
The village was captured in October 1918, in the Pursuit to the Selle, and the cemetery was made by battalions of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment immediately after. It was then increased by the concentration of graves from a wide area, mainly South of Rieux.
There are now over 300, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, over 80 are unidentified and special memorials are erected to 20 soldiers from the United Kingdom, known or believed to be buried among them. Another special memorial bears the name of a soldier from the United Kingdom, buried in Vendegies-sur-Ecaillon German Cemetery, whose grave could not be found.
Two soldies who served with the Yorkshire Regiment are buried here.
The gravestone photos are by Chris Cosgrove (<trainscpc@aol.com>).
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2nd Lieutenant William Ellis Smart.
3rd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, attached 7th Battalion West Yorks Regt. Son of John Edward and Clara Smart, of The Bungalow, Ingleton, Yorks, late of Bradford. Born at Peterborough. Killed 11 October 1918. Aged 23. |
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Private George William Francis Thomas.
33989. 1st/7th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), formerly 46603 the Yorkshire Regiment. Died 11 October 1918. Born Sittingbourne (Kent), Enlisted Richmond (Surrey). (Shown in CWGC register as "W F Thomas"). |
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Wellington
Cemetery, Rieux-en-Cambresis (2)
Photo : Commonwealth
War Graves Commission