Marcoing British

Location

Marcoing is a village 7 kilometres south-west of Cambrai. Marcoing British Cemetery is 2 kilometres south-east of the village on the road (D15) towards Masnières.

Marcoing British Cemetery

Historical Information

Marcoing and Masnières were captured by the 29th Division on the 20th November 1917, the first day of the Battle of Cambrai. On the 30th November and the 1st December, Masnières was held by the same Division against repeated attacks, but it was evacuated, under orders, on the night of the 1st-2nd; and Marcoing was left a few days later.

Marcoing was retaken on the 28th September 1918, and Masnières on the following day, by the 62nd (West Riding) Division.

Marcoing British Cemetery

Marcoing British Cemetery was made after the Armistice, by the concentration of graves (almost all of November 1917 or September-October 1918) from Rumilly German Cemetery and from the local battlefields.

There are now nearly 400, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, over half are unidentified and special memorials are erected to 19 soldiers from the United Kingdom, four from Canada and one from New Zealand, known or believed to be buried among them.

The Cemetery covers an area of 1,404 square metres and is enclosed by a low stone rubble wall.

 

Newfoundland Memorial

On the main road between Masnières and Cambrai you will find the Masnières Newfoundland Memorial, recalling the share of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment (then part of the 29th Division) in the Battle of Cambrai, 1917.

Masnières Newfoundland Memorial Masnières Newfoundland Memorial Marcoing British Cemetery

Three soldiers from Newfoundland killed on 20th November 1917

Private Keywood Rideout 3320
aged 25
Son of Robert and Eliza Rideout, of Twillingate, Newfoundland

Private Solomon Keeping 3116
Son of John and Ann Keeping, of Ramea, Burgeo, Newfoundland

Lance Corporal John Rose MM 2079
aged 22
Son of Richard and Johanna Rose, of Otterbury, Clark's Beach, Port de Grave, Newfoundland.

Grave: II G 12

Grave: II G 11

Grave: II G 10

 

Fort Garry Horse

On the 20th November 1917 on the first day of the Battle of Cambrai the Fort Garry Horse made a spectacular charge across the fields on the opposite side of Masnières towards Rumilly.

Eight of their fallen from that charge lie within this cemetery - see the photos below

The Fort Garry Horse monument is along the canal bank in the village of Masnières.

Private Cecil Conrad

Private Cecil Conrad 115059
Fort Garry Horse
Died on 20th November 1917 aged 22
Son of B F and Isabella Conrad. Native of Ontario

Grave: I E 10

Corporal Albert Webb

Corporal Albert Webb 109664
Fort Garry Horse
Died on 20th November 1917 aged 27
Son of James and Florence Webb, of 8 Earl St, Stafford

He answered England's call
Duty nobly done

Grave: I E 7

Private C McArthur

Private C McArthur 177084
Fort Garry Horse
Died on 20th November 1917

Grave: II C 34

Private Arthur Jensen

Private Arthur Jensen 552449
Fort Garry Horse
Died on 20th November 1917 aged 21
Son of James and Mary Jensen, Aetna, Alberta

Grave: II C 1

Lance Corporal J Henderson

Lance Corporal J Henderson 116075
Fort Garry Horse
Died on 20th November 1917

Special Memorial 13

Lance Corporal O Dunning

Lance Corporal O Dunning MM 114768
Fort Garry Horse
Died on 20th November 1917 aged 24

Special Memorial 9

Private R Conklin

Private R Conklin 657
Fort Garry Horse
Died on 20th November 1917

Special Memorial 7

Private Kenneth MacDonald

Private Kenneth MacDonald 552768
Fort Garry Horse
Died on 20th November 1917 aged 22
Son of Kenneth and Sarah MacDonald, Aldersyde, Alberta, Canada

Special Memorial 18

 

The Fort Garry Horse Monument The Fort Garry Horse Monument
The Battle of Cambrai 1917 The Battle of Cambrai 1917