Mont Huon Military Cemetery
Location
Le Treport is a small seaport 25 kilometres north-east of Dieppe. The Cemetery is 1.5 kilometres south of the town. Go towards the centre of Le Treport and then follow the Littoral/Dieppe sign. The Cemetery stands on the D940.
| GPS | N | E | OSM |
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| Decimal | 50.045965 | 1.365051 | Map |
Historical Information
During the First World War, Le Treport was an important hospital centre and by July 1916, the town contained three general hospitals (the 3rd, 16th and 2nd Canadian), No.3 Convalescent Depot and Lady Murray’s B.R.C.S. Hospital. The 7th Canadian, 47th and 16th USA General Hospitals arrived later, but all the hospitals had closed by March 1919.
As the original military cemetery at Le Treport filled, it became necessary to use the new site at Mont Huon.
There are now 2,128 Commonwealth burials of the First World War in the cemetery and seven from the Second World War. The cemetery also contains more than 200 German war graves.
The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield.
German graves with their distinctive triangular top
Private Reginald Pinnell 28272
2nd Bn Wiltshire Regiment
Died on 13th November 1918 aged 17
Son of John and Maria Pinnell
of The Marsh, Calne, Wilts
Native of Chippenham, Wilts
Grave: X B 2A
Sister Ellen Davidson D/1027
Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military
Nursing Service Reserve
Died on 25th December 1939 aged 28
Daughter of Robert and Ruth Davidson
of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Grave: IX C 2
Lieutenant H Griffiths
310th Road Construction Company
Royal Engineers
Died on 1st December 1918 aged 38
Husband of Elizabeth Griffiths
of 146, Ruskin Rd., Crewe
Grave: IX B 12
Private Henry Batty 424320
27th Bn Canadian Infantry
Died on 27th September 1916 aged 17
Son of Edgar and Annie Batty
of Dauphin, Manitoba
Grave: I H 3
Our first-born son
Private Frederick Wood 4424
1/4th Bn London Regiment
Royal Fusiliers
Died on 26th July 1916 aged 17
Son of James and Mary Wood,
of 179, Glenarm Rd., Clapton Park, London
Grave: II C 11
Sapper Samuel Connell 1218
1st/1st (Renfrew) Field Company
Royal Engineers
Died on 21st July 1916 aged 17
Son of Peter and Mary Connell
of 2, Unstead Place, Paisley
Grave: II C 4
Lt Colonel Malcolm McNeil CMG DSO
11th Bn Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Died on 3rd June 1917 aged 51
Only son of Colonel A McNeill, CSI
and Annabella Campbell, his wife.
Grave: IV B 10
Major Francis Gregson
City of London Yeomanry
(Rough Riders)
Died on 15th May 1917 aged 62
Husband of Helen Gregson
of 5, Lowndes St., Belgrave Square, London
Born at Monymusk, Aberdeenshire
Grave: IV A 2
Private John Thomas 65
1st Western Company
Non Combatant Corps
Died on 18th September 1917 aged 32
Son of William and Margaret Thomas
of Llanelly
Husband of Sarah Thomas
of 89, Cleveland Buildings, Station Rd., Llanelly
Grave: IV N 3B
Sapper Albert Hotchkin 2499590
5th Canadian Railway Troops
Died on 22nd June 1918 aged 17
Son of Ezekiel and Lillie Hotchkin
of Toronto
Grave: V K 12A