Anzin-St. Aubin British Cemetery
Location
The village of Anzin-St. Aubin is on the north-western outskirts of Arras. The British Cemetery is on the northern side of the village, turning right after the church on the D341 from Arras.
This is the Rue du Maréchal Haig. Access to the cemetery is by a narrow grassed pathway between houses 14 and 16 on your right. There is a CWGC sign but it is easily missed.
| GPS | N | E | OSM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decimal | 50.316372 | 2.744927 | Map |
Historical Information
The cemetery was begun by the 51st (Highland) Division early in April 1917, and carried on by artillery units and field ambulances until October 1917. It was then used by the 30th and 57th Casualty Clearing Stations. The 51st Division came back to it in April 1918 and it was closed the following September. The graves of three Indian cavalrymen were brought to it from Anzin-St. Aubin French Military Cemetery, which was West of the village, in 1922.
The cemetery contains 358 First World War burials, 145 of which belonged, or were attached, to Artillery units. There are also four Second World War burials, all dating from the British Expeditionary Force’s period in France during the early months of the war before the German invasion.
The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield.
Private Ernest Moore 928355
47th Bn Canadian Infantry
Western Ontario Regiment
Died on 23rd July 1918 aged 37
Son of John Base
Husband of Harriet Moore
of Teeswater, Ontario
Grave: III D 23
Private Samuel Seaman 928515
47th Bn Canadian Infantry
Western Ontario Regiment
Died on 23rd July 1918 aged 31
Son of Stephen and Mary Seaman
Husband of Mary Seaman
of Mount Forest, Ontario
Grave: III D 22
Private Adrien Benoit 856238
87th Bn Canadian Infantry
Quebec Regiment
Died on 26th July 1918 aged 17
Son of Cyprien Benoit and his wife Ema Legros
of Garson, Ontario.
Grave: IV D 14
Gunner Tom Partridge 663024
256th Bde, Royal Field Artillery
Died on 15th April 1917 aged 17
Son of William and Janet Partridge
Native of Kilbirnie, Ayrshire
Grave: II B 1
Sunset and Evening star
And one clear call for me
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
(Also a popular Hymn set by Parry)
Serjeant Arthur Skene 200317
1/4th Bn Gordon Highlanders
Died on 6th April 1917 aged 22
Son of Margaret and the late Andrew Skene
of 51, St Swithin St, Aberdeen,
Native of Tarland, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire
Grave: I A 17
He came and went
And never ceased to smile
Perhaps from Robert Louis Stevenson :
In Memoriam F.A.S.
…Came and stayed and went, nor ever ceased to smile