Héninel Croisilles Road Cemetery, Héninel
Location
Héninel and Croisilles are villages approximately 5 kilometres and 8 kilometres south-east of Arras on the D33, in the valleys of the Cojeul and the Sensée respectively, and they are joined by a road which crosses a high plateau. On the eastern side of that road, nearer to Héninel, is the Héninel-Croisilles Road Cemetery, which is approached down a 2 kilometre track.
| GPS | N | E | OSM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decimal | 50.227943 | 2.873858 | Map |
Historical Information
The 21st Division captured Héninel on 12th April 1917 and advanced eastwards on the two following days. The 33rd Division then took over the attack. These two divisions are largely represented in the cemetery. In April 1918 this ground was lost, and the eleven German graves in Plot I, Rows D and E, were made when the cemetery was in German hands. After the Armistice, graves were brought in from a wide area round Héninel.
The cemetery now contains 307 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, 104 of them unidentified.
The cemetery was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.
Captain Douglas Foster
The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Died on 14th April 1917 aged 26
Son of Brigadier General Turville and Madeleine Foster
of Salcombe, Devon
Grave: II A 17
p(quote).
They who had all — gave all
2nd Lieutenant Arthur Henry
5th Bn (Attd 1st) Middlesex Regiment
Died on 23rd April 1917 aged 33
Son of Alfred and Jessie Henry
of 120 Portsdown Rd, Maida Vale, London
Enlisted in 1914
Grave: I B 1
p(quote).
He died a hero
Admired by his officers
Adored by his men