Lowrie Cemetery
Location
Havrincourt is a village in the Department of the Pas de Calais, about twelve kilometres south-west of Cambrai and just north of Havrincourt Wood. The Cemetery is located a kilometre north of the village on the left hand side of the D15 road towards Marquion.
Parking is troublesome as the location is on a bend as the road goes over the autoroute. My own preference is to approach the cemetery from Marquion and park at the top of the walk down to the cemetery.
| GPS | N | E | OSM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decimal | 50.118941 | 3.081783 | Map |
Historical Information
Havrincourt village was stormed by the 62nd (West Riding) Division on 20th November 1917. It was lost on 23rd March 1918, but it was retaken on 12th September by the 62nd Division, who held it against a counter-attack the following day.
Lowrie Cemetery was made by the 3rd Division Burial Officer at the beginning of October 1918, and named after him.
The original 211 burials, were increased after the Armistice when graves were brought in from the battlefields on all sides of Havrincourt. Most of the men buried in the cemetery died in September 1918.
The cemetery now contains 251 First World War burials, 47 of them unidentified. The cemetery was designed by N A Rew.
2nd Lieutenant Harry Mansfield
15th Bn Tank Corps
Died on 27th September 1918 aged 21
Son of Annie and the late Albert Mansfield
Grave: K 13
Private Alfred Clarke 21504
2/4th Bn Hampshire Regiment
Died on 12th September 1918 aged 23
Son of John and Ellen Clarke
of 207, St. Augustine Rd., Southsea, Portsmouth
Grave: J 24
Private Oliver Keeble 200895
2nd Bn Suffolk Regiment
Died on 27th September 1918 aged 21
Son of Harry Keeble
of White House, Crowfield, Ipswich
Grave: H 9
2nd Lieutenant Frederick Eckley
F Bn Tank Corps
Died on 27th November 1917 aged 31
Son of Mary and the late George Eckley
of 32, Grove Park Avenue, Brislington, Bristol
Grave: G 2
The commander of tank F 31 Fearnought was killed in the attack on Bourlon. All the other members of the crew were wounded.
2nd Lieutenant William Stott
3rd Bn King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died on 29th September 1918 aged 39
Son of William and Alice Stott
Husband of Agnes Stott
of 4, St. Peter’s Terrace, Clifton, York
Grave: A 3