Hervin Farm British Cemetery
Location
St.Laurent-Blangy lies about 3 kilometres north-east of Arras. Hervin Farm British Cemetery lies about one kilometre east of St. Laurent-Blangy, to the south of the road from St. Laurent-Blangy to Fampoux.
Following those directions you will pass under an arched railway bridge just after a small roundabout.
The cemetery is just after this bridge. There is a small parking area just after the house at the laneway entrance.
Continue down the lane and just before the barrier at the bottom you will find the cemetery on your left.
| GPS | N | E | OSM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decimal | 50.303581 | 2.824881 | Map |
Historical Information
Until 9 April 1917, the Allied front line ran practically through the village of St. Laurent-Blangy.
Hervin Farm was taken by the 9th (Scottish) Division on 9 April 1917 and the cemetery was made by fighting units and field ambulances in that month; three graves were added subsequently. The cemetery now contains 51 burials of the First World War, three of them unidentified.
The cemetery was designed by N A Rew.
Private Henry Burrows 351917
1/9th Bn Royal Scots
Died 18th April 1917
Grave: C 2
Private James Searle S/40688
10th Bn Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Died on 9th April 1917 aged 20
Son of Mrs A and the late James Searle
of 34 Melrose Rd, Gainsborough, Lincs
Grave: C 3
Brigadier General Charles Gosling CMG
King’s Royal Rifle Corps
Commanding 10th Inf Bde
Died on 12th April 1917 aged 48
Husband of Mrs V Gosling
of Marlingford Hall, Norwich
Grave: C 6
Captain Hedworth Fellowes MC
11th King Edward’s Own Lancers
Probyn’s Horse
Died on 12th May 1917 aged 25
Son of 1st Baron and Lady Ailwyn,
of Honingham, Norfolk
Husband of Audrey Fellowes
Grave: C 7
Lt Colonel S Mullock
2nd Bn Essex Regiment
Died on 12th April 1917
Grave: C 8