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updated: Jan 29, 2003
HAWTHORNE RIDGE 1 WWI BRITISH CEMETERY
It was made by V Corps, who cleared teh Ancre battlefields in the spring of 1917, as V Corps Cemetery No.9. It contains the graves of 152 United Kingdom soldiers (including 71 unidentified) and one from Newfoundland; the majority belonged to the 29th Division, and 42 of these to the 16th (Public Schools) Bn., Middlesex Regiment. Almost all fell on the 1st July or the 13th November, 1916; a few in June and July, 1918.
The Cemetery covers an area of 472 square metres and it is enclosed by a stone rubble wall.
Number of burials by Unit
Middlesex Regt. 42
Royal Fusiliers - City of London Regt. 21
Seaforth Highlanders 5
Monmouthshire Regt. 2
East Yorkshire Regt. 2
Dorsetshire Regt. 2
Border Regt. 2
Royal Newfoundland Regt. 1
Royal Irish Regt. 1
Royal Horse Artillery 1
Royal Dublin Fusiliers 1
East Lancashire Regt. 1
Black Watch - Royal Highlanders 1
Identified burials 82
Unidentified UK burials: 71
Total burials 153
Those with awards in this cemetery
Lt. Henry James Heath M.C., 16th Bn. Middlesex Regt. Killed in action 1st July 1916, aged 39. A.84