Les 19 d'Allonville

Au cimetière communal d'Allonville se trouve une extension de la Commonwealth War Graves Commission dont la particularité est d'accueillir le dernier repos de 19 Diggers tués  le 31 mai 1918 par le même obus alors qu'ils dormaient dans des écuries de ce village servant de base arrière aux Britanniques. Ces hommes appartenaient au 14th Battalion Australian Infantry. Le même tir blessa 68 de leurs camarades.

Toutes photos S. Pinard pour 14-18 en Somme.

 

Il n'est pas inutile de rappeler que la jeune nation australienne envoya pèrs de 330 000 de ses fils combattre sur en Europe et en Orient et ce sur la seule base du volontariat (par deux fois le reocurs à la conscription fut rejeté). 61 859 Diggers trouveront la mort au cours du 1er conflit mondial.

Affiche australienne en faveur du volontariat.

 

En plus de ces 19 Aussies, d'autres braves venus combattre pour "la France et la liberté" reposent là en voici la liste compléte:

Private S.R.J. BANE, Royal army Service Corps, 18/06/1918, 28 ans.                      

Private H.B. DEVANNY, 15th BAF, 17/12/1916.

Lance Coroporal E.G. Watson, RASC, 20/05/1918, 23 ans.                                     

Private S. KNOWLES, Durham Light Inf., 19/12/1916, 19 ans.                         

Private  WILMOT, Northumberland Fusiliers, 14/01/1917, 20 ans.                          

Bombardier G. STOOKE, Australian Field Art., 23/12/1916.

Lieutenant W.R. SARA, 6th Battalion Australian Infantry, 10/01/1917, 25 ans.    

Private FREAR, Australian Machine Gun Corps, 12/12/1916.

Private J.W. BANNISTER-MUIR, 31st BAF, 08/01/1917.                                          

Driver Alex MACKENZIE, RASC, 07/01/1917, 32 ans.

Pioneer O.A. KEYMER, Royal Engineers, 07/01/1917, 21 ans.                                

Guardsmann R.F. MAYO, Grenadier Guards, 07/12/1916.

Private R.D. DUNNICLIFF, Australian Artillery, 05/01/1917.                                   

Private L.J. COAD, 16th BAF, 07/12/1916, 35 ans.

Guardsmann J.W.F. CLARKE, Grenadier Guards, 29/12/1916.                           

Private E.A. MAC DONALD, 16th BAF, 27/11/1916, 37 ans.

Private W.H.S. TEMPLEMAN, 15st BAF, 21/12/1916, 20 ans.                              

Sapper S.W. BELL BROWN, Royal Engineers, 26/11/1916, 21 ans.

Driver W. FENTON, Australian Field Artillery, 23/12/1916.                                   

Private N.R. MAC LEOD, 3rd BAF, 11/11/1916, 34 ans.

Gunner G.A. MAC LEAN, Royal Field Artillery, 23/12/1916.                                  

2nd Lieutenant A.A. PATTERSON, RFC, 09/11/1916, 25 ans.

Private A.W. HARDWICK, Yorkshire Rgt, 07/11/1916, 20 ans.                             

Private I. MELLOR, Duke of Wellington Rgt, 19/10/1916.

Private F. COOK, Royal Warwickshire Rgt, 15/10/1916, 23 ans.                          

Sergeant F.E. KEMP, RFA., 09/10/1916.

Driver John HOGAN, RASC, 06/10/1916.                                                                 

Private J.A. BOULTON, Manchester Rgt, 26/09/1916, 21 ans.

2nd Lieutenant P.R. PINSENT, RFC, 24/09/1916, 18 ans.                                   

Guardsmann J.B. BURROWS, Grenadier Guards, 21/09/1916.

Private E.W. GREEN, Middlesex Rgt, 17/09/1916, 20 ans.                             

Shoeing Smith E.A. CLAYTON, RASC, 11/09/1916, 37 ans.

Guardsmann E. ROWLANDS, Welsh Guards, 11/09/1916.                                   

Lieutenant A.J. BOWERMAN, Somerset Light Inf./ RFC, 09/09/1916.

Lieutenant STRATHY MACKAY, RFC, 09/09/1916.                                                  

Sergeant E. SQUIRES, Northamptonshire Rgt, 04/09/1916, 22 ans.

Private R.E. GREY, RASC, 29/08/1916.                                                                     

Lance Corporal F.W. MUMFORD, DLH, 28/08/1916, 20 ans.

Private P. ROCHE, Leinster Rgt, 27/08/1916, 22 ans.                                            

Corporal W.B. BENNET, Northamptonshire Rgt, 26/08/1916.

Lance Corporal J.A. ALRED, West Yorkshire Rgt, 22/08/1916, 24 ans.              

Private George R. COUNTER, Devonshire Rgt, 20/08/1916.

Private W. THAIN, RASC, 17/08/1916, 23 ans.                                                           

Sergeant R.J.MELHUISH, Devonshire Rgt, 02/08/1916.

Private A.D. COURTNEY, 19th BAF, 19/01/1917, 26 ans.                                       

Private A.J. RUGGER, 31st BAF, 21/01/1917, 28 ans.

Private E.F. DYBALL, 8th BAF, 22/01/1917.                                                                

Pioneer G.H. FORTEY, Royal Engineers, 21/01/1917, 42 ans.

Gunner I.V. DAVIDSON, Australian Field Art., 27/01/1917.                                    

Driver G.H. FALCONER, Australian Field Art., 28/01/1917.

Private T. WOODLEY, Devonshire Rgt, 29/01/1917, 39 ans.                                

      Captain G.S. RICHARDSON, RASC, 20/05/1918, 31 ans.

Private T. STIBBARDS, 25th BAF, 07/04/1918, 36 ans.                                          

Private CHAMBERLAIN, Austr. Army Medical Corps, 10/07/1918.

Driver W.A. RANSLEY, Australian Field Art., 12/04/1918, 23 ans.                        

Private C.R. STEVENSON, AAMC, 10/07/1918, 24 ans.

Lieutenant H.V. MASTERS, Australian Engineers, 15/04/1918.                           

Sergeant A.A. ANDERSON, Austr. Army pay Corps, 17/06/1918.

 

A ces hommes tombés pendant la Grande Guerre s'ajoute un combattant de la Campagne de France:

Private G.R. PATRICK, the West Yorkshire Rgt, 06/05/1940, 43 ans.

 

 

 

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM