The Scottish War Graves Project

jrah60 · Joined: 05 Feb 2010 Posts: 2413 Location: East Kibride

Chili Trench Cemetery, Gavrelle, Pas de Calais, France

Identified Casualties: 180

Location Information
Gavrelle is a village about 10 kilometres east-north-east of Arras on the road to Douai.
Chili Trench Cemetery is 1.5 kilometres south-east of the village on the north-east side of the secondary road to Fampoux.
Historical Information
Gavrelle was captured by the Royal Naval Division on 23 April 1917, lost on 28 March 1918, and reoccupied by the 51st (Highland) Division on the following 27 August.
Chili Trench Cemetery was made in April and May 1917, mainly by units of the 37th Division; it was also known also as Gavrelle Road Cemetery, or Fampoux Cemetery. A further four Commonwealth graves from MONCHECOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY were removed to Chili Trench Cemetery in 1934.
The cemetery contains 196 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 19 of the burials are unidentified and 86 graves destroyed by shell fire are now represented by special memorials. The cemetery also contains the grave of one airman of the Second World War.

jrah60 · Joined: 05 Feb 2010 Posts: 2413 Location: East Kibride

DAVIDSON, JOHN LINDSAY
Rank: Private
Service No: S/12686
Date of Death: 07/05/1917
Age: 24
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders, 7th Bn.
Grave Reference: Sp. Mem. E. 5.
Cemetery: CHILI TRENCH CEMETERY, GAVRELLE
Additional Information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Davidson of 5 Kew Terrace, Edinburgh; husband of Jean Gray Davidson.

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DEVINE, HUGH
Rank: Private
Service No: S/40158
Date of Death: 07/05/1917
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders, 7th Bn.
Grave Reference: Sp. Mem. E. 3.
Cemetery: CHILI TRENCH CEMETERY, GAVRELLE
Additional Information:

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DOLLAR, J
Rank: Private
Service No: S/40028
Date of Death: 03/05/1917
Regiment/Service: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 10th Bn.
Grave Reference: Sp. Mem. D. 6.
Cemetery: CHILI TRENCH CEMETERY, GAVRELLE
Additional Information: Place of birth, Old Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire (SNWM).

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EWEN, GEORGE (EWAN on SNWM)
Rank: Lance Serjeant
Service No: S/43088
Date of Death: 11/04/1917
Age: 37
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders, 2nd Bn. formerly 3856 Gordon Highlanders (SNWM).
Grave Reference: Sp. Mem. E. 6.
Cemetery: CHILI TRENCH CEMETERY, GAVRELLE
Additional Information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ewen of East Brathens, Banchory, Kincardineshire.

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JOHNSTON, DAVID
Rank: Serjeant
Service No: 19014
Date of Death: 23/04/1917
Age: 34
Regiment/Service: Royal Fusiliers, 13th Bn.
Grave Reference: D. 17.
Cemetery: CHILI TRENCH CEMETERY, GAVRELLE
Additional Information: (Served as SIMPSON). Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Johnston of Kennishead, Glasgow.

SIMPSON, DAVID
Rank: Serjeant
Service No: 19014
Date of Death: 23/04/1917
Age: 34
Regiment/Service: ALIAS
Grave Reference
Cemetery: CHILI TRENCH CEMETERY, GAVRELLE
Additional Information: See JOHNSTON, the true family name

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JOHNSTONE, A.D.
Rank: Private
Service No: 41191
Date of Death: 12/04/1917
Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 9th Bn.
Grave Reference: Sp. Mem. D. 18.
Cemetery: CHILI TRENCH CEMETERY, GAVRELLE
Additional Information:

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McGREGOR, JOHN
Rank: Private
Service No: 25340
Date of Death: 24/04/1917
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots, 15th Bn.
Grave Reference: A. 9.
Cemetery: CHILI TRENCH CEMETERY, GAVRELLE
Additional Information: Place of birth, Mill Bank, Midlothian.

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ROSS, GEORGE ALEXANDER
Rank: Private
Service No: 30452
Date of Death: 12/04/1917
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots, 12th Bn.
Grave Reference: Sp. Mem. E. 10.
Cemetery: CHILI TRENCH CEMETERY, GAVRELLE
Additional Information: Place of birth, Barnsmanor, Peeblesshire (SNWM).

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ROWLEY, ROBERT ARTHUR
Rank: Private
Service No: S/16142
Date of Death: 07/05/1917
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders, 7th Bn. formerly SS/664 Royal Army Service Corps.
Grave Reference: Sp. Mem. E. 4.
Cemetery: CHILI TRENCH CEMETERY, GAVRELLE
Additional Information:

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WOODHEAD, S
Rank: Private
Service No: 17141
Date of Death: 12/04/1917
Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 9th Bn.
Grave Reference: Sp. Mem. E. 1.
Cemetery: CHILI TRENCH CEMETERY, GAVRELLE
Additional Information:

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