Cambrai Memorial to the Missing
Encyclopedia
The Cambrai Memorial to the Missing (sometimes referred to as the Louverval Memorial) is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission
(CWGC) memorial for the missing soldiers of World War I
who fought in the Battle of Cambrai on the Western Front
.
troops in April 1917 on the site of Louverval Chateau in northern France
.
The memorial lists the 7,048 missing soldiers of the United Kingdom
and South Africa
who died at the Battle of Cambrai and have no known graves.
The memorial was designed by H Chalton Bradshaw
, who also designed the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing
in Belgium, with sculpture by Charles Sargeant Jagger
.
It was unveiled on 4 August 1930 by Lieutenant-General Sir Louis Ridley Vaughan.
who have no known grave.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves, and places of commemoration, of Commonwealth of Nations military service members who died in the two World Wars...
(CWGC) memorial for the missing soldiers of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
who fought in the Battle of Cambrai on the Western Front
Western Front (World War I)
Following the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the German Army opened the Western Front by first invading Luxembourg and Belgium, then gaining military control of important industrial regions in France. The tide of the advance was dramatically turned with the Battle of the Marne...
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Foundation
The memorial stands at one end of Louverval Military Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, which was founded by CommonwealthCommonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
troops in April 1917 on the site of Louverval Chateau in northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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The memorial lists the 7,048 missing soldiers of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
who died at the Battle of Cambrai and have no known graves.
The memorial was designed by H Chalton Bradshaw
H Chalton Bradshaw
Harold Chalton Bradshaw was a Liverpool-born architect.His design work included the British School at Rome's Common Room and several Commonwealth War Graves Commission First World War cemeteries and memorials, including the Cambrai Memorial in France and the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing...
, who also designed the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing
Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing
The Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial for the missing soldiers of World War I who fought in the immediate area of the Ypres Salient on the Western Front.The grounds were assigned to the United Kingdom in perpetuity by King Albert I of Belgium in...
in Belgium, with sculpture by Charles Sargeant Jagger
Charles Sargeant Jagger
Charles Sargeant Jagger MC was a British sculptor who, following active service in the First World War, sculpted many works on the theme of war...
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It was unveiled on 4 August 1930 by Lieutenant-General Sir Louis Ridley Vaughan.
Notable names
The memorial holds the names of seven recipients of the Victoria CrossVictoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
who have no known grave.
- Private George William Burdett ClareGeorge William Burdett ClareGeorge William Burdett Clare VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- Private Frederick George DancoxFrederick George DancoxFrederick George Dancox VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Military Career:...
- 2nd Lt James Samuel EmersonJames Samuel EmersonJames Samuel Emerson VC was a British Army officer, and posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award of the British Commonwealth for gallantry "in the face of the enemy", during the First World War.-Biography:...
- Major Frederick Henry JohnsonFrederick Henry JohnsonFrederick Henry Johnson VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- Captain Allastair Malcolm Cluny McReady-DiarmidAllastair Malcolm Cluny McReady-DiarmidAllastair Malcolm Cluny McReady-Diarmid VC was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- Captain Walter Napleton StoneWalter Napleton StoneWalter Napleton Stone VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was born in Blackheath, London.-Details:Born on 7 December 1891 to Edward and Emily...
- Captain Richard William Leslie Wain