- Source: Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres
Heath Cemetery in Harbonnières, France is a cemetery operated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, for British Empire soldiers of the Somme campaign during World War I.
Heath Cemetery is situated on the south side of the main road (D1029) from Amiens to St Quentin, approximately 3km north to northeast of the village Harbonnières and 13 km east from Villers-Bretonneux. The cemetery has 1860 plots and was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield.
Located in the Somme, Harbonnières was captured by French troops in the summer of 1916, retaken by the Germans on 27 April 1918, and regained by the Australian Corps on 8 August 1918.
Notable burials
Robert Beatham, recipient of the Victoria Cross
Eric Brookes, British World War I flying ace
Michael Gonne, World War I flying ace
Alfred Gaby, recipient of the Victoria Cross
William Reginald Rawlings, first Aboriginal commissioned officer in Australian Military Forces
See also
Mont Saint-Quentin Australian war memorial
Villers–Bretonneux Australian National Memorial
References
External links
Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres at Find a Grave