Updated February 2006

World War I

This page deals with the Great War 1914-1918.

There are 50 Billinghams listed here who gave their lives for their country.

In Memory of

ARTHUR BILLINGHAM

Private
203215
2nd Bn., Essex Regiment
who died on
Thursday 8th August 1918. Age 20.

Additional Information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Billingham, of 63, Bearmore Rd., Old Hill, Staffs. Born at Cradley, Staffs

Cemetery: MONT-BERNANCHON BRITISH CEMETERY, GONNEHEM, Pas de Calais, France
Grave Reference/Panel Number: . II. C. I.
Location: Mont-Bernanchon is a village 8 kilometres north-north-west of Bethune. From Bethune follow the D937 road in the direction of Hazebrouck. About 6 kilometres along this road is the village of Mont Bernanchon. Just before you enter the village the Cemetery lies on the left hand side of the road, set back along a chemin d'access, approximately 100 metres from the roadside.

In Memory of

A BILLINGHAM

Private
1388
1st Bn., Royal Warwickshire Regiment
who died on
Wednesday 11th April 1917. Age 20.

Additional Information: Son of Walter and Clara Billingham, of 13, Warstone Terrace, Handsworth, Birmingham.

Cemetery: BROWN'S COPSE CEMETERY, ROEUX, Pas de Calais, France
Grave Reference/Panel Number: II. E. 3.
Location: Roeux is a village about 8 kilometres east of Arras. Brown's Copse Cemetery is about one kilometre north-west of Roeux on the eastern outskirts of the neighbouring village of Fampoux. It is signposted from Fampoux village.

In Memory of

ALBERT BILLINGHAM

Private
32887
1st/4th Bn., King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regt.)
who died on
Tuesday 31st July 1917.

Cemetery: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Grave Reference/Panel Number: Panel 12
Location: Ypres (now Ieper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders. The Memorial is situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk). Each night at 8 pm the traffic is stopped at the Menin Gate while members of the local Fire Brigade sound the Last Post in the roadway under the Memorial's arches.

In Memory of

ARTHUR BILLINGHAM

Serjeant
7616
1st Bn, Suffolk Regiment
who died on
Saturday 8th May 1915.

Cemetery: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Grave Reference/Panel Number: Panel 21
Location: Ypres (now Ieper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders. The Memorial is situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk). Each night at 8 pm the traffic is stopped at the Menin Gate while members of the local Fire Brigade sound the Last Post in the roadway under the Memorial's arches.

In Memory of

ARTHUR BILLINGHAM

Electrical Artificer 4th Class
M/6174
R.N. H.M.S. "Black Prince.", Royal Navy
who died on
Wednesday 31st May 1916. Age 22.

Additional Information: Great Grandson of Emmanuel. Grandson of Joseph and Ann Maria Billingham. Joseph was the brother of Benny fiddler. Son of Harry and Bertha Billingham, of 73, Graingers Lane, Cradley Heath, Staffs. Living at 29 Lomey town in 1901. 1901 Census

Cemetery: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Grave Reference/Panel Number: 20.
Location: The Memorial is situated on Southsea Common overlooking the promenade, and is accessible at all times.

In Memory of

ARTHUR HUGH BILLINGHAM

Rifleman
555050
1st/16th Bn., London Regt (Queen's Westminster Rifles)
attd. 2nd/6th Bn., London Regt (City of London Rifles)
who died on
Sunday 28th October 1917. Age 26.

Additional Information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Billingham, of Kislingbury, Northampton.

Cemetery: TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Grave Reference/Panel Number: Panel 150
Location: The Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing forms the north-eastern boundary of Tyne Cot Cemetery, which is located 9 kilometres north east of Ieper town centre, on the Tynecotstraat, a road leading from the Zonnebeekseweg (N332). The names of those from United Kingdom units are inscribed on Panels arranged by Regiment under their respective Ranks. The names of those from New Zealand units are inscribed on panels within the New Zealand Memorial Apse located at the center of the Memorial.

In Memory of

ALBERT VICTOR BILLINGHAM

Lance Corporal
WR/22892
who died on
Thursday 27th May 1920. Age 28.

Additional Information: Son of Tom and Amelia Billingham, of Harpole.

Cemetery: HARPOLE (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

In Memory of

BERTIE BILLINGHAM

Stoker 1st Class
SS/112506
H.M.S. "Hampshire.", Royal Navy
who died on
Monday 5th June 1916. Age 29.

Additional Information: Son of Foley and Ellen Billingham. Native of Birmingham.

Cemetery: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Grave Reference/Panel Number: 17.
Location: The Memorial is situated on Southsea Common overlooking the promenade, and is accessible at all times.

In Memory of

CLIFFORD BILLINGHAM

Private
41962
1st Bn., Hertfordshire Regiment
who died on
Saturday 24th August 1918. Age 19.

Additional Information: Son of Herbert Samuel and Elizabeth Billingham, of "The Porch," North Bridge St., Shefford, Beds.

Cemetery: BAGNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY, GEZAINCOURT, Somme, France
Grave Reference/Panel Number: VI. A. 37.
Location: Gezaincourt is a village in the Department of the Somme, situated 2 kilometres to the south-west of the town of Doullens, and Bagneux British Cemetery lies to the south of the village. There is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission signpost in Gezaincourt village opposite the "Chateau" entrance.

In Memory of

CLARENCE BILLINGHAM

Lance Corporal
9029
10th Bn., Royal Warwickshire Regiment
who died on
Thursday 14th June 1917. Age 20.

Additional Information: Son of Alfred and Emily Billingham, of Adstone, Towcester, Northants. Native of Adstone.

Cemetery: ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France
Grave Reference/Panel Number: XXII. K. 26A.
Location: Etaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne. The Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne.

In Memory of

DAVID BILLINGHAM

Private
15269
9th Bn., Worcestershire Regiment
who died on
Sunday 15th August 1915. Age 25.

Additional Information: Son of Mrs. Billingham, of 3, Brook Crescent, Wolescote, Stourbridge, and the late Mr. Billingham.

Cemetery: HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey
Grave Reference/Panel Number: Panel 104 to 113
Location: The Helles Memorial stands on the tip of the Gallipoli Peninsula. It takes the form of an obelisk over 30 metres high that can be seen by ships passing through the Dardanelles.

In Memory of

ERNEST BILLINGHAM

Corporal
40017
2nd Bn., Royal Scots Fusiliers
who died on
Sunday 18th August 1918. Age 32.

Additional Information: Son of Benjamin Billingham, of Gorse Villa, Sharlston, Wakefield.

Cemetery: PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium
Grave Reference/Panel Number: Panel 1
Location: The Ploegsteert Memorial stands in Berks Cemetery Extension, which is located 12.5 kilometres south of Ieper town centre, on the N365 leading from Ieper to Mesen (Messines), Ploegsteert and on to Armentieres. From Ieper town centre the Rijselsestraat runs from the market square, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and directly over the crossroads with the Ieper ring road. The road name then changes to the Rijselseweg (N336). 3.5 kilometres along the N336 lies a fork junction with the N365. The N365, which forms the right hand fork, leads to the town of Mesen. The Cemetery lies 3 kilometres beyond Mesen on the right hand side of the N365, and opposite Hyde Park Corner Royal Berks Cemetery. The sounding of the Last Post takes place at the Ploegsteert Memorial on the first Friday of every month at 7 p.m.

In Memory of

EDWIN H. BILLINGHAM

Private
44636
8th Bn., Gloucestershire Regiment
who died on
Thursday 30th May 1918.

Cemetery: SOISSONS MEMORIAL, Aisne, France
Grave Reference/Panel Number:
Location: The town of Soissons stands on the left bank of the River Aisne, approximately 100 kilometres north-east of Paris. The Soissons Memorial will be found in the public square. The memorial register is kept at the Mairie where it may be consulted.
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In Memory of

FREDERICK BILLINGHAM

Private
G/17344
11th Bn., Royal Sussex Regiment
who died on
Thursday 6th December 1917. Age 19.

Additional Information: Son of Frank and Elizabeth Billingham, of The Green, Kislingbury, Northampton.

Cemetery: WHITE HOUSE CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Grave Reference/Panel Number: II. D. 14.
Location: The Cemetery is located north-east of Ieper on the Brugseweg (N313) in the direction of Roeselare/Brugge. From the Grote Markt in Ieper take the road called Korte Torhoutstraat and at the end turn left into Lange Torhoutstraat, follow this road over the roundabout into Kalfvart and continue to the traffic lights. At the traffic lights turn right into Brugseweg and the cemetery is along here on the left before the village of St Jan.
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In Memory of

FRANK BILLINGHAM

Private
3770
1st Bn., Welsh Guards
who died on
Sunday 25th August 1918. Age 19.

Additional Information: Son of George and Alice Billingham, of Abberley, Worcester.

Cemetery: CROISILLES BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France
Grave Reference/Panel Number: III. A. 29.
Location: Croisilles is a village about 13 kilometres south-east of Arras. Croisilles British Cemetery lies off a track, approximately 300 metres long, to the south-east of the village on the road to Ecoust-St-Mein (D9).
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In Memory of

FOLAY BILLINGHAM

Private
31240
7th Bn., South Lancashire Regiment
who died on
Sunday 22nd July 1917. Age 26.

Additional Information: Brother of Joseph Billingham, of 6, Fairfax St., Lincoln.

Cemetery: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Grave Reference/Panel Number: Panel 37
Location: Ypres (now Ieper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders. The Memorial is situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk). Each night at 8 pm the traffic is stopped at the Menin Gate while members of the local Fire Brigade sound the Last Post in the roadway under the Memorial's arches.
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In Memory of

FREDERICK RICHARD BILLINGHAM

Private
CH/18883
H.M.S. Venus, Royal Marine Light Infantry
who died on
Thursday 31st October 1918. Age 22.

Additional Information: Son of Albert and Eliza Billingham, of 9, Ipswick Rd., Hackney, London.

Cemetery: TEHRAN MEMORIAL, Iran
Grave Reference/Panel Number: Panel 1. Column Central.
Location: The Tehran Memorial commemorates casualties of the Indian, United Kingdom and New Zealand Forces who lost their lives during the campaign in Iran (formerly known as Persia) and who have no known grave. It also commemorates some of those who died in the neighbouring regions of Russia whose graves are unknown or unmaintainable. The Memorial is located in Tehran War Cemetery at the southern end of the residential area in the British Embassy compound at Gulhak, 13 kilometres from Tehran, and is enclosed by high walls. The Memorial comprises six free-standing memorial walls, three on each side of the central avenue leading to the Cross of Sacrifice. Between the two groups of memorial walls is a central feature bearing the inscription: 1914-1918 - 1939-1945 IN THIS CEMETERY ARE THE GRAVES OF FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY THREE COMMONWEALTH SAILORS, SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN AND ONE NURSING SISTER WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN IRAN DURING THE TWO WORLD WARS. THE NAMES OF THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND NINETY OF THEIR COMRADES WHO DIED IN IRAN AND IN NEIGHBOURING LANDS DURING THE WAR OF 1914-1918 AND WHO HAVE NO KNOWN GRAVE ARE INSCRIBED ON THESE MONUMENTS

In Memory of

GEORGE BILLINGHAM

Corporal
14543
9th Bn., The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
who died on
Monday 15th May 1916.

Cemetery: ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France
Grave Reference/Panel Number: Bay 7
Location: The Arras Memorial is in the Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, which is in the Boulevard du General de Gaulle in the western part of the town of Arras. The cemetery is near the Citadel, approximately 2 kilometres due west of the railway station.
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In Memory of

GEORGE BILLINGHAM

Private
15400
3rd Bn., Worcestershire Regiment
who died on
Thursday 7th June 1917. Age 23.

Additional Information: Son of James and Eliza Billingham, of 21, Oak St, Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill, Staffs.

Cemetery: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Grave Reference/Panel Number: Panel 34
Location: Ypres (now Ieper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders. The Memorial is situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk). Each night at 8 pm the traffic is stopped at the Menin Gate while members of the local Fire Brigade sound the Last Post in the roadway under the Memorial's arches.
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In Memory of

GEORGE HENRY BILLINGHAM

Stoker 1st Class
SS/108977
H.M.S. "Monmouth.", Royal Navy
who died on
Sunday 1st November 1914.

Cemetery: PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon, United Kingdom
Grave Reference/Panel Number: 3.
Location: The Memorial is situated centrally on The Hoe which looks directly towards Plymouth Sound. It is accessible at all times.
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In Memory of

H BILLINGHAM

Private
91997
13th Bn., The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
who died on
Tuesday 8th October 1918.

Cemetery: FORENVILLE MILITARY CEMETERY, Nord, France
Grave Reference/Panel Number: H. 2.
Location: Forenville is a small village 5 kilometres south-east of Cambrai. The Cemetery is south of the village and opposite the communal cemetery.
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In Memory of

H A BILLINGHAM

Corporal
S/4298
13th Bn., Rifle Brigade
who died on
Monday 5th August 1918.

 

In Memory of

J BILLINGHAM

Private
46322
Depot, Royal Scots
who died on
Sunday 9th February 1919.

Cemetery: BLACKHEATH (ST. PAUL) CHURCHYARD, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Grave Reference/Panel Number: West of Church.

In Memory of

J BILLINGHAM

Private
9786
1st/5th Bn., South Staffordshire Regiment
who died on
Saturday 31st July 1915.

Cemetery: RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Grave Reference/Panel Number: I. C. 2.
Location: Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) is located 2 kilometres south-east of Ieper town centre, on the Komenseweg, a road connecting Ieper to Komen (N336). From Ieper town centre the Komenseweg is located via the Rijselsestraat, through the Rijselpoort (Lille Gate) and crossing the Ieper ring road, towards Armentieres and Lille. The road name then changes to Rijselseweg. 1 kilometre along the Rijselseweg lies the left hand turning onto Komenseweg. The cemetery itself is located 1.2 kilometres along the Komenseweg on the right hand side of the road.
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In Memory of

JAMES BILLINGHAM

Rifleman
260022
1st Bn., Monmouthshire Regiment
who died on
Friday 3rd August 1917. Age 33.

Additional Information: Son of James Billingham; husband of Alice Billingham, of 98, Lower High St., Quarry Bank, Staffs.

Cemetery: LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France
Grave Reference/Panel Number: Panel 129 and 130
Location: Loos-en-Gohelle is a village about 5 kilometres north-west of Lens. The Loos Memorial forms the side and back of Dud Corner Cemetery where over 1,700 officers and men are buried, the great majority of whom fell in the Battle of Loos. Dud Corner Cemetery, which stands almost on the site of a German strong point, the Lens Road Redoubt, captured by the 15th (Scottish) Division on the first day of the battle, is located about 1 kilometre west of the village, on the N43, the main Lens to Bethune road. The Loos Memorial commemorates over 20,000 officers and men who fell in the area from the River Lys to the old southern boundary of the First Army, east and west of Grenay, and who have no known grave. It covers the period from the first day of the Battle of Loos to the date of the Armistice. On either side of the cemetery is a wall 15 feet high, to which are fixed tablets on which are carved the names of those commemorated. At the back are four small circular courts, open to the sky, in which the lines of tablets are continued, and between these courts are three semicircular walls or apses, two of which carry tablets, while on the centre apse is erected the Cross of Sacrifice.

In Memory of

JOSEPH BILLINGHAM

Private
17856
3rd Bn., Grenadier Guards
who died on
Saturday 9th October 1915. Age 24.

Additional Information: Son of James Billingham, of 11D, Blake St., Barrow-in-Furness, Lancs.

Cemetery: LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France
Grave Reference/Panel Number: Panel 5 to 7
Location: Loos-en-Gohelle is a village about 5 kilometres north-west of Lens. The Loos Memorial forms the side and back of Dud Corner Cemetery where over 1,700 officers and men are buried, the great majority of whom fell in the Battle of Loos. Dud Corner Cemetery, which stands almost on the site of a German strong point, the Lens Road Redoubt, captured by the 15th (Scottish) Division on the first day of the battle, is located about 1 kilometre west of the village, on the N43, the main Lens to Bethune road. The Loos Memorial commemorates over 20,000 officers and men who fell in the area from the River Lys to the old southern boundary of the First Army, east and west of Grenay, and who have no known grave. It covers the period from the first day of the Battle of Loos to the date of the Armistice. On either side of the cemetery is a wall 15 feet high, to which are fixed tablets on which are carved the names of those commemorated. At the back are four small circular courts, open to the sky, in which the lines of tablets are continued, and between these courts are three semicircular walls or apses, two of which carry tablets, while on the centre apse is erected the Cross of Sacrifice.

In Memory of

JOSEPH BILLINGHAM

Private
18226
"B" Coy. 1st Bn., Northamptonshire Regiment
who died on
Sunday 23rd July 1916. Age 38.

Additional Information: Son of Thomas Billingham, of High St., Daventry, Northants; husband of Maud Louise Billingham, of 14, Townsend Rd., Rugby.

Cemetery: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France
Grave Reference/Panel Number: Pier and Face 11 A and 11 D
Location: The Thiepval Memorial will be found on the D73, off the main Bapaume to Albert road (D929). Each year a major ceremony is held at the memorial on 1 July.

In Memory of

JOHN BILLINGHAM

Private
7083
1st Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment
who died on
Tuesday 13th October 1914.

Cemetery: LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France
Grave Reference/Panel Number: Panel 10 and 11
Location: Le Touret Memorial is located at the east end of Le Touret Military Cemetery, on the south side of the Bethune-Armentieres main road. From Bethune follow the signs for Armentieres until you are on the D171. Continue on this road through Essars and Le Touret village. Approximately 1 kilometre after Le Touret village and about 5 kilometres before you reach the intersection with the D947, Estaires to La Bassee road, the Cemetery lies on the right hand side of the road. The Memorial takes the form of a loggia surrounding an open rectangular court. The court is enclosed by three solid walls and on the eastern side by a colonnade. East of the colonnade is a wall and the colonnade and wall are prolonged northwards (to the road) and southwards, forming a long gallery. Small pavilions mark the ends of the gallery and the western corners of the court. The names of those commemorated are listed on panels set into the walls of the court and the gallery, arranged by Regiment, Rank and alphabetically by surname within the rank. Over 13,000 names are listed on the memorial of men who fell in this area before 25 September 1915 and who have no known grave.
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In Memory of

JAMES BILLINGHAM

Private
260007
2nd/5th Bn., Leicestershire Regiment
who died on
Thursday 27th September 1917.

Cemetery: TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Grave Reference/Panel Number: Panel 50 to 51
Location: The Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing forms the north-eastern boundary of Tyne Cot Cemetery, which is located 9 kilometres north east of Ieper town centre, on the Tynecotstraat, a road leading from the Zonnebeekseweg (N332). The names of those from United Kingdom units are inscribed on Panels arranged by Regiment under their respective Ranks. The names of those from New Zealand units are inscribed on panels within the New Zealand Memorial Apse located at the center of the Memorial.

In Memory of

JOHN ASKHAM BILLINGHAM

Airman 1st Class
7987
9th Sqdn., Royal Flying Corps
who died on
Sunday 11th November 1917. Age 25.

Additional Information: Son of Manning and Mary Billingham, of 21, Cambridge St., Wolverton, Buckinghamshire.

Cemetery: BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France
Grave Reference/Panel Number: VIII. I. 123.
Location: Boulogne-sur-Mer is a large Channel port. Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, one of the town cemeteries, lies in the district of St Martin Boulogne, just beyond the eastern (Chateau) corner of the Citadel (Haute-Ville). The cemetery is a large civil cemetery, split in two by the Rue de Dringhem, just south of the main road (RN42) to St Omer. The Commonwealth War Graves plot is located down the western edge of the southern section of the cemetery, with an entrance in the Rue de Dringhen. Car parking is available along the Rue de Dringhen.
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In Memory of

JOHN CHARLES BILLINGHAM

Gunner
65923
"S" Anti-Aircraft Bty., Royal Field Artillery
who died on
Thursday 27th September 1917. Age 25.

Additional Information: Son of Thomas and Sarah Jane Billingham, of 22, Vittoria St., Smethwick, Staffs.

Cemetery: ZUYDCOOTE MILITARY CEMETERY, Nord, France
Grave Reference/Panel Number: I. D. 16.
Location: Zuydcoote is a village in the Department of the Nord about 10 kilometres north-east of Dunkirk. The Military Cemetery is west of the village and about 550 metres east of Zuydcoote Halte.
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In Memory of

J H BILLINGHAM

Staff Serjeant
25204
16th Heavy Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery
who died on
Friday 12th October 1917. Age 41.

Additional Information: Son of John and Margaret Billingham; husband of Ada Adelaide Billingham, of 27, Priory Rd., Eastney, Portsmouth. Native of Derby.

Cemetery: BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France
Grave Reference/Panel Number: VIII. I. 49.
Location: Boulogne-sur-Mer is a large Channel port. Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, one of the town cemeteries, lies in the district of St Martin Boulogne, just beyond the eastern (Chateau) corner of the Citadel (Haute-Ville). The cemetery is a large civil cemetery, split in two by the Rue de Dringhem, just south of the main road (RN42) to St Omer. The Commonwealth War Graves plot is located down the western edge of the southern section of the cemetery, with an entrance in the Rue de Dringhen. Car parking is available along the Rue de Dringhen.
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In Memory of

JOHN HENRY BILLINGHAM

Corporal
801216
Anti-Aircraft Depot, Royal Field Artillery
who died on
Wednesday 5th September 1917. Age 21.

Additional Information: Son of Frank and Charlotte Billingham, of 133, Granville St., Grimsby.

Cemetery: GRIMSBY (SCARTHO ROAD) CEMETERY, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Grave Reference/Panel Number: 3. L. 2.
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In Memory of

JOHN WILLIAM BILLINGHAM

Private
10813
1st Bn., The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
who died on
Thursday 3rd June 1915.

Cemetery: LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France
Grave Reference/Panel Number: Panel 27 and 28
Location: Le Touret Memorial is located at the east end of Le Touret Military Cemetery, on the south side of the Bethune-Armentieres main road. From Bethune follow the signs for Armentieres until you are on the D171. Continue on this road through Essars and Le Touret village. Approximately 1 kilometre after Le Touret village and about 5 kilometres before you reach the intersection with the D947, Estaires to La Bassee road, the Cemetery lies on the right hand side of the road. The Memorial takes the form of a loggia surrounding an open rectangular court. The court is enclosed by three solid walls and on the eastern side by a colonnade. East of the colonnade is a wall and the colonnade and wall are prolonged northwards (to the road) and southwards, forming a long gallery. Small pavilions mark the ends of the gallery and the western corners of the court. The names of those commemorated are listed on panels set into the walls of the court and the gallery, arranged by Regiment, Rank and alphabetically by surname within the rank. Over 13,000 names are listed on the memorial of men who fell in this area before 25 September 1915 and who have no known grave.
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In Memory of

LIONEL ALFRED SAMUEL BILLINGHAM

Private
49144
2nd Bn., Northamptonshire Regiment
who died on
Monday 29th April 1918. Age 19.

Additional Information: Son of Alfred Eleazar Billingham and Sarah Billingham, of Rodmarton, Cirencester, Glos.

Cemetery: ADELAIDE CEMETERY, VILLERS-BRETONNEUX, Somme, France
Grave Reference/Panel Number: I. F. 10.
Location: Villers-Bretonneux is a town 16 kilometres east of Amiens and the Cemetery is situated west of the village on the north side of the main road from Amiens to St. Quentin.
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In Memory of

OLIVER BILLINGHAM

Private
8419
1st/5th Bn., South Staffordshire Regiment
who died on
Wednesday 13th October 1915. Age 24.

Additional Information: Son of Henry and Ruth Billingham, of 64, Beehive St., Cradley Heath, Staffs.

Cemetery: LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France
Grave Reference/Panel Number: Panel 73 to 76
Location: Loos-en-Gohelle is a village about 5 kilometres north-west of Lens. The Loos Memorial forms the side and back of Dud Corner Cemetery where over 1,700 officers and men are buried, the great majority of whom fell in the Battle of Loos. Dud Corner Cemetery, which stands almost on the site of a German strong point, the Lens Road Redoubt, captured by the 15th (Scottish) Division on the first day of the battle, is located about 1 kilometre west of the village, on the N43, the main Lens to Bethune road. The Loos Memorial commemorates over 20,000 officers and men who fell in the area from the River Lys to the old southern boundary of the First Army, east and west of Grenay, and who have no known grave. It covers the period from the first day of the Battle of Loos to the date of the Armistice. On either side of the cemetery is a wall 15 feet high, to which are fixed tablets on which are carved the names of those commemorated. At the back are four small circular courts, open to the sky, in which the lines of tablets are continued, and between these courts are three semicircular walls or apses, two of which carry tablets, while on the centre apse is erected the Cross of Sacrifice.

In Memory of

OSCAR WILLIAM BILLINGHAM

Private
3122
10th Bn., Royal Warwickshire Regiment
who died on
Saturday 18th May 1918. Age 41.

Additional Information: Husband of Annie Elizabeth Billingham, of 5/14, Blythe St., Ladywood, Birmingham.

Cemetery: PONTOISE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Val d'Oise, France
Grave Reference/Panel Number:
Location: Pontoise is approximately 32 kilometres north of Versailles. The Cemetery lies north-west of the town. Section S, which contains the 1939-1945 war plot, is an extension which can be found in the southern part of the cemetery. The 1914-1918 war grave is located in Section J, among the French war graves.
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In Memory of

RICHARD HERBERT BILLINGHAM

Private
9615
1st Bn., Northamptonshire Regiment
who died on
Monday 14th September 1914.

Cemetery: LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL, Seine-et-Marne, France
Grave Reference/Panel Number:
Location: La Ferte-sous-Jouarre is a small town 66 kilometres to the east of Paris, and the Memorial is situated in a small park on the south bank of the River Marne, just off the main road to Paris. The Memorial Register is kept at the Town Hall. The La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial commemorates nearly 4,000 officers and men of the British Expeditionary Force who died in August, September and the early part of October 1914 and who have no known grave. The monument consists of a rectangular block of stone, 62 feet by 30 feet and 24 feet high, with the names of the dead engraved on stone panels on all sides of the monument. The monument is surmounted by a sarcophagus and a trophy carved in stone. At the four corners of the pavement are stone piers with urns, carved with the coats of arms of the Empire.
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In Memory of

T BILLINGHAM

Serjeant
1329
2nd/1st East Anglian Field Coy., Royal Engineers
who died on
Thursday 25th November 1915.

Additional Information: Husband of Ada Billingham, of 103, Tideswell Rd., Eastbourne.

Cemetery: PIETA MILITARY CEMETERY, Malta
Grave Reference/Panel Number: D. IX. 3.
Location: The Cemetery is located in Triq id-Duburi (Our Lady of Sorrows Street), 2 kilometres south-west of Valletta on the road to Sliema. On the edge of the Gwardamanga district, the entrance is on Triq II-Principessa Melita, leading to Triq Tal-Pieta and Msida Sea Front and Creek.
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In Memory of

TOM BILLINGHAM

Private
M2/183587
621st M.T. Coy., Army Service Corps
who died on
Monday 23rd April 1917. Age 23.

Additional Information: Son of Harry and Sarah Elizabeth Billingham, of 29, High St., Beighton, Sheffield.

Cemetery: BEIGHTON (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

In Memory of

T BILLINGHAM

Driver
T2/9733
attd. 98th Sanitary Sect., Royal Army Medical Corps
who died on
Tuesday 20th November 1917.

Cemetery: SALONIKA (LEMBET ROAD) MILITARY CEMETERY, Greece
Grave Reference/Panel Number: 1282.
Location: Thessalonika (Salonika) is a town at the head of the Gulf of Thessalonika. The Cemetery is on the northern outskirts of Thessalonika, adjoining the Roman Catholic French and Italian War Cemeteries. It lies on the west side of the road to Seres.
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In Memory of

THOMAS BILLINGHAM

Private
4787
2nd Bn., Border Regiment
who died on
Thursday 10th December 1914. Age 19.

Additional Information: Son of Thomas and Margaret Billingham, of 36, Tilt St., Miles Platting, Manchester.

Cemetery: PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium
Grave Reference/Panel Number: Panel 6
Location: The Ploegsteert Memorial stands in Berks Cemetery Extension, which is located 12.5 kilometres south of Ieper town centre, on the N365 leading from Ieper to Mesen (Messines), Ploegsteert and on to Armentieres. From Ieper town centre the Rijselsestraat runs from the market square, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and directly over the crossroads with the Ieper ring road. The road name then changes to the Rijselseweg (N336). 3.5 kilometres along the N336 lies a fork junction with the N365. The N365, which forms the right hand fork, leads to the town of Mesen. The Cemetery lies 3 kilometres beyond Mesen on the right hand side of the N365, and opposite Hyde Park Corner Royal Berks Cemetery. The sounding of the Last Post takes place at the Ploegsteert Memorial on the first Friday of every month at 7 p.m.
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In Memory of

THOMAS BILLINGHAM

Private
7659
2nd Bn., Worcestershire Regiment
who died on
Saturday 31st October 1914. Age 28.

Additional Information: Son of Thomas Billingham; husband of Ann Maria Pell (formerly Billingham), of 136, Icknield Port Rd., Ladywood, Birmingham.

Cemetery: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Grave Reference/Panel Number: Panel 34
Location: Ypres (now Ieper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders. The Memorial is situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk). Each night at 8 pm the traffic is stopped at the Menin Gate while members of the local Fire Brigade sound the Last Post in the roadway under the Memorial's arches.
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In Memory of

W BILLINGHAM

Private
12811
1st Bn., South Staffordshire Regiment
who died on
Wednesday 29th September 1915.

Cemetery: FOUQUIERES CHURCHYARD EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France
Grave Reference/Panel Number: I. 46.
Location: Fouquieres-les-Bethune is a village about 1 kilometre south-west of Bethune. The churchyard is on the right side of the road to Bruay, where it goes through a small industrial estate. The extension stands at the head of 20 steps leading up from the road, overlooking the village.
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In Memory of

WILLIAM BILLINGHAM

Private
17323
2nd Bn., King's Own Scottish Borderers
who died on
Sunday 18th April 1915.

Additional Information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Billingham, of 62, New Town Rd., Northampton.

Cemetery: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Grave Reference/Panel Number: Panel 22
Location: Ypres (now Ieper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders. The Memorial is situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk). Each night at 8 pm the traffic is stopped at the Menin Gate while members of the local Fire Brigade sound the Last Post in the roadway under the Memorial's arches.
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In Memory of

WILLIAM BILLINGHAM

Private
200546
1st/4th Bn., Northamptonshire Regiment
who died on
Thursday 19th April 1917. Age 36.

Additional Information: Son of Charlotte Billingham, of High St., Harpole, Northants, and the late George Billingham.

Cemetery: JERUSALEM MEMORIAL, Israel
Grave Reference/Panel Number: Panel 40
Location: The Jerusalem Memorial stands in Jerusalem War Cemetery which is 4.5 kilometres north of the walled city. The cemetery is situated on the neck of land at the north end of the Mount of Olives, to the west of Mount Scopus, close to the Hyatt Hotel and the Hadassa Hospital.
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In Memory of

WALTER ARTHUR BILLINGHAM

Gunner
10351
"B" Bty. 59th Bde., Royal Field Artillery
who died on
Thursday 21st October 1915.

Cemetery: HILL 10 CEMETERY, Turkey
Grave Reference/Panel Number: I. E. 6.
Location: Hill 10 is a low isolated mound on the north side of the Salt Lake, close to the sea shore, inland from Suvla Bay.

In Memory of

WILLIAM GEORGE BILLINGHAM

Lance Corporal
7088
"E" Coy. 1st Bn., King's Royal Rifle Corps
who died on
Tuesday 27th October 1914. Age 22.

Additional Information: Son of Fredrick and Henrietta Billingham, of 34, Albion Gardens, Hammersmith, London. Enlisted in 1906.

Cemetery: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Grave Reference/Panel Number: Panel 51 and 53
Location: Ypres (now Ieper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders. The Memorial is situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk). Each night at 8 pm the traffic is stopped at the Menin Gate while members of the local Fire Brigade sound the Last Post in the roadway under the Memorial's arches.

In Memory of

WILLIAM HAROLD BILLINGHAM

Private
9836
2nd Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment
who died on
Sunday 8th November 1914.

Cemetery: PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium
Grave Reference/Panel Number: Panel 4
Location: The Ploegsteert Memorial stands in Berks Cemetery Extension, which is located 12.5 kilometres south of Ieper town centre, on the N365 leading from Ieper to Mesen (Messines), Ploegsteert and on to Armentieres. From Ieper town centre the Rijselsestraat runs from the market square, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and directly over the crossroads with the Ieper ring road. The road name then changes to the Rijselseweg (N336). 3.5 kilometres along the N336 lies a fork junction with the N365. The N365, which forms the right hand fork, leads to the town of Mesen. The Cemetery lies 3 kilometres beyond Mesen on the right hand side of the N365, and opposite Hyde Park Corner Royal Berks Cemetery. The sounding of the Last Post takes place at the Ploegsteert Memorial on the first Friday of every month at 7 p.m.
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In Memory of

WILLIAM WALTER BILLINGHAM

Private
13170
6th Bn., Northamptonshire Regiment
who died on
Tuesday 16th November 1915. Age 23.

Additional Information: Son of George Walter and Susanna Billingham, of Litchborough, Weedon, Northamptonshire.

Cemetery: POINT 110 OLD MILITARY CEMETERY, FRICOURT, Somme, France
Grave Reference/Panel Number: H. 2.
Location: Fricourt is a village in the Department of the Somme 5 kilometres east of Albert. The Cemetery is about 1 kilometre south of Fricourt on a track running between the roads from Fricourt and Mametz to Bray. Both the new and the old cemeteries are near the side of the track, the old being 230 metres north of the new.

In Memory of

ALFRED BILLINGHAM

Lance Corporal
135260
1st Bn., Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regt.)
who died on
Saturday 17th February 1917. Age 37.

Additional Information: Son of Alfred and Sophia Billingham, of Clapton, London, England; husband of Jennie Billingham, of Leytonstone, England.

Cemetery: ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France