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ARTHUR EWART CREESE 1898-1916 of Bristol

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Of Easton, Bristol 1898-1916. My great uncle. He died at my grandfather's side aged 18 years in the Battle of the Somme.
His name was on a memorial in the hall of Bannerman Road, Elementary School, Easton, Bristol.

A CREESE Sapper 1772 1st/1st (South Midland) Field Coy, Royal Engineers who died on Sunday 20 August 1916 aged 18 years. Cemetery: AVELUY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Somme, France Grave or Reference Panel Number:G. 37.See below for more details.

L-R Edwin Creese1896-1948 shaking hands with his brother Albert Creese 1893-1983 . Arthur Ewart Creese 1898-1916 (who was to die by his brother Edwins side in battle) cousin Oliver Houghton, mentioned in the book on Easton History. He married into the Tranter family, B in L, RK Bartlett who died in 1935

........................... Arthur Ewart Creese 1898-1916 aged 18 years

Location:
Aveluy is a village in the Department of the Somme, immediately north of Albert. Using the D929 from Bapaume to Albert, continue until you come to La Boisselle, and then take the right turning signposted to Aveluy on the D20. On entering Aveluy the cemetery will be found after taking the
first right turn in the village.

My grandfather Edwin Creese (1896-1948) left and Arthur Creese his brother who was killed at his side on the Somme.

Historical Information:

Aveluy village was held by British forces, in succession to the French, from July, 1915, to the 26th March, 1918; and the Extension, begun by the French, was continued by our units and Field Ambulances from August, 1915, to March, 1917.

In the latter month the 3rd and
9th Casualty Clearing Stations began to use it, and the 9th remained until November, 1917. On the 26th-27th March, 1918, the village and the cemetery passed into enemy hands; they were retaken at the end of August, and two more graves were dug in Row J. There are now
over 600, 1914-18 war casualtied commemorated in this site. Of these, nearly 30 are unidentified and three graves, the position of which cannot be stated, are represented by special memorials. The Extension covers an area of 3,512 square metres and is enclosed on three sides by a curb wall.