The 13th Brigade in the south were held up by German machine guns, before the Australians linked up east of the village. After dawn on 25 April Australian and British troops were involved in fierce fighting to clear the Germans from the village.
Some Germans escaped Villers-Bretonneux through nearby woods. Later on the morning of 25 April, three years to the day after the Anzacs landings at Gallipoli, French and Australian flags were raised over Villers-Bretonneux. The Australian flag still flies over Villers-Bretonneux and a town hall plaque remembers the events of that night.
Twelve hundred Australian soldiers, the fathers and brothers of these children, gave their lives in the heroic recapture of this town from the invader on 24th April and are buried near this spot. May the memory of great sacrifices in a common cause keep France and Australia together forever in bonds of friendship and mutual esteem. Gentelles 80 at 4. Hangard 80 at 5.
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Tuesday, October 26th. Overcast throughout the day. Private John Anderson was born in Edinburgh Scotland. His name is therefore commemorated by one of the Special Memorials at the back of the cemetery. Anderson was killed in action with the 50th Battalion on the 25th of April Before embarking for service overseas he made a simple three-line will bequeathing everything to his sister Clara Millar.
He also left three children, and as their mother had died earlier, they were now orphans. The special memorial headstone which bears his name today is the permanent replacement of the original wooden memorial cross.
The papers in his file show his age on enlistment as 39, so it is likely that the age given on his special memorial stone of 50 is a transcription error. Another Australian soldier, Private Charlie Barnard, was wounded in the chest by machine-gun fire.
This happened early in the morning of the 1st of August whilst he was on patrol near Villers-Bretonneux. He was taken to the Advanced Dressing Station located in a railway tunnel west of the town and died the same day from his wounds.
He had been discharged as medically unfit with suspected tuberculosis just a short time before. Prior to the Great War, he had many years of previous military experience. He had served with the Coldstream Guards for 12 years, and then the French Foreign Legion for another five.
At 6 foot 1 inch, he was tall for his time and sported a number of tattoos including one of Buffalo Bill on one forearm. After being promoted to Lance Corporal in September , he was reduced to the ranks just four months later for drunkenness and striking a superior officer.
He was killed in action on the 4th of May and awarded the Military Medal around the same time. He was originally buried in an isolated gave just under a mile west of Villers-Bretonneux.
In his remains were moved here to Adelaide Cemetery. His mother survived him as the short inscription on his headstone shows. There are many more brave men buried here, and a story for each one of them. Despite this cemetery being located very near to the main road between Amiens and St Quentin, it is surprisingly peaceful. The traffic can be heard, but so too can birds singing, and the setting is truly memorable for those who visit it- whether they come from a few miles away or the other side of the world.
You must be logged in to post a comment. Australian Flag at Villers-Bretonneux. Villers-Bretonneux — the approach to the memorial through the cemetery. The Memorial at Villers-Brettoneux seen from the cemetery. The Cross of Sacrifice at Villers-Brettoneux cemetery. Tower of the Villers-Brettoneux Memorial. Battle damage from World War 2 is still visible at the Villers-Brettoneux memorial. The Villers-Brettoneux memorial was the scene of fighting in World War 2.
Rising Sun at the Villers-Brettoneux memorial. View from the top of the Villers-Brettoneux Memorial. Orientation table at the top of the Villers-Brettoneux Memorial. View from the memorial back through the cemetery at Villers-Brettoneux. Ross Bastiaan bronze information panel at Villers-Brettoneux. Villers-Brettoneux Cemetery. Adelaide Cemetery near Villers-Brettoneux. Graves at Adelaide Cemetery.
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