Historical Information (Source: CWGC)

Ronssoy was captured by the 48th (South Midland) Division during the final phase of the German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line, on the 5th April 1917. It was then lost again during the German Offensive of March 1918 and finally retaken by the 7th Royal West Kent on the 18th September 1918. The Communal Cemetery had been used by German troops and one United Kingdom soldier was buried by them. The rest were buried by British troops in December 1917 and September and October 1918.

There are now 42, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, a small number are unidentified.  The main British plot covers an area of 174 square metres.

Served with

• Australian (7)
• United Kingdom (31)

Served in

• Army (38)

Private George Henry FONE - 3282 - 3rd Australian Pioneers

Died 29 September 1918 Age 19

Country of Service: Australian

Son of Henry William and Nanny W. Fone, of 12, Phillip St., Lonk Gully, Victoria, Australia. Native of Bendigo, Victoria.

Personal Inscription: DEARLY LOVED SON OF HENRY WILLIAM AND NANNY WILLIAMS FONE BENDIGO

Lance Corporal William GALLOWAY - 430 - 3rd Australian Pioneers

Died 29 September 1918

Country of Service: Australian

Corporal Reginald William LEWIS – 1564  also known as Reginald Carr - 3rd Australian Pioneers

Died 29 September 1918 Age 27

Country of Service: Australian

Son of John and C. Carr, of Wellington St., Wooloowin, Queensland. Native of Laidley, Queensland.

Private William ROGERS - 3360 - 3rd Australian Pioneers

Died 29 September 1918 Age 32

Country of Service: Australian

Son of the late George and Elizabeth Rogers. Native of Bacchus Marsh, Victoria.

Personal Inscription: HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR OTHERS

Private Albert Herbert SPEED - 3374 - 3rd Australian Pioneers

Died 29 September 1918

Country of Service: Australian

Sergeant Everitt Graham SUMMONS - 1339 - 3rd A.F.A. Bde. Australian Field Artillery

Died 30 September 1918 Age 27

Country of Service: Australian

Son of Richard Charles and Margaret Summons, of Church St., Parramatta, New South Wales.

Personal Inscription: HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE

Studio portrait of 1339 Private (later Sergeant) Everett Graham Summons, 6th Light Horse Regiment (later 3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade) of Parramatta, NSW. A stockman prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard the HMAT Pera (A4) on 12 October 1915. He was wounded in action on 30 September 1917 near Ronssoy, France and died later that day at the Casualty Clearing Station, aged 27.

Lance Corporal Edward John WALKLING - 926 - 3rd Australian Pioneers

Died 29 September 1918 Age 43

Country of Service: Australian

Son of John and Louisa Walkling. Native of Brixton, London, England.

Personal Inscription: TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WE LOVE IS NOT TO DIE GOD'S WILL BE DONE