Heath Cemetery, War cemetery in Harbonnières, France.
Heath Cemetery is a Commonwealth war burial ground near Harbonnières containing approximately 1860 graves arranged in neat rows with white limestone headstones. The layout follows a geometric pattern that reflects both military organization and the scale of losses.
Heath Cemetery was created after 11 November 1918, gathering bodies from isolated graves and nearby military cemeteries. A wartime cemetery on the same site had held 431 French and 1,063 German soldiers, later moved elsewhere. Harbonnières was taken by German forces on 27 April 1918 and retaken by the Australian Corps on 8 August 1918.
The cemetery's name comes from the nearby Bois du Sart, known to British soldiers as Heath Wood. Among the graves are two airmen of the Australian Flying Corps' No. 3 Squadron, Lieutenants Edward Bice and John Chapman, buried side by side in plot I, row 1, grave 12. Corporal Herbert Ainsworth of the Tank Corps, killed on 8 August 1918, lies in plot V, row D, grave 10.
The cemetery is located roughly 3 kilometers northeast of Harbonnières, reachable via the D1029 road that connects Amiens to Saint-Quentin. Wear sturdy footwear when walking the grounds, as the terrain can be uneven in places.
Among the graves are those of two airmen of the Australian Flying Corps' No. 3 Squadron, Lieutenants Edward Bice and John Chapman, buried together in plot I, row 1, grave 12. Corporal Herbert Ainsworth of the Tank Corps, killed on 8 August 1918, lies in plot V, row D, grave 10.
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