Private
3113
13th Bn., Royal Sussex Regiment
who died on
Friday, 30th June 1916. Age 28.
Additional Information: Youngest and twin son of Francis and Mary M. Garbett, of North Court Lodge, Stanford Avenue, Keymer, Hassocks, Sussex.
Commemorative Information
Cemetery: ST. VAAST POST MILITARY CEMETERY, RICHEBOURG-L'AVOUE, Pas de Calais, France
Grave Reference/
Panel Number: III. F. 10.
Location: The cemetery lies near the village of Richebourg-l'Avoue which is 9 kilometres north-east of Bethune. From Bethune follow the D.171 toward Armentieres and progress onto the D.166 proceeding into the outskirts of Richebourg. Take a left turning into Rue des Charbonniers for approximately 2 kilometres and the cemetery is on the right hand side.
Historical Information: Richebourg-L'Avoue village remained in British hands from the Autumn of 1914 to the 9th April, 1918, though the front line was within 1.6 kilometres of it. It was recovered in September, 1918. The strong point from which the cemetery was named was in turn named from the hamlet of St. Vaast, between the village of Richebourg-St. Vaast and Goix-Barbee. It stands in an old orchard between two farm buildings, where a trench tramway had its terminus and a Dressing Station was established. It was begun in May, 1915, at the time of the Battle of Festubert, and used by fighting units and Field Ambulances until July, 1917. In April and May, 1918, the Germans buried 90 of their men at the South-East end, and in September and October, 1918, 18 further British dead were buried in Plot V. Eleven Portuguese soldiers buried here in May-July, 1917, have been removed to the Portuguese Military Cemetery. There are now nearly 800, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, a small number are unidentified. Special memorials are erected to three soldiers from the United Kingdom, buried in the cemetery, whose graves cannot now be traced. The cemetery covers an area of 4,080 square metres and is enclosed by a flint wall.
Leading Aircraftman
533153
W.Op.[Air]
139 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died on
Sunday, 12th May 1940. Age 24.
Additional Information: .Son of Harold and Mabel Garbett, of Caverswall, Staffordshire.
Commemorative Information
Cemetery: HEVERLEE WAR CEMETERY, Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
Grave Reference/
Panel Number: Coll. grave 10. F. 8-10.
Location: Heverlee War Cemetery is located 30 kilometres from Brussels and 3 kilometres south of Leuven. Turn left out of Leuven railway station onto the Tiensevest (ring road R 23). Follow the Tiensevest through the junctions Tiensepoort and Parkpoort and along the Naamsepoort. Turn left at the Naamsepoort onto the Naamsesteenweg (N251), signposted Namen, Waver and Heverlee. Continue until you cross the railway line at Heverlee and take the first left turn into the Hertogstraat. Follow Hertogstraat to the end and turn right at the Sport Hall onto the Kerpelstraat. Continue down the Kerpelstraat until you come to a crossroads at which the cemetery is located.
Historical Information: The original burial place at Heverlee was on the opposite side of the lane; it was used after the liberation for burials from the 101st British General Hospital, which was then housed in Heverlee Girl's School close by. In July 1946 the present cemetery was started, and was used for burials brought in from a wide area round about. The vast majority of the casualties in this cemetery are from the Second World War but there are also a small number of 1914-18 burials. They were brought in from the following cemeteries, where their security and maintenance could not be guaranteed: Wetteren Communal Cemetery, Gouvy Churchyard, Linerle, Uccle Communal Cemetery, Boneffe Churchyard, Luttre Communal Cemetery, Anderlecht Communal Cemetery, Sclayn Communal Cemetery, Tubize Communal Cemetery, Gerozstein German Military Cemetery. There are now nearly 30, 1914-18 and 1,000, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, over 30 from the 1939-45 War are unidentified.