Maple Leaf Cemetery

Maple Leaf Cemetery, CWGC. Authors image

Maple Leaf Cemetery, CWGC, Le Romarin, was begun in December 1914 and was used until December 1917 for British burials. There are nine German burials here dating from April 1918 when the area was occupied by the Germans. The 3rd Canadian Field Ambulance Advanced Dressing Station was here from July 1915 to April 1916 when the cemetery was named by them.

Shot at Dawn

There is one man buried here who was shot at dawn.

Private albert Parry. Authors image

42467 Private Albert Parry, 2nd Battalion West Yorkshires, 23 Brigade, 8th Division. Shot at Dawn 30 August 1917, age Grave K.4. Husband of Alice Maude Parry and they lived with their two young children at 11 Empringham Terrace, Dalby Street, Hull. He was shot for desertion, and was the eighth soldier to be shot for desertion.

Alice was granted a widows pension 25s 5d under Article 11 of the Royal Warrant. Article 11 pensions, often referenced in conjunction with Article 13, were for widows of soldiers who died during the war. It was often specifically linked to widows over 40 years of age or those with children eligible for allowances. The base war widow's pension at the end of the war was relatively low, around 13s 9d, but additional allowances were available for children. A condition was that widows needed to prove their marriage occurred before the soldier's enlistment or before the start of the war. Read more about War Widows Pensions