London 25th Regt

Obituary

Lieut. L.T.D. Stables, second son of Mr. W.W.G. Stables, M.R.C.S., of 5 Auckland Road, Upper Norwood, and grandson of the late Thomas Drury, J.P., Co Dublin, was born in 5 Nov 1891 and educated at St. Olaves, London, and at the outbreak of war was in the office of the Public Trustee. He joined the 25th County of London (Cyclist Battalion) and was commissioned to the Bedfordshire Regiment and posted to the 6th Battalion, October 25th, 1916, which he joined in France on November 29th. He took part in the battle of Arras - the second battle of the Scarpe, in which he was wounded on April 23rd 1917. He returned to the front on September 25th, 1918, and was attached to the 1st Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment. He was in action on October 18th and again on 23rd when he was killed.

[The 'Times' of Nov. 13th 1918]
[The Londoner magazine, Mar 1919 - V.III, No.3 pg.83.]
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In Memory of

Lieut. Leonard Theodore Drury STABLES

Bedfordshire Regiment

who died on 23 October 1918

Son of Walter Williams Godfrey Stables, M.R.C.S. and Isabella Mary Stables (nee Drury),
of 5, Auckland Rd., Upper Norwood, London.

Remembered with honour Highland Cemetery, Le Cateau.

Commemorated in perpetuity by
the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Highland Cemetery, Le Cateau, Nord, France.

Location Information
Le Cateau is a small town about 19 kilometres south-east of Cambrai. Highland Cemetery is about 1 kilometre south of the town on the D12 road to Wassigny.

Historical Information
After the Battle of Le Cateau (26 August 1914), the town remained in German hands until the middle of October 1918.
The original cemetery (Plot III) was made by the 50th (Northumbrian) Division after the fighting of 17 October; the name of Highland Cemetery is suggestive at once of the comparatively high ground on which it stands and of the 32 graves of the 13th (Scottish Horse) Battalion, Black Watch, found in this plot. The cemetery was greatly enlarged after the Armistice when graves of October and November 1918 were brought in from isolated positions on all sides of Le Cateau.
Highland Cemetery now contains 624 First World War burials.

[Courtesy of Commonwealth War Graves Commission]