National Army Museum Catalogue
Commemorative scroll awarded to the next of kin of Captain N
Stapleton, 25th (Cyclist) Bn The London Regiment, who died during
World War One 1914-1918; associated with covering letter with his
British and Victory Medals, Jan 1923.
NAM. 1995-11-328 - 2
Covering letter with his British War and Victory Medals, Jan 1923;
associated with commemorative scroll awarded to the next of kin of
Captain N Stapleton, 25th (Cyclist) Bn The London Regiment, who died
during World War One 1914-1918.
Name: |
Nicholas
Stapleton |
Death Date: |
6 Dec 1918 |
Rank: |
Captain |
Regiment: |
London Regiment |
Battalion: |
25th (County of London) Battalion (Cyclist) |
Type of Casualty: |
Died |
[Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919]
In Memory of
Captain N STAPLETON
25th Bn., London Regiment (Cyclists)
who died on 06 December 1918
Remembered with honour St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen,
Seine-Maritime
,
France. Grave Ref. S. V. L. 6.
Commemorated in perpetuity by
the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen,
Seine-Maritime
,
France.
During the First World War, Commonwealth camps and hospitals were stationed on
the southern outskirts of
Rouen
. A base supply depot and the 3rd Echelon of General Headquarters were also
established in the city. Almost all of the hospitals at
Rouen
remained there for practically the whole of the war. They included eight
general, five stationary, one British Red Cross and one labour hospital, and No.
2 Convalescent Depot. A number of the dead from these hospitals were buried in
other cemeteries, but the great majority were taken to the city
cemetery
of
St. Sever
. In September 1916, it was found necessary to begin an extension, where the
last burial took place in April 1920. During the Second World War,
Rouen
was again a hospital centre and the extension was used once more for the burial
of Commonwealth servicemen, many of whom died as prisoners of war during the
German occupation. The cemetery extension contains 8,346 Commonwealth burials of
the First World War (ten of them unidentified) and in Block "S" there
are 328 from the Second World War (18 of them unidentified). There are also 8
Foreign National burials here. The extension was designed by Sir Reginald
Blomfield.
St Sever Cemetery and St. Sever Cemetery
Extension are located within a large communal cemetery situated on the eastern
edge of the southern
Rouen
suburbs of Le Grand Quevilly and Le Petit Quevilly. If approaching
Rouen
from the north, head for the centre of town and cross over the river Seine,
following signs for
Caen
. Follow this route until you get to the 'Rond Point des Bruyeres' roundabout
(next to the football stadium), then take the first exit into the Boulevard
Stanislas Girardin. The cemetery is 150 metres down this road on the left. If
approaching
Rouen
from the south, follow the N138 (Avenue des Canadiens) towards the centre of
town. At the 'Rond Point des Bruyeres' roundabout (next to the football
stadium), take the fourth exit into the Boulevard Stanislas Girardin. The
cemetery is 150 metres down this road on the left. If arriving on foot, take the
metro to St Sever Metro Station, then follow the Avenue de Caen until you get to
the Avenue de la Liberation, then take this road and follow this, which will
become the Boulevard du 11 Novembre. At the end of this road is the 'Rond Point
des Bruyeres' roundabout. Take the first exit from this into the Boulevard
Stanislas Girardin. The cemetery is 150 metres down this road on the left.
[Courtesy of
Commonwealth War Graves Commission]
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