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Foreign National, Military Cemeteries and War Memorials



It has been said that there is no greater love than that of a man who is willing to sacrifice himself for others. Many Annis men have gone to foreign shores to not only defend their way of life, but to enable others to pursue their lifes in the manner that they wish. In the process of these noble deeds, many have fallen and now lay beneath the soil of those foreign lands. We honor their memory, their sacrifice, with this memorial.



Belgium

Berks Cemetery Extension, Ploegsteert, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium

Dozinghem Cemetery, Westvleteren, Poperinge, West Vlaanderen, Belgium

Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, Belgium

Burma

Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Burma

England

Cosely (Christ Church) Old Churchyard, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Chatham Memorial, Kent, United Kingdom

Grimsby Cemetery, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Pershore Cemetery, Worcestershire, United Kingdom

Plymouth Memorial, Devon, United Kingdom

Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, United Kingdom


France

Arras Memorial, Pas de Calaise, France

Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul, France

Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Reviers, Calvados, France

Bucqouy Road Cemetery, Ficheux, Pas de Calais, France

Cambrin Churchyard Extension, Pas de Calais, France

Dominion Cemetery, Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt, France

Drury Mill British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France

Dunkirk Town Cemetery, Dunkirk, France

H.A.C. Cemetery, Ecoust-St. Mein, Pas de Calaise, France

Hottot-Les-Bagues War Cemetery, Calvados, France

Pozieres Memorial, Sommes, France

St. Sevier Cemetery, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France

Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France

Vimy Memorial, Vimy, France

Germany

Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany

Hanover War Cemetery, Hanover, Germany

Indonesia

Ambon War Cemetery, Indonesia

Italy

Cassino War Cemetery, Italy

Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy

Netherlands

Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-Op-Zoom, Netherlands

Singapore

Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore

Updated April 10, 2004



Belgium

Berks Cemetery Extension, Ploegsteert, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

Peter Annis DCM

England

October 4, 1916

Near Ploegsteert, Belgium

Serjeant, 13306, 54th Company, Royal Engineers Berks Cemetery Extension is located 12.5 kilometres south of Ieper town center, on the N365 leading from Ieper to mesen (Messines), Ploegsteert and on to Armentieres.


Dozinghem Cemetery, Westvleteren, Poperinge, West Vlaanderen, Belgium

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

A. G. Annis

England

October 7, 1917

Westvleteren, Belgium

Rifleman, R/28110, 10th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps

Dozinghem Military Cemetery is located 12 kilometres west of Ieper town center on the Leeuwerikstraat, a road leading from the N308connecting Ieper to Poperinge. 

Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, Belgium

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

Ernest Annis

England

April 19, 1916

Ypres (now Ieper), West Flanders, Belgium

Private, Serial No. 20323, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment

A memorial that bears the names of men who were lost without trace during the defense of the Ypres Salient in the First World War.



Burma

Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Burma

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

William George Annis

England

December 3, 1943

Burma

Lance Corporal, 5774693, 4th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment

Historical Information: The village of Thanbyuzayat is 65 kilometres from Moulmein, and the war cemetery lies at the foot of the hills which separate the Union of Myanmar from Thailand



England

Chatham Memorial, Kent, United Kingdom

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

John Annis

England

November 26, 1916

Lost at Sea

Trimmer, 4300TS, HMS Drifter, Michaelmas Daisy, Royal Navy Reserve

The Memorial overlooks the town of Chatham and is approached by a steep path from the Town Hall Gardens 

Cosely (Christ Church) Old Churchyard, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

Fred Annis

England

October 22, 1920

Unknown

Gunner, 47528, 54th Brigade, Royal Garrison Artillery

 

Grimsby Cemetery, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

Arthur Bunclark Annis

England

September 11, 1940

Unknown

Aircraftman 2nd Class, 1303443, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

 

Pershore Cemetery, Worcestershire, United Kingdom

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

James S. Annis

England

Unknown

Unknown

Lincolnshire Regiment, Royal Army

 

William Annis

England

August 15, 1940

Unknown

Private, 5251470, 8th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment

 


Plymouth Memorial, Devon, United Kingdom

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

Arthur William. Annis

England

August 2, 1916

Lost at Sea

Able Seaman, SS/7020, HMS Vehement, Royal Navy

The Memorial is situated centrally on The Hoe which overlooks directly towards Plymouth Sound. 

Francis Edward Annis

England

September 12, 1918

Lost at Sea

Leading Signalman, 206821, HMS Sarnia, Royal Navy

 

Thomas Annis

England

December 10, 1941

Lost at Sea

Petty Officer Stoker, D/K64304, Royal Navy - Historical Information: Killed in action aboard the H.M.S. Repulse in battle with Japanese aircraft off the coast of Singapore

Panel Number: Panel 51, Column 3.

Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

James Edward Annis

England

May 24, 1941

Lost at Sea

Stoker 1st Class, Royal Navy - Killed in action aboard the HMS Hood in battle with the German pocket battleship "Bismarck"

The Memorial is situated on Southsea Common overlooking the promenade, Panel 54, Column 3.





France

Arras Memorial, Pas de Calaise, France

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

James S. Annis

England

April 28, 1917

Near Arras, France

Private, 43703, 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment

The Arras Memorial is in the Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, which is in the Boulevard du General de Gaulle in the western part of the town of Arras. The cemetery is near the Citadel, approximately 2 kilometres due west of the railway station.
Grave Reference Bay 3 and 4

Jonas Annis

England

May 3, 1917

Near Arras, France

Private, I0459, 10th Company, Machine Gun Corp (Infantry)

Grave Reference Bay 10

Robert

England

May 3, 1917

Near Arras, France

Private, 33354, 10th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment

Grave Reference Bay 4 and 5

William

England

April 13, 1917

Near Arras, France

Corporal, 32/143, "B" Company, 1st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers

Grave Reference Bay 2 and 3

Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul, France

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

W. Anniss

England

July 26, 1915

Near Bailleul, France

Company Serjeant Major, 1207, 6th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

The cemetery is on the eastern outskirts of Bailleul, which is on the Belgian border. The extension is to the east of that cemetery 

Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Reviers, Calvados, France

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

Elgin John Annis

Canada

June 6, 1944

Near Normandy, France

Trooper, B/133979, Royal Canadian Army, 6th Armored Regiment, 1st Hussars

Reviers is a village lying 18 kilometres east of Bayeux, 15 kilometres north west of Caen and 4 kilometres south of Courseulles-sur-Mer. The cemetery lies on the north side of the main road 1 kilometre east of Reviers.  

Wilmot Lester Annis

Canada

August 2, 1944

Near Normandy, France

Corporal, Royal Canadian Army, North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment

 

Bucqouy Road Cemetery, Ficheux, Pas de Calais, France

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

Thomas Percival Annis

England

June 8, 1917

Near Ficheux, France

Private, G/26148, 17th Infantry Labour Company, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

Bucquoy Road Cemetery is situated on the D919 heading south from Arras to Ayette. The Cemetery is on the right hand side of the road, 9 kilometres from Arras, just before a crosroads with the D36 between Ficheux and Boisleux-au-Mont.


Cambrin Churchyard Extension, Pas de Calais, France

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

Robert Walter Annis

England

September 25, 1915

Near Cambrin, France

Serjeant, 8258, "B" Company, 1st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment Cambrin is a village about 24 kilometres north of Arras and about 8 kilometres east of Bethune, on the road to La Bassee. Cambrin Churchyard Extension is on the south side of the main road, 200 metres from the Mairie.  

Dunkirk Town Cemetery, Dunkirk, France (British War Graves Section)

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

Albert Edward Annis

England

June 1, 1940

During the Battle of Dunkirk

Private, 3858460, 1st Battalion, The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) The British War Graves Section of Dunkirk Town Cemetery lies at the south-eastern corner of the town of Dunkirk, immediately south of the canal and on the road to Veurne (Furnes) in Belgium.  


Dominion Cemetery, Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt, France

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

A. Annis

Canada

September 2, 1918

Unknown

Private, 16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Manitoba Regiment Canadian Expeditionary Force

Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt is in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 16 kilometres south-east of Arras and 4 kilometres south of the Arras-Cambrai main road.

Drury Mill British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

Stanley Whitehouse Annis

Canada

September 2, 1918

Drury, France

Corporal, 282705, 85th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Nova Scotia Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force  


H.A.C. Cemetery, Ecoust-St. Mein, Pas de Calaise, France

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

Alexander Annis

England

August 29, 1918

Unknown

Corporal, 13th Kensington Battalion, London Regiment  

Hottot-Les-Bagues War Cemetery, Calvados, France

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

Robert William Annis

England

June 23, 1944

Near Normandy, France

Private, 14394130, 5th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment

 

St. Sevier Cemetery, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

A. W. Annis

England

July 24, 1916

Rouen, France

Private, 7182, 7th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment

 

Pozieres Memorial, Sommes, France

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

Percy John Annis

England

March 23, 1918

Near Sommes, France.

Corporal, 51627, 8th Squadron, Machine Gun Corps, Cavalry

Panel 93 and 94

Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

Frederick Joseph Annis

England

October 10, 1916

Somme, France

Lance Corporal, 491134, 1st/13th Kensington Battalion, London Regiment The Thiepval Memorial will be found on the D73, off the main Bapaume to Albert road (D929).  

Vimy Memorial, Vimy, France

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

Lawrence Fraser Annis

Canada

September 16, 1916

Battle of Courcelette

Private, 418841, 42nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Quebec Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force  



Germany

Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

Leslie Annis

England

January 16, 1945

Germany

Serjeant, 1676376, 51 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

 


Hanover War Cemetery, Hanover, Germany

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

Lloyd Dyer Annis

Canada

Unknown

Germany

Warrant Officer II, Royal Canadian Air Force

 



Indonesia

Ambon War Cemetery, Indonesia

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

Frederick William Annis

England

October 6, 1943 as a result of being held as a Prisoner of War by the Japanese Imperial Army.

Ambon, Molucca Islands, Indonesia

Corporal, 907763, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Ambon War Cemetery is situated on the island of Ambon which forms part of the Molucca Group of Islands.




Italy

Cassino War Cemetery, Italy

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

Alfred Annis

England

December 6, 1943

Monte Cassino, Italy

Lance Corporal, 6472211, 9th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)

Historical Information: The site was originally selected for a war cemetery in January 1944, but the development of the battle during the first five months of that year made it impossible to use it until after the Germans had withdrawn from Cassino.

Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

Henry Annis

England

January 21, 1944

Torino di Sangro, Italy

Private, 6404384, 1st Battalion, Royal Sussex Regimen

The Sangro River War Cemetery lies in the Contrada Sentinelle in the Commune of Torino di Sangro, Province of Chieti. Take the autostrada A14 exit at Val di Sangro. At about 2.5 kilometres from the exit turn right onto the SS16, Pescara to Vasto road, for nearly 2 kilometres. There is then a sharp right turn up to cemetery 



Netherlands

Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-Op-Zoom, Netherlands

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

Lawrence Herbert Annis

Canada

October 13, 1944

Unknown

Private, Royal Canadian Army, Black Watch of Canada (Royal Highland Regiment)

This cemetery is located in Holland not far from the Belgium border and the city of Antwerp. There are 904 Canadian soldiers and 64 airmen buried here. Most were killed in late 1944 during the clearing of the Scheldt estuary.




Singapore

Kranji War Cemetery, Kranji, Singapore

Name

Nativity

Date of Death

Place of Death

Military Information

Location

Alfred Annis

England

September 26, 1942

Kranji, Singapore

Serjeant, 4857568, 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment, Royal Army

Historical information: Before 1939 the Kranji area was a military camp, and at the time of the Japanese invasion of Malaya was the site of a large ammunition magazine. On February 8, 1942, the Japanese crossed the Johore Straits in strength, landing at the mouth of the Kranji River within two miles of where the war cemetery now stands. On the evening of February 9th, they launched an attack between the river and the causeway. During the next few days fierce fighting ensued, in many cases hand to hand, until their vastly superior numbers forced a British withdrawal. After the fall of the island the Japanese set up a prisoner of war camp at Kranji, and eventually a hospital was organized. The small cemetery set up at Kranji by the prisoners was the origins of the large war cemetery created by the Army Graves Service after the war ended.

George Osborne Annis

England

April 30, 1942

Kranji, Singapore

Gunner, 1104610, 125th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery

 




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