Vaulx Australian Field Ambulance Cemetery
Historical Information (Source: CWGC)
Vaulx-Vraucourt was taken in the spring of 1917, lost (after severe fighting) in March 1918, and retaken in the following September. Vaulx Australian Field Ambulance Cemetery was begun in April 1917 and used until February 1918. The Germans then buried in it,and one further Commonwealth burial was made in August.
The cemetery contains 52 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, one of which is unidentified, and 61 German war graves.
Served with
- German (48)
- Australian (32)
- United Kingdom (19)
Served in
- Army (97)
- Air Force (1)
- Navy (1)
Private O'BRIEN, WILLIAM JOSEPH - Service Number 5687
25th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Died 23/04/1917 Aged 20
Son of Patrick and Ellen O'Brien, of Neil St., Toowoomba, Queensland.
INSCRIPTION: "SWEET JESUS HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL AMEN. R.I.P."