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IN MEMORy by Pierre Vandervelden

The visit of Commonwealth graves in Communals Cemeteries & Churchyards in Belgium & France

ONNAING Communal Cemetery (Nord France)

Front: J. A. Crabb - L. Godin
Back: D. H. Raymond - J. B. Rabinovitch - H. W. Miles - G. Buell - S. Paxton - H. Bleakney - G. J. R. Smith

H. M. Pearce


Signaller Harold Marshall Pearce 05/11/1918 aged 19 for Mr. and Mrs Mike Cassidy (Ottawa Can.) and in Memory of Harold's sister, Mrs Janet Pearce Speck + 04/16/2005 age 96.

L/Cpl 622946 Victor Roy Tweney MM
Victor was born 04/12/1896 and enlisted 05/05/1915
1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade, received the MM for bravery in the Field, 04/11/1918 defending this cemetery.
He was one of two Vickers machine guns sent ahead by a Captain Worthington, to engage large numbers of German troops holding a cemetery at Onnaing.
He was severely wounded during the engagement and although wounded refused to leave his gun and continued to fire until re-inforcements arrived.
Fortunately, he survived the war.
Victor was awarded the Bravery medal:
For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty in action on November 4, 1918, at Onnaing. Private Tweney rushed his machine gun to a flank and under intense machine gun and rifle fire kept his gun in action until a section of Motor Machine Guns came into action against large numbers of the enemy holding the Onnaing Cemetary. During the fight Private Tweney was badly wounded but insisted on remaining the Number one on the gun until the objective was taken. Throughout he showed a fine example of grit and determination.
Victor's comrade, Pte Osmond John Culbert Begin is buried in Pargny British Cemetery, Somme France.
For his grandson Tom Tweney

10 casualties

BLEAKNEY H
Canadian Lance Corporal 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles (Quebec Regt.) Date of Death: 04/11/1918 Service No: 832048

BUELL GARNETH
Canadian Private 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles (Quebec Regt.) Age: 26 Date of Death: 04/11/1918 Service No: 444438

CRABB JAMES ARTHUR
United Kingdom Private Labour Corps 136th Labour Coy Age: 37 Date of Death: 04/12/1918 Service No: 475561

GODIN ISADORE
Canadian Private Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regt.) 38th Bn. Age: 21 Date of Death: 04/11/1918 Service No: 4021676

MILES H W
Canadian Private 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles (Quebec Regt.) Age: 22 Date of Death: 06/11/1918 Service No: 3080638

PAXTON S
Canadian Private 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles (Quebec Regt.) Date of Death: 04/11/1918 Service No: 670070

PEARCE HAROLD MARSHALL
Canadian Signaller Canadian Garrison Artillery 1st Bde. Age: 19 Date of Death: 05/11/1918 Service No: 2044117

RABINOVITCH JOSEPH BERNARD
Canadian Private 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles (Quebec Regt.) Age: 22 Date of Death: 06/11/1918 Service No: 491495

RAYMOND D H
Canadian Corporal 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles (Quebec Regt.) Date of Death: 06/11/1918 Service No: 458267

SMITH G J R
Canadian Private 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles (Quebec Regt.) Date of Death: 04/11/1918 Service No: 3106466

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