38th (Welsh) Division Memorial, Mametz
On July 1, 1987 the South Wales Branch of the Western Front Association unveiled the magnificent memorial to the 38th (Welsh) Division near Mametz Wood.
Brothers killed in action
There are three pairs of brothers buried in Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz. In all three cases, the brothers were serving with the same unit and were killed on the same day.
Captain Charles Edward Piercy Henderson, MC
The grave of Captain Charles Edward Piercy Henderson, MC, Royal Field Artillery, is located in Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz.
Corporal Edward Dwyer, VC
The grave of Corporal Edward Dwyer, VC, is located in Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz. Corporal Dwyer served with the 1st Battalion East Surrey Regiment and was killed on 3 September 1916, aged 20. Corporal Dwyer also received the Cross of St George (Russia).
Flatiron Copse Cemetery
Flatiron Copse Cemetery at Mametz contains the graves of 1,520 soldiers from the United Kingdom, 30 from New Zealand, 17 from Australia, and one from South Africa. There are 416 unnamed graves. Special memorials are erected to 36 soldiers from the United Kingdom thought to be buried among them.
7th Division Memorial, Mametz
The 7th Division Memorial at Mametz has been erected by the Lancashire and Cheshire Branch of the Western Front Association.
