Crecy-en-Ponthieu

Crecy-en-Ponthieu
The scene of the Battle of Cressy
The Battle of Cressy took place on 26 August 1346 near Crécy in northern France, and was one of the most important battles of the Hundred Years' War with King Edward III with his son, the Black Prince, against Philip VI, King of France.
The English army numbered some 4,000 knights and men-at-arms, 7,000 Welsh and English archers and some 5,000 Welsh and Irish spearmen. The English army fielded 5 primitive cannon. The French army numbers were as high as 80,000 including a force of some 6,000 Genoese crossbowmen.
King Edward III installed himself and his staff in a windmill on a small hill that protected the rear, where he could direct the course of the battle. The location marked with the present day tower shown in the photograph.
If you would like to visit Crécy-en-Ponthieu visit www.crecyenponthieu.com for Tourist Information.

In Memories

InMemories.com by Pierre Vandervelden
A website by Pierre Vandervelden covering the visits to the Commonwealth War Cemeteries, Communals Cemeteries and Churchyards in Belgium and France
Thanks to Pierre (shown below) for adding my Great Grandfather's picture and details to his website covering CRECY en PONTHIEU Communal Cemetery in Somme, France. Click here to view the Cemetery page.
Have a look at his In Memories website and see if you can contribute in some way.

Driver Francis Robert Lowe 99690

Driver Francis Robert Lowe 99690
A Driver with the Royal Horse Artillery
Francis Lowe was a Driver with the Royal Horse Artillery who died in the Great War on 22/10/1916 and buried in Crecy-en-Ponthieu Communal Cemetery. This location is quite unusual as it is a communal cemetery and only contains two Commonwealth burials from the First World War.
By relation he is my Great-Grandfather and I have been gathering as much information as I can since the late 90's.