Captain Houston Stewart Hamilton Wallace

Houston was killed in action on the 29th of July 1916 while serving in the 10th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment. Houston was the only child of William Hamilton and Emily Constance. You can read his full story on the The Cheshire Roll Website The Roll is committed to sponsoring the renovation of the memorial and very pleased to see the results that have been achieved.

Houston Memorial

As both his parents had passed away his aunt Beatrice was listed as his next of kin. After the war Beatrice searched for the location of Houston's burial, sadly the location was lost. However, she had received a letter from his CO, in which he stated that Houston was buried near to a calvary at Bazentin. She identified the location of where the calvary had been and had a replacement made and dedicated it to Houston.

Over the years sadly the monument had fallen into disrepair and was in desperate need of some restoration. In 2023, The Cheshire Roll of Honour started a project to restore the memorial and to improve access to the site. After gaining permission from the mayor of Bazentin-le-Petit, Mr Jean-Luc Fourdinier, the project to raise funds started. The work on the memorial was carried out by Western Front Services Limited.

The groundwork was prepared over the winter 2024 with the wooden calvary transported to the UK for restoration. The oak to restore the Calvary was kindly donated by the Duke of Westminster's estate in Chester.

In the early summer of 2025, the groundwork was completed which included adding steps and a levelled area in front of a newly installed cairn. At the beginning of July,2025 the calvary was returned to the site fully restored.

On July 22, 2025, 109 years after Captain Wallace was killed in action near to the location of the Calvary a rededication service was held.

Trustee of the Cheshire Roll of Honour, Stephen Benson, with Terry Berry, Western Front Services and the Worcestershire Regimental Standard.

This project would not have happened without the support of many people.
Michèl Admiraal RA MA for his generous personal donation and support, The Western Front Association



Companies who supported this project.
Marshalls PLC.
Beardsworth Nurseries Ltd.
S. Mears Memorials.
S.L Harwoods Ltd.
S.J.M. French Polishers.

People who gave their time.
Johnathan Porter, Helen Basson, John Frank, Tom Tulloch-Marshall, Julie and David Thomson, and Eric Brisse.



Thank you to everyone who donated.
We now need to ensure that memorial is maintained. You can help by donating. All donations will go towards the upkeep of the site.