DICKEBUSCH NEW MILITARY

CEMETERY

 

Ieper

 

West-Vlaanderen

 

Belgium

 

GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Dickebusch (now Dikkebus) is a village and commune in the province of West Flanders, 5 kilometres South-West of Ypres on the road to Bailleul. The new military cemetery is on the South-side of the village, on the East side of the road to Vierstraat; and the extension faces it, on the West side of the road.

The New Military Cemetery was begun in February 1915 (in succession to the Old Military Cemetery near the church), and was used until May 1917, by the units and field ambulances in the neighbourhood. Four additional burials took place in it in March and April 1918. It contains the graves of 529 soldiers from the United Kingdom, 84 from Canada, and 11 from Australia; and 92 of these officers and men belonged to Artillery units. The 31st (Alberta) Canadian infantry battalion erected in it a memorial to 22 of their numbers who fell in April 1916.

 

Shot at Dawn: Lance Corporal J. S.V. Fox, 1st Bn. Wiltshire Regiment, attached 3rd Division Cyclists’ Company,  executed for desertion  20/04/1915,  Plot D. 15.

 

CASUALTY DETAILS: UK 529; Canada 84; Australia 11; Total Burials: 624

 

Number of burials by Unit

 Canadian Units
84
   Royal Field Artillery
56
Royal West Kent Regt (Queens Own)
46
   South Lancashire Regt
38
East Surrey Regt
31
   King's Royal Rifle Corps
31
Middlesex Regt
30
   Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt)
29
King's Shropshire Light Inf
21
  Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt)
18
Royal Engineers
16
   Hampshire Regt
15
Kings Liverpool Regt
14
   Royal Scots Fusiliers
14
Royal Scots (Lothian Regt)
12
   Australian Units
11
Machine Gun Corps (Inf)
9
   Royal Garrison Artillery
9
Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
8
   Cheshire Regt
8
Duke of Cornwall's Light Inf
8
   Buffs (East Kent Regt)
7
King's Own Scottish Borderers
6
   Royal Irish Rifles
6
Cameron Highlanders
5
   Gloucestershire Regt
5
Northumberland Fusiliers
5
   West Yorkshire Regt
5
Bedfordshire Regt
4
   Devonshire Regt
4
Durham Light Inf
4
   Norfolk Regt
4
5th Bn London Regt (London Rifle Brigade)
3
   East Yorkshire Regt
3
Honourable Artillery Company
3
   Leinster Regt
3
Rifle Brigade
3
   Royal Irish Fusiliers
3
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
3
   Wiltshire Regt
3
Cambridgeshire Regt
2
   Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regt)
2
Royal Irish Regt
2
   17th Bn London Regt (Poplar & Stepney Rifles)
1
1st Kent Cyclist Btn
1
   20th Bn London Regt (Blackheath & Woolwich)
1
8th Bn London Regt (P.O. Rifles)
1
   9th Bn London Regt (Queen Victoria's Rifles)
1
Army Service Corps
1
   Border Regt
1
Dorsetshire Regt
1
   Essex Regt
1
Highland Light Inf
1
   King's Own Yorkshire Light Inf
1
Leicestershire Regt
1
   Lincolnshire Regt
1
Manchester Regt
1
   Northamptonshire Regt
1
Royal Army Medical Corps
1
   Royal Sussex Regt
1
Seaforth Highlanders
1
   Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regt)
1
South Staffordshire Regt
1
   Suffolk Regt
1
Worcestershire Regt
1
   York & Lancaster Regt
1
Identified Burials
  616
    
 
Unidentified Burials
  8
    
 
Total Burials
 624
    Information collated by Barry Cuttell

 

 

 

Those with awards buried/commemorated within this cemetery:

ALSTON, Lt. Col. James William, Mentioned in Despatches. 2nd Bn. Royal Irish Rifles. Died 15th April 1915, aged 41. D 11

DAVIES, 2nd Lt. Hugh Frederic, Mentioned in Despatches. 1/5th Bn. Cheshire Regt. Killed in action at Ypres, 3rd July 1915, aged 23. F 26

FRASER, Capt. P. W. N., D.S.O. 2nd Bn. Cameron Highlanders. Died 22nd Feb. 1915. A 18

MANN, C.S.M. John Wilson, D.C.M. 2nd Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers. Killed in action 11th June 1915, aged 34. E 10

MARSHALL, L/Cpl. D., D.C.M. 18th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died 4th April 1917. AA 35

ROGERS, Sgt. Christopher, Mentioned in Despatches. 29th Bty. Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 27th March 1916, aged 33. Native of Dublin. I 8

SAUNDERS, L/Sgt. James Henry, M.M. "A" Coy. 10th Bn. Royal West Kent Regt. Killed in action 11th Feb. 1917, aged 36. Native of Sussex. M 30

TOWNSEND, 2nd Lt. Charles Victor, Mentioned in Despatches. 7th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Inf. Killed in action 21st March 1916, aged 27. H 37

WEIR, L/Cpl. K., D.C.M., M.M. 7th Bn. Canadian Inf. (British Columbia Regt.) Died 20th April 1916. J 6

WYATT, Capt. E. F. B., Mentioned in Despatches. 2nd Bn. South Lancashire Regt. Killed in action 8th Jan. 1916, aged 34. G 14
 

Amongst others buried within this cemetery:

ANDREWS, Sgt. Frank. 10th Bn. Royal West Kent Regt. Died of wounds 7th May 1917, aged 26. A Schoolmaster; volunteered 16th Sept. 1914. BB 23

BENNETT, Pte. Arthur Frederick. 4th Bn. Royal Fusiliers. Killed in action at St. Eloi, 6th Feb. 1916, aged 24. His brother Charles also fell. H 21

BOWER, Spr. William Arthur. 1st Army Troops Coy. Canadian Engineers. Killed in action 29th June 1916, aged 22. Student of M.A.C. Canada, 1913, and of Columbian College, B.C. 1914-1915. K 25B

BRAND, Spr. W. E. 56th Field Coy. Royal Engineers. Died of wounds, received at Ypres, 6th May 1915, aged 27. D 8

BROWN, Capt. Christopher Wilkinson. 1st Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers. Died 1st May 1916, aged 23. Son of the Rev. C.V. and Mrs. Brown of Embsay Vicarage, Skipton, Yorks. B.A., St. John's College, Cambridge. Wounded at Neuve chapelle, March 1915 and at Hooge, Sept. 1915. J 36

CAMPBELL, Pte. Malcolm. 2nd Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers. Died 7th June 1915. Also served in the South African War. F 34

COBB, Cpl. Percy Norman. "D" Bty. 104th Brig. Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action at the Battle of Ypres, 14th April 1917, aged 19. H 43

COFFEY, Rfn. John James. "B" Coy. 17th Bn. London Regt. Killed in enemy air raid 3rd Jan. 1917, aged 22. M 23

DRUMMOND-FRASER, 2nd Lt. Murray. 1/5th Bn. Cheshire Regt. Killed in action at Ypres 3rd June 1915, aged 21. Son of Sir Drummond-Fraser, K.B.E. and Lady Drummond-Fraser. Educated at Charterhouse. Native of Manchester. E 22

HITCHCOCK, Bmdr. Frank Newman. "C" Bty. 107th Brig. Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 25th Jan. 1916, aged 22. Was serving in the R.F.A. at the outbreak of war. H 11

HOWLETT, L/Sgt. Frederick James. "B" Coy. 12th Bn. East Surrey Regt. Killed in action 7th Feb. 1917, aged 34. Also served with the 7th Bn. London Regt. from Sept. 1914 to Aug. 1915. M 42

HUNTER, Sgt. Alfred James. 3rd Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died 7th March 1915, aged 34. Also served in the South African War. B 5

INGHAM, Pte. Fred Wright. 1st Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers. Killed in action 14th June 1916, aged 34. Also served at Mons and Gallipoli. K 21

JAMES, Capt. Eric Samuel Pennant Kingsbury. 4th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action, near Ypres, 17th March 1915, aged 27. Foundation Scholar, St. Paul's School. Open Classical Exhibitioner and M.A. of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. B 41

LILLIE, Maj. Frederick Sutherland. 1st Bn. Royal Irish Regiment. Killed in action at St. Eloi, 15th March 1915, aged 42. Son of the Rev. J. E. S. and Mrs. C. M. Lillie. Served in the North-West Frontier of Indian Campaign (1897-1898) A 17

LINDSAY, Gnr. William. "A" Bty. Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action near Ypres, 1st Feb. 1917, aged 38. M 53

MACDONALD BROWN, Capt. Ian. Royal Army Medical Corps, attd. 190th Brig. Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action near Ypres, 15th Nov. 1916, aged 28. L 14

McKEE, L/Cpl. R. 2nd Bn. Royal Irish Rifles. Died 24th May 1915, aged 32. Also served in the South African War with the R.A.M.C. L 26

PEILE, Lt. John Selby Chadwick. "C" Bty. 190th Brig. Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 2nd June 1917, aged 21. Son of Lt. Col. Alfred James and Marion Peile of Wimbledon, London. Educated at Cheltenham College and Royal Military Academy. B 22

PRIESTLEY, Gnr. William. 189th Brig. Royal Field Artillery. Accidentally drowned 17th Nov. 1916, aged 19. M 8

SELBY-SMYTH, Capt. Miles Bury. 4th Bn. The Rifle Brigade. Killed in action 5th March 1915, aged 30. Son of Lt. Col. Edward Guy and Georgiana Florence Selby-Smyth. B 39

SMITH, Sgt. George William. 7th Bn. Border Regt. Died 2nd March 1916, aged 34. Also served in the South African War. H 25

Information collated by Barry Cuttell

Plan of the cemetery

This cemetery is shown to the right of the central road

 

 

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